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01 Nov 2023

Musk Offers $1 Bln To Mark Zuckerberg If He Changes Facebook's Name To...

Earlier, Elon Musk said that he would give Wikipedia $1 billion if they change the name for a year.

23 Oct 2023

Elon Musk Offers $1 Billion To Wikipedia If They Change The Name To...

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia website containing millions of pages on a wide range of topics. It is edited and managed by a community of volunteers. Wikipedia was founded by Jimmy Wales in January 2001.

16 Mar 2023

Kangana Ranaut Slams Wikipedia, Says It's 'Hijacked By Leftists'

Kangana Ranaut claims information about her on Wikipedia is wrong.

India vs Pakistan

05 Sep 2022

IT Ministry Summons Wikipedia after Arshdeep Singh's page entry changed

Arshdeep Singh is being trolled on social media after India's defeat in the Asia Cup match against Pakistan. While running 'propaganda' against him, some anti-national forces are conspiring to spoil the atmosphere in India by linking him with Khalistan. Meanwhile, the Government of India has sought a response from Wikipedia for linking the name of Khalistan with Arshdeep's Wikipedia profile.

Tanushree Dutta

16 Jan 2022

Tanushree Dutta upset over her Wikipedia profile description

Taking to her Instagram handle on Sunday, the actor shared how the profile describes her only as an "Indian Model" She detailed her accomplishments and expressed her dissatisfaction with her profile.

16 Dec 2021

Wikipedia founder’s Strawberry iMac, NFT sold for about Rs 7 crore

The NFT was sold for $750,000. The Strawberry iMac was sold for $187,500. The auction was conducted by Christie’s, a British auction house.

Sushant Singh Rajput

19 Jul 2021

Sushant's sister Priyanka urges Wikipedia to change cause of actor's death

Priyanka, who is a lawyer by profession, says Sushant's death is still under investigation by the CBI Hence it should be mentioned as "under investigation".

02 Dec 2020

Centre orders Wikipedia to remove link showing incorrect J&K map

An order has been issued against Wikipedia directing it to remove a link from their platform that shows the incorrect map of India. The Centre has issued the order under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

06 Jul 2019

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger joins growing chorus against FB, Twitter

Joining the chorus against social media giants and their growing power, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has slammed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and micro-blogging platform Twitter.

11 Dec 2018

Wikipedia projects Sachin Pilot as 'Rajasthan CM'

The Wikipedia page said Pilot assumed office on December 13, 2018, and succeeded incumbent Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

09 Jul 2017

Roger Federer claims his eighth crown at Wimbledon, claims Wikipedia!

The information though was later corrected but not before screenshots of the mistake almost going viral.

11 May 2017

Turkey warned Wikipedia over content, demands it open office: Minister

Turkey has warned online encyclopedia Wikipedia, blocked by Ankara two weeks ago.

03 May 2017

China is building Wikipedia's rival

China has hired more than 20,000 people to build the country`s online version of national encyclopaedia to compete with Wikipedia, media reports said.

10 Apr 2017

Web needs rethink to stop 'nasty' ideas spreading, says its creator

The World Wide Web needs a complete rethink to prevent spying and the spread of "nasty, mean ideas" on social media websites, its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, said on Monday.

05 Apr 2017

Facebook leads consortium to counter fake news

To ensure the news that internet users get is not fake, Facebook is leading a consortium that is pouring $14 million into the creation of a News Integrity Initiative.

11 Mar 2016

Wow! Soon, Wikipedia to read content to you!

The new project will make the online encyclopedia more accessible to users, particularly the visually impaired.

Bharatiya Janata Party

09 Mar 2016

BJP MP says Wikipedia showed her as 'dead'; govt promises action

A BJP woman member on Wednesday caused a flutter in Lok Sabha when she alleged that Wikipedia had shown her as dead, causing concern among members and prompting government to promise serious action.

06 Feb 2016

Zika virus a global emergency: Here's all that you should know!

According to WHO, twenty-one countries and territories of America have reported cases of the virus since transmission was first detected in Brazil in May 2015.

19 Jan 2016

Can Wikipedia live forever?

Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced digital encyclopedia which seems to have all the answers when you need them the most, turned 15 years old on January 15. But will it be here for us forever?

15 Jan 2016

DNA: Today In History | January 15th, 2016

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