Facebook: News
28 Jul 2018
San FranciscoThere's no free lunch, not even for Facebook employees
They say that there's no free lunch, and that now seems to be applicable to Facebook as well.
27 Jul 2018
Social Media#LandOfAbsurd: Zoo paints donkey to make it look like zebra
A zoo apparently painted a donkey like a zebra and assumed they would get away with it. But then they must have forgotten about the phenomenon of social media.
26 Jul 2018
AndroidYou can now access WhatsApp's suspicious link feature on Android
After announcing a slew of new features, and promising tighter security, WhatsApp is now globally rolling out a suspicious link identification feature, reports of which had surfaced earlier.
26 Jul 2018
Mark ZuckerbergZuckerberg loses a whopping $16.8 billion as Facebook's stock plunges
On the back of scandals and investigations, embattled Facebook Inc.'s shares went into freefall on Wednesday following sluggish sales growth.
25 Jul 2018
AssamAssam Police averts suicide by a girl, thanks to Facebook!
A girl in Assam, who had posted on Facebook that she was going to commit suicide, was saved by the Assam Police in the nick of time after the social media giant's US-based headquarters alerted them.
25 Jul 2018
WhatsApp8 useful features we want Facebook to introduce
Social media has become an integral part of our lives and Facebook with over 2 billion users dominates the space.
23 Jul 2018
XBSP has no official Twitter, Facebook accounts or website: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati today said that the party has given almost 50% representation to the youth in its committees at all levels and therefore it does not have the need to have a separate youth front in the party.
21 Jul 2018
SpaceXFacebook confirms that it is building an internet satellite
A couple of months after rumors surfaced indicating that Facebook was building its own satellite, the social media giant has confirmed its satellite project.
21 Jul 2018
SamsungOnce again, Zuckerberg shows he doesn't care about users' privacy
Once again, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying his dirty tricks, unabashedly so. Our privacy just doesn't matter to him.
21 Jul 2018
InstagramWhat will happen to your digital personality when you die?
It's important to think about what happens to our digital selves after we die.
20 Jul 2018
IndiaWant to work with WhatsApp India? Here's your chance
For its first full-time hire in India, WhatsApp is looking for a country head, a position that has been vacant since long.
20 Jul 2018
India12 'much-needed' features we want to see in WhatsApp
WhatsApp is undoubtedly the most popular instant messaging app with over 1.5bn users worldwide.
19 Jul 2018
MuslimsUS: To Muslim-named waiter, customer tells 'we don't tip terrorists'
In another incident which shows how racism has deeply ingrained itself in minds of common people, a patron in a United States restaurant refused to tip a Muslim named waiter saying 'he doesn't tip terrorists'.
19 Jul 2018
IndiaFacebook to start taking down fake news and misinformation
Accused of helping to spur violence in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India, Facebook said it will start removing misinformation that leads to physical harm and violence.
18 Jul 2018
Social Media#CareerBytes: 5 online digital marketing courses for aspiring professionals
With customers steadily becoming more receptive to online transactions and businesses putting in a considerable amount of effort into building their online presence, digital marketing is gaining momentum as a promising arena to explore for both entrepreneurs and students.
18 Jul 2018
OdishaOdisha: Four arrested for looting money using fake Facebook account
Four persons were arrested for allegedly looting Rs. 6L from businessman Bikash Agrawal (32) of Odisha's Naupada district.
17 Jul 2018
CelebrityReeta Bhaduri, beloved on-screen mother, dies at 62
Veteran actor Reeta Bhaduri, known for portraying the mother in several television serials and movies, died last night after fighting kidney ailments for years. She was 62.
16 Jul 2018
West BengalTMC MP Anupam Hazra deletes Facebook account after controversies
TMC MP Anupam Hazra, who earned the ire of his party on several occasions for controversial Facebook posts, has deleted his account.
15 Jul 2018
Social MediaBefore Pakistan elections, Facebook removes accounts of Hafiz Saeed's political-party
Facebook, on the backfoot after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, claims to be actively taking steps to ensure fair elections in Pakistan.
15 Jul 2018
iOSYou 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.
