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Hindu is Persian word, its meaning is 'horrible', says KPCC president Sati
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Where has the word 'Hindu' come from? It has come from Persia...So, what is its relation with India? How's 'Hindu' yours? Check on WhatsApp, and Wikipedia, the term isn't yours. Why do you want to put it on a pedestal?... Its meaning is horrible," the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Pr
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The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for its sound: Enter the global contes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI/Seraphim): The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that supports Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects, has launched The Sound of All Human Knowledge, a global contest to find a sound logo for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. Submissions are open till October 1
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They love him says Arshdeep Singh's mother, "no problem," says father
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The 23-year-old Indian pacer is under pressure for dropping an important catch in the 18th over of Pakistan's innings against India in the Super Four phase clash while the former were chasing 182 runs
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Asia Cup 2022: Arshdeep's parents say fans want team to win, taking commen
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The 23-year-old Indian pacer is under pressure for dropping an important catch in the 18th over of Pakistan's innings against India in the Super Four phase clash while the former were chasing 182 runs
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MeitY has taken note of Arshdeep Singh's wiki page hack, expected to initi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has taken note of the edited Wikipedia page linking cricketer Arshdeep Singh to Khalistan and MeitY is expected to initiate action on Wikipedia, said sources.
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No intermediary operating in India can permit this type of misinformation:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Electronics and Technology on Monday said that "no intermediary operating in India can permit this type of misinformation" after cricketer Arshdeep Singh's Wikipedia page was edited by an unregistered user, linking him to the separatis
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Wikimania 2022: The festival edition brings together Wikipedia volunteers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]/San Francisco [US], August 12 (ANI/Seraphim): Every year, hundreds of Wikimedians - the volunteers who make Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects possible - come together to celebrate free knowledge at the annual Wikimania global conference. Now in its 17th edition, the conferen
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'Wikipedia began in the West, but now witnessing growth in global south'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Wikipedia began in the early 2000s in the West intending to ensure that everyone can share in and access free knowledge and information. Now, two decades later it is witnessing a lot of growth in the global south and non-English languages.
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Wikimedia Foundation launches #KnowWithWiki campaign to promote access to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]/ San Francisco [US], May 6 (ANI/ Wikimedia Foundation): The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia, today launched a campaign in collaboration with Indian youth influencers to highlight the power of free knowledge and show people how projects like W
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PIL in SC seeking removal of defamatory references on Ayurveda from Wikipe
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court to direct the Respondent the Ministry of Ayush and the Ministry of IT and Electronics to take necessary steps that compel Wikimedia Foundation to remove references from the articles regardi
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Tanushree Dutta upset over her Wikipedia profile description
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Actor Tanushree Dutta has expressed her discontent with her Wikipedia profile description and she is unable to change it.
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Wikipedia bans 7 mainland Chinese power users over 'infiltration of Wikime
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 15 (ANI): Seven Chinese users have been banned by the foundation that oversees Wikipedia from its websites globally after a report that alleged mainland Chinese Wikipedia editors threatened Hong Kong users. The foundation has also revoked administrator access and o
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