Facebook: News
01 Sep 2018
Uttar Pradesh'Dead' woman, living happily with new husband, nabbed, courtesy Facebook
In what is a gross misuse of laws, a woman faked her own death to live with her lover, but not before her family slapped a case of dowry on her first husband.
30 Aug 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Two boys arrested for taking 'Kiki Challenge' on road
Dancing on roads on the Kiki song landed two boys in a jail in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said today.
29 Aug 2018
YouTubeFacebook launches its video-on-demand service, Watch, globally
Last year, Facebook had launched its video-on-demand (VOD) service, called 'Watch', in the US that would let users watch episodic TV content, as well as sports content on Facebook.
29 Aug 2018
Hong KongHong Kong woman 'tricked' into marrying a complete stranger
A young Hong Kong-based woman claims that she has been tricked into marrying a complete stranger in mainland China two months ago.
29 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshNoida: Two women, including a journalist, sexually assaulted in Sector-24
Two women, including a journalist, were allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Sector 24 in Noida. One of the complainants claimed the police delayed action which allowed the accused to escape.
26 Aug 2018
WhatsAppYou can now download the data WhatsApp collects on you
WhatsApp has rolled out its data portability tool in the form of a "Request Account Info" feature using which you can download a copy of all your data that the chat app has.
25 Aug 2018
YouTubeFacebook deletes video game ad showing woman's torture
Facebook removed an advertisement for the video game Mafia City, which showed a trembling woman, gagged and pleading for her life and invited players to torture or kill her.
20 Aug 2018
KeralaKerala man loses Gulf-job for insensitive comment on flood victims
Rahul Cheru Palayattu, an expat from Kerala, who worked at gulf firm Lulu Group International was sacked for posting an insensitive comment about the floods, which have brought the southern state of India to a standstill.
18 Aug 2018
XPeople in flood-hit Kerala can share location even if offline
In a bid to help rescue workers locate stranded Keralites, Google has now enabled offline location sharing features on Google Maps.
18 Aug 2018
TechnologyAnnoyed by Facebook ads? This browser extension can help
In what seems like a long-awaited challenge to Facebook's data collection and ad targeting practices, some Mozilla Fellows have come up with an extension that makes it significantly more difficult for Facebook to categorize you.
16 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: 2 men claim responsibility for attack on Umar Khalid
In a video uploaded on Facebook, two men have claimed responsibility for the attack on JNU student leader Umar Khalid in an upmarket area in Delhi on Monday, and said they will surrender before police tomorrow.
16 Aug 2018
PunjabAmarinder seeks help of Facebook, Google to make Punjab drug-free
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought technical support from Facebook and Google to combat the drug menace prevalent among the youth of the state.
16 Aug 2018
XPakistan telecom authority has threatened to ban Twitter. Here's why
Twitter has been warned by Pakistan's telecom authority that the micro-blogging site could be banned in the country for not complying with its directive to block objectionable content.
14 Aug 2018
India#HealthBytes: Here's why E-cigarettes are more harmful than you think
In the past decade or so, E-cigarettes have taken the Western world by storm, in particular- the teenagers and young adults.
14 Aug 2018
IndiaKohli requests fans not to give up on Team India
After India's dismal performance at Lord's, which saw them lose by an innings and 159 runs, Indian skipper Virat Kohli took to Facebook to request fans not to give up on Team India.
14 Aug 2018
IndiaLa Liga will now be broadcast by Facebook in India
Social media giant Facebook has bought the exclusive rights to broadcast La Liga matches in the Indian sub-continent.
11 Aug 2018
PatanjaliMan held for creating fake Facebook-profile of Patanjali's Acharya Balkrishna
A man, who allegedly created a fake Facebook account of Acharya Balkrishna of the Patanjali Group and engaged in vulgar conversations with the people, has been arrested in Noida today.
11 Aug 2018
WhatsApp5 times Facebook shamelessly copied from Snapchat
If imitation is a form of flattery, then Facebook must be Snapchat's biggest fan. Over the years, it has unapologetically ripped off features from Snapchat.
11 Aug 2018
MumbaiBajaj Electricals MD, Anant Bajaj, dies at 41
In a shocking incident, Bajaj Electricals MD, Anant Bajaj died on Friday night. He was just 41. Preliminary reports suggested Mr Bajaj suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in Mumbai.
10 Aug 2018
IndiaCritical drug vanishes, pushing millions of Indian women into risk
A few months ago, the government passed new rules restricting the manufacture and sale of oxytocin.
10 Aug 2018
Mark ZuckerbergFacebook has now learned a "psychological trick" to lure teens
In another revelation about Facebook's growth-at-any-cost approach, an internal Facebook note has revealed that the company has learned a new "psychological trick" to lure more teens into using its platform.