13 Jul 2018
India10 lesser known WhatsApp tricks you should try now
Almost every person who owns a smartphone uses WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned instant messaging app, which has now evolved into a multi-purpose platform.
12 Jul 2018
Russia NewsFacebook is testing a Messenger feature to identify suspicious accounts
In a bid to cut down on the nuisance of fake news and spam, Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature for Messenger to identify suspicious accounts sending unwarranted direct messages.
12 Jul 2018
SuicideDepressed Agra youth live-streams suicide as 2,750 people watch
The tale of this 24-year-old Agra youth brings to the fore two burning issues: depression and apathy.
10 Jul 2018
WhatsAppWhatsApp has new features and tips to detect fake news
WhatsApp is finally beginning its campaign against fake news. With its new feature, users would be able to tell which messages are random forwards and which real.
09 Jul 2018
KeralaKerala madrassa allegedly expels student for wearing bindi during shoot
A man in Kerala has lashed out at his daughter's madrassa, which apparently expelled her because she wore a bindi during a shoot.
08 Jul 2018
Mark ZuckerbergFacebook enhances security measures ahead of July 25 Pakistan polls
Ahead of the July 25 general elections in Pakistan, Facebook is taking enhanced security measures to ensure transparency and prevent abuse on the platform, media reports said.
08 Jul 2018
XWhat will happen to your digital personality when you die?
It's important to think about what happens to our digital selves after we die.
08 Jul 2018
Mark ZuckerbergZuckerberg becomes world's third richest man, overtakes Warren Buffett
Despite concerns about data privacy over Facebook, the social network's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken American business magnate Warren Buffett to become the world's third richest person.
06 Jul 2018
Delhi High CourtUmar Khalid to take JNU panel's rustication recommendation to court
JNU student Umar Khalid said that he will challenge in court the University panel's recommendation upholding his rustication in connection with a February 9, 2016 incident against Afzal Guru's hanging, during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised in campus.
05 Jul 2018
Social MediaHave you seen viral pictures of father breastfeeding baby yet?
Women breastfeeding babies is a common sight, but not men stepping up for this job.
04 Jul 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.
04 Jul 2018
Social MediaWhat'll happen to your Facebook account after you pass away?
A deceased user's account on Facebook can be processed in three ways: it can be memorialized, it can be deleted, and someone can request downloading the contents of the account and then have it deleted.
03 Jul 2018
Mark ZuckerbergFacebook's second-bug in a month: Blocked-people 'unblocked' for 8L users
It hasn't even been a month since Facebook revealed a massive privacy bug on its platform, and the world's top social media site is now talking about another.
03 Jul 2018
BiharBJP hacked FB-account to create family rift: Tej Pratap Yadav
RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav has alleged that his Facebook account was "hacked" by the BJP-RSS to create a rift in his family and weaken his party.
02 Jul 2018
ChandigarhLive-in-partner demands Rs. 5cr from woman, threatens to upload nudes
A 34-year-old Chandigarh woman was being harassed by her live-in partner for days now. The 24-year-old man demanded Rs. 5 crore from the woman failing which he threatened to upload her nude pictures on the Internet.
30 Jun 2018
Social MediaSuch-talent-much-wow: This common man's voice has impressed Shankar Mahadevan
Taking to Twitter a short while ago, renowned musician Shankar Mahadevan shared a video of a common man singing. He also expressed interest in working with him.
30 Jun 2018
Mark ZuckerbergFacebook might quietly use microphone to track ads you watch
A recently published Facebook patent depicts a technology that will silently trigger microphones in a household to listen to users as they watch TV ads.
29 Jun 2018
Social MediaFlaw in Facebook quiz app exposed data of 120mn users
It has been found that a quiz app on Facebook called "NameTests" had a flaw which allowed anyone to access personal information of its over 120 million users.
29 Jun 2018
AssamAssam police registers case over fake Facebook account of DGP
A fake Facebook account of Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia has been detected.
28 Jun 2018
TechnologyDon't want to see spoilers on Facebook? Now, snooze keywords
Facebook is testing a feature which will allow users to "snooze" keywords for 30 days.
