Washington D.C. [USA], May 14 (ANI): Facebook-owned Whatsapp on Monday encouraged its 1.5 billion users to update their apps as a precautionary measure after an Israeli firm was accused of installing surveillance software on mobile phones through the messaging application.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan on Monday temporarily blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and some social media platforms as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of false information a day after clashes broke out between ethnic Sinhalese group and minority Muslims.
Goa [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Police on Tuesday conducted a security assessment in Basilica of Bom Jesus Church in old Goa, as a precautionary measure in the wake of serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka on April 21.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 1 (ANI): Poonch District Magistrate Rahul Yadav on Friday informed that schools and colleges near the border areas are closed due to precautionary measures and the situation is being reviewed on a daily basis.
Karnataka [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday directed the state's Forest Department officials to take preventive measures to keep the forest fires under check.
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): An IndiGo flight bound from Lucknow to New Delhi on January 31 was grounded as a precautionary measure after the pilot noticed a glitch in its engine, a statement said.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Students of two groups in Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) clashed on Saturday over an issue of eve-teasing on November 23. Following this, the affected hostels have been vacated a precautionary measure.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] Nov 16 (ANI): N Chinarajappa, the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh, has termed his government's decision of blocking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the state as a precautionary measure because they feel the premier investigation agency is being mis
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] Nov 16 (ANI): Ahead of Sabarimala Temple's reopening today, authorities have imposed Section 144 in the towns of Nilakkal, Pamba, and Sannidhanman as a precautionary measure.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): A Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight had to return to Cochin as part of a precautionary measure after the pilot detected a problem in the hydraulic system.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): After the outbreak of Zika virus in Rajasthan, the state government is leaving no stone unturned to take precautionary measures to control the disease from spreading.
Pune/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 09 (ANI): In the wake of statewide 'bandh' called by Maratha Kranti Morcha over the reservation issue on Thursday, internet and state bus services have been suspended in several districts as a precautionary measure.