10 Aug 2018
BengaluruMan arrested for posting fake letter from President on Facebook
A year after a case was registered against the Director of a management college in Bengaluru for allegedly posting a fake letter from the President of India on his Facebook account, the man was arrested, police said today.
08 Aug 2018
IndiaFacebook data breach: CBI initiates preliminary inquiry against Cambridge Analytica
The CBI has initiated a preliminary inquiry against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research (GSR) for alleged illegal personal data harvesting of Indians from Facebook.
08 Aug 2018
IndiaDouble check facts of forwarded messages: WhatsApp cautions users
Facing flak over the circulation of fake news on its platform, WhatsApp said it is rolling out educational videos in India asking users to "double check" facts before sharing forwarded messages.
08 Aug 2018
Blue Whale ChallengeIs 'Momo Challenge' killing teenagers like 'Blue Whale'?
Months after the Blue Whale Challenge took the internet by storm, a new 'game' is doing the rounds, according to reports.
07 Aug 2018
Tamil NaduTN: Selfies with King Cobra land five in police net
An act of bravado landed five people behind bars after pictures of them posing with a king cobra they caught went viral on social media.
07 Aug 2018
Facebook MessengerFacebook asks JP Morgan, Citibank, Chase to share customer details
Facebook has asked major US banks to share customer data to allow it to develop new services on the social network's Messenger texting platform.
06 Aug 2018
BangladeshBangladesh: Hasina urges students protesting against reckless-driving to return home
Thousands of angry school students in Bangladesh continued their protest for the eighth consecutive day yesterday, demanding a crackdown on reckless driving, even as Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina urged them to return home, saying that vested quarters have infiltrated the campaign.
05 Aug 2018
InstagramThis is how you can check time spent on Facebook/Instagram
In a move that seems inspired by Apple's Screen Time feature, Facebook and Instagram have announced a new set of tools that will enable users to keep a track of how much time they spend on these platforms.
04 Aug 2018
Mark ZuckerbergIs Facebook the new Tinder? Dating feature is undergoing testing
Two months after Facebook announced its upcoming Dating feature during its F8 developers conference, reports have surfaced saying that the social media giant has already started testing the feature internally.
03 Aug 2018
XSocial media platforms closed 700 URLs in 2018: Government
In compliance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, social media platforms closed almost 700 URLs this year, with the government today saying it has asked these companies to find technological solutions to ensure that rumors and fake news do not proliferate on their platforms.
03 Aug 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Delhi: Man makes fake social-media accounts, threatens women with morphed-images
A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly setting up fake accounts of women and sending their morphed images to their friends.
02 Aug 2018
India#CareerBytes: 5 job portals meant exclusively for start-up jobs
It might be a great idea to start working at a start-up - they're growing, dynamic, unconventional, and innovative, making for a great workplace in all.
02 Aug 2018
WhatsAppThis is how WhatsApp plans to make money
On Wednesday, WhatsApp announced the launch of its first revenue-generating product, WhatsApp Business API.
01 Aug 2018
Mark ZuckerbergFacebook removes 32 fake accounts involved in political influence campaign
Facebook has removed 32 fake accounts and pages that it says were involved in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" and political influence campaign to manipulate voters ahead of 2016 US Presidential elections.
01 Aug 2018
Gurugram2,300 people watch as man hangs himself live on Facebook
A resident of Pataudi, 28km from Gurugram, hung himself in his house on Monday evening after a fight with his wife, and live-streamed the entire act.
31 Jul 2018
iOSYou can now make group voice, video calls on WhatsApp
In May, at Facebook's F8 developers conference, the social media giant had announced that its messaging platform, WhatsApp, would be bringing group calls with voice and video support.
30 Jul 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Another man ends life over Maratha quota in Aurangabad
A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Aurangabad in Maharashtra over the Maratha quota demand.
29 Jul 2018
BangladeshBangladeshi photographer, Jibon Ahmed, sacked over viral kiss photo
A renowned Bangladeshi photographer, Jibon Ahmed, today said he has been the victim of "unwanted cruelty" after being sacked over an image of a couple kissing that raised a social media storm in the conservative Muslim-majority country.
28 Jul 2018
Mark ZuckerbergShareholder sues Facebook, CEO Zuckerberg after $120 billion stock plunge
In what could be the first of many lawsuits over Facebook's disappointing earnings announcement, Facebook shareholder James Kacouris, has filed a suit against Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and CFO David Wehner for allegedly making misleading statements about Facebook's slowing revenue growth, falling operating margins, and declining users.
