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How to reserve your WhatsApp username: A step-by-step guide

The feature is designed to improve privacy by allowing users to connect without sharing their phone numbers.
Updated on Jun 30, 2026 01:11 pm IST

Problematics | What is your phone number?

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Published on Jan 05, 2026 04:18 pm IST

Dil Se: Messages of HT City readers, for some loved ones

Send your messages to meandmycity1@gmail.com
Published on Jun 01, 2025 12:47 pm IST

Bengaluru PG owner arrested for sharing woman tenant's contact as ‘call girl’

Bengaluru PG owner arrested for sharing woman tenant's contact as ‘call girl’
Published on Jul 08, 2024 11:52 am IST

Why you may have to pay for having a mobile or landline number

Telecom regulator Trai said that since phone number “represent an exceedingly valuable public resource which is not infinite”, charges can be imposed on mobile operators.
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 10:27 am IST

Twitter verification reappears, but some users don't know how it happened

Twitter had roughly 400,000 verified users under the original blue-check system.
Published on Apr 24, 2023 10:00 pm IST

Govt plan may open Aadhaar up again foruse by private firms

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:15 am IST

Ex-bank employee among 3 who emptied customers’ forex cards, 2 arrested: Police

In three years, the three suspects had allegedly withdrawn 70 lakh from the forex cards. (Getty Images/iStockphoto FILE)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 01:27 pm IST

Minor domestic help, boyfriend kills elderly woman in Uttam Nagar

The police said the items recovered from the suspect included six gold bangles, five gold earrings, a gold bracelet, a gold chain, a gold watch, a gold ring and a host of silver jewellery. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:02 am IST

HC quashes FIR against Save Aarey activist who shared Metro MD’s mobile number

HC quashes FIR against Save Aarey activist who shared Metro MD’s mobile number
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:12 am IST

Delhi woman suspect in murder left a ‘nice man’ note on victim’s bed

Delhi Police have arrested a 29-year-old woman a week after a 54-year-old businessman was found dead at a hotel room in Safdarjung Enclave in south Delhi. (Representative image)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 04:52 am IST

Chandigarh man falls prey to India Post fee scam, loses 1 lakh

The victim said after he made the payment through his bank account, the passport was received the same day. But on March 25, 1.04 lakh were withdrawn from his SBI bank account. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 01:58 am IST

Get funds instantly with a pre-approved personal loan from Bajaj Finserv

With lenders like Bajaj Finserv, you can get access to a high loan amount in just a few clicks.
Updated on Jun 24, 2021 01:27 pm IST

Cyble launches AmiBreached app to help users ascertain their exposure in the dark and deep web

The launch of AmiBreached app comes as Cyble continues to see numerous data breaches and at-risk activities in the deep and dark web scaling during the COVID-19 pandemic across various establishments.
Updated on Sept 08, 2020 05:36 pm IST

DU data leak: Students lodge FIR yet feel unsafe and stressed

Many Delhi University girls are facing harassment and mental stress due to calls and messages from unknown numbers since the data leak has been reported.
Published on Jul 17, 2020 08:00 pm IST

The New India Foundation announces the tenth round of fellowships for book projects on Post-Independence India

A range of serious titles has emerged from the work of New India Foundation Fellows.
Updated on Jul 08, 2020 05:33 pm IST

Covid-19 patients from outside Panchkula keep authorities on toes, furnish wrong addresses

Health workers in PPE in Panchkula, Haryana.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 10:58 pm IST

MyGate implements GDPR guidelines to give users complete information control

MyGate is now in the process of enabling all its 9000+ societies to adhere to GDPR guidelines, which it will complete by August 1, 2020.
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 03:50 pm IST

Speed dating from home: the new normal for singles!

Is online dating the future singles must now pursue?
Updated on May 31, 2020 01:28 am IST

Centre to launch supply helpline amid worries during key farm season

Farm workers seen harvesting crop in a field, on day eighteen of the 21 day lockdown to limit the coronavirus, near Yamuna Expressway, in Greater Noida, India, on Saturday, April 11, 2020.
Updated on Apr 15, 2020 04:36 am IST

With 25 new cases, Delhi now has 550 Covid-19 cases

South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) public health department field workers arrive along with a team of doctors and inspectors to disinfect the residence where three persons were tested positive for Covid-19 in the Defence Colony area.
Updated on Apr 07, 2020 10:52 pm IST

Coronavirus curfew in Chandigarh: Medicine deliveries off to a slow start, but chemists warn of depleting stocks

MC staff demarcating the space for customers to queue up while ensuring social distancing outside shops in Panchkula.
Updated on Mar 27, 2020 01:30 am IST

Covid19: Colonies, villages in Chandigarh left high and dry for want of essential supplies

People queuing up for LPG cylinders at Sector 25 in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Updated on Mar 26, 2020 01:38 am IST

Panchkula man loses 45,000 to online fraud

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Published on Mar 15, 2020 12:37 am IST