New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) BJP leader Sangeet Som was trolled on Twitter on Monday over his controversial comment calling the Taj Mahal a “blot” on Indian culture and history. The Sardhana MLA said: “Many…
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder last month of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh on Saturday released three sketches of two persons suspected to be her killers. “Three sketches of two…
San Francisco, Oct 13 (IANS) As people debate Facebook’s role in influencing people during the US presidential elections by Russian ads and fake news on the platform, the company’s COO Sheryl Sandberg has stressed that…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) In a move to enable brands align with videos from Twitter’s premium content partners across sports, news and entertainment, Twitter on Thursday launched “In-Stream Video Ads” to marketers in India….
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the US television network NBC over its report that the Commander-in-Chief had sought a dramatic increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal. “Fake @NBCNews…
Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) Dissident BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday slammed the government for defending party chief Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah over allegations hurled against him and said it had thus lost its…
San Francisco, Oct 11 (IANS) Twitter has launched a new feature called “Happening Now” that will showcase newcomers on its platform tweets about events. “Happening Now” will highlight groups of tweets about a topic –…
Panaji, Oct 10 (IANS) The Congress state unit on Tuesday condemned Goa’s BJP-led government’s decision to ban journalists at the State Secretariat on Wednesdays when weekly Cabinet meetings are held. “I condemn the government’s decision…
San Francisco, Oct 10 (IANS) Flipboard — a personalised magazine application designed for phones, tablets and PCs — on Tuesday announced the launch of a programme that would help publishers build new traffic. CEO Mike…
San Francisco, Oct 10 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that it is developing a bookmarking feature to save tweets. Keith Coleman, Head of Product, tweeted that the new feature, called #SaveForLater, was in the…
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) Less than a week after a video of a Chinese food stall in a North Goa village using dog meat for chicken went viral, police in a beach village on Monday…
Vishakhapatnam, Oct 9 (IANS) Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information firm, on Monday launched two strategic initiatives to foster digital development in Andhra Pradesh. The company collaborated with the Andhra Pradesh government and…
San Francisco, Oct 6 (IANS) In a move to help identify stories to read, share and trust on their News Feed, Facebook is testing a button that users can tap to access additional information about…
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the Senate panel investigating alleged collusion between his campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential race should instead devote its efforts to probing what…
Bengaluru, Oct 5 (IANS) Slain journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh’s family on Thursday demanded that investigators should not only catch her killers, but also find out the motive for the crime. Lankesh, the Editor of Kannada tabloid…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) A cross-sectional rally, comprising hundreds of students and activists, was organised here on Thursday denouncing the RSS and allied groups for the death of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The protest was…
Bengaluru, Oct 5 (IANS) Slain journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh will be posthumously awarded the Annual Anna Politkovskaya Award, an award for women human rights defenders from war and conflict zones, for her fearless journalism,…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) A cross-sectional rally, comprising hundreds of students and activists, was organised here on Thursday denouncing the RSS and allied groups for the death of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The protest was…
Baghdad, Oct 5 (IANS/AKI) A photographer working with Iraqs military was killed in clashes on Wednesday during an assault to re-capture the northern town of Hawija, one of the Islamic State group’s last strongholds, the…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) In its largest expansion drive since the 1940s, the British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) has launched four news services in India in Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Telugu languages. The new services…