WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger down: Users complain on Twitter about web and apps
New Delhi, Mar 19: Millions of users worldwide, including in India, were left clueless on Friday night when Facebook and its family of apps including WhatsApp and photo-sharing platform Instagram entered a global outage.
People took to Twitter to share their experiences.
Independent tracking portal Downdetector showed a spike in the outage reported by users. There was no official word from the company on the reasons for the outage.
On Twitter, #whatsappdown was the top trending topic.
Users faced specific problems rather than the entire app not working.
On Facebook, users reported that specific posts or photos did not appear, but that the page was loading.
Millions of users had problems sending photos, videos and voice messages on WhatApp in India. Only the text messages were being shared on the mobile messaging service.
Services, however, were restored after a while.
Whatsapp guys turning off and on data...
— Tazzu Mewati (@Tajammuljahan) March 19, 2021
Restart phone....??#WhatsAppDown pic.twitter.com/9UFRQTHA9l
Whatsapp and instagram both down...
— BARORECEPTOR (@ammar2310) March 19, 2021
My life right now... #Instagram #WhatsAppDown #instadown #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/8hB43DMjy0
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
