News for '-twitter-and-facebook'

Twitter, Facebook purchase tenders for IPL media rights

Twitter, Facebook purchase tenders for IPL media rights

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The rights on offer are Indian Sub-continent Television Rights from 2018 to 2027 (10 IPL seasons), Indian sub-continent Digital Rights from 2018 to 2022 (5 IPL seasons) and Rest of the World Media Rights from 2018 to 2022 (5 IPL seasons).

Auto majors are using social media like never before

Auto majors are using social media like never before

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

Auto Expo's Twitter handle (@AEMotorShow), with a follower base of 16,000, is abuzz with activity. The Facebook page of Auto Expo has about 158,000 followers.

Journalist arrested for 'defaming' Yogi walks out of jail

Journalist arrested for 'defaming' Yogi walks out of jail

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

The five others arrested on similar charges include three journalists and two Gorakhpur residents while the police are looking for one each in Kannauj and Basti.

So why was Rahul Gandhi on leave?

So why was Rahul Gandhi on leave?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Why did Rahulbaba want leave? Where is he headed?

'Umbrella with Raindrops' is new sex awareness symbol

'Umbrella with Raindrops' is new sex awareness symbol

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

The #CondomEmoji, according to Durex, emerged as the overwhelming choice in a global poll.

Data privacy: Tension between big technology firms and govt boils over

Data privacy: Tension between big technology firms and govt boils over

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

There is a perception getting built inside the government that big technology companies -- a common term used for firms like Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon and the like - are becoming very powerful and present multiple threats to entire nations and their citizens today. The digital ecosystem is replete with CSAM (child sexual abuse material), fake news, drug trade, radicalisation, trolling among other social vices. Given the network effect that these platforms have, it is important to ensure that these platforms are not misused.

Lara visits Tendulkar's residence

Lara visits Tendulkar's residence

Rediff.com23 Sep 2012

Sachin Tendulkar was in for a pleasant surprise as West Indies legend Brian Lara visited him in Mumbai, in what seemed to be an impromptu meeting between two.

Barca's Pique in an intimate moment with Shakira

Barca's Pique in an intimate moment with Shakira

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

First Look: FC Barcelona defender Gerrard Pique and his pop star girlfriend Shakira are expecting their first baby.

China's take on India's internet horror

China's take on India's internet horror

Rediff.com23 Aug 2012

Citing China's travails with mushrooming social media, a state-run newspaper in Beijing has said the panic among people from India's northeast caused by rumours emanating from foreign networking sites showed how unchecked websites could foment social instability.

Citi planning Facebook banking?

Citi planning Facebook banking?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

US-based Citigroup attracted the attention of hundreds of people within minutes of it posting messages on social networking platforms, Twitter and Facebook, last night about banking services on Facebook.

SC to hear plea against Sudarshan TV show on Friday

SC to hear plea against Sudarshan TV show on Friday

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

The matter came up for hearing before a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud which had on September 15 restrained the channel from telecasting episodes of the programme till further orders, saying 'the intent' of aired episodes 'prima facie' appears to 'vilify' the community.

Steve Jobs: The monk who left India to make i-Products

Steve Jobs: The monk who left India to make i-Products

Rediff.com6 Oct 2011

The cost factor notwithstanding, the products that Jobs brought to this world achieved unmatched fashion value and cult status across the world, including in India.

Postcard News co-founder held for posting 'fake news': Police

Postcard News co-founder held for posting 'fake news': Police

Rediff.com30 Mar 2018

Hegde, who was arrested on Thursday, had allegedly posted that a Jain monk was attacked by a Muslim youth, they said.

UP cop's flower shower on Kanwariyas sparks row

UP cop's flower shower on Kanwariyas sparks row

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

The cop defended his gesture, saying it should not be given a religious hue.

Why government's web censorship is faulty

Why government's web censorship is faulty

Rediff.com27 Aug 2012

In the poorly planned blocking of several websites and accounts on the social networks Twitter and Facebook, it has demonstrated not just the wrong instincts, but a wholesale lack of effectiveness.

Despite ban, JuD asks for Ramadan donations

Despite ban, JuD asks for Ramadan donations

Rediff.com28 Jul 2012

The banned Jamaat-ud Dawa has speeded up its campaign of collecting donations via social networking during the holy month of Ramadan. To collect zakat and sadaqa al-fitra the JuD has turned to Twitter and Facebook.

Tata Sky drops Sony, channel hits back

Tata Sky drops Sony, channel hits back

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

SPN had been seeking a higher share of revenue, which Tata Sky blamed for the breakdown in talks.

FB, Twitter to help EC check fake news during polls

FB, Twitter to help EC check fake news during polls

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

'They have all committed that during campaign period, they will not allow anything which is adversely effecting level playing field be allowed on their platforms'

'People said I should have been lead of Rowdy Rathore'

'People said I should have been lead of Rowdy Rathore'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

Actress Kaajal Vashisht talks about her big break in last week's big hit Rowdy Rathore.

Mumbai blasts: A web of support for victims

Mumbai blasts: A web of support for victims

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

As television channels flashed news about the Mumbai blasts and phone networks choked, netizens from across the country joined hands on social networking sites offering help to the victims in every possible manner.

Trump supporters storm US Capitol; 4 dead in violence

Trump supporters storm US Capitol; 4 dead in violence

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

In an unprecedented assault on democracy in the US, thousands of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building here and clashed with police, resulting in four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process by Congress to affirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the election.

So who has the most influential hashtag in NDA?

So who has the most influential hashtag in NDA?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

PM has been regularly seeking people's inputs through mygov.in and his app, to assess the mood of the nation.

PICS: Top 12 life-changing travel destinations

PICS: Top 12 life-changing travel destinations

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

Lonely Planet magazine asked its followers on Twitter and Facebook to vote for the one travel destination that changed their lives the most.

Soon, Google to give search results from minute old events!

Soon, Google to give search results from minute old events!

Rediff.com7 Nov 2011

An Indian born software engineer at Google Inc. has announced that the company will now provide search results from the most recent events and hot topics.

Good Samaritans offer hope amid Covid crisis in India

Good Samaritans offer hope amid Covid crisis in India

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

Some people are shining through India's gravest health emergency by offering to run errands and home kitchens delivering meals to organisations and individuals stepping in to supply oxygen cylinders, oximeters

PIX: Adnan Sami's birthday party

PIX: Adnan Sami's birthday party

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

'It was my first birthday in India after I was granted the freedom to stay in the country indefinitely,' Adnan Sami states.

Digital media completely uncontrolled: Centre to SC

Digital media completely uncontrolled: Centre to SC

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

The government said if the apex court considers it necessary to lay down guidelines for mainstream electronic and print media, it is the 'need of the hour' that the exercise should start first with web based digital media.

Should people be forced to stand for national anthem?

Should people be forced to stand for national anthem?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

At a time when the government claims there's hardly any evidence of intolerance in the country, an incident involving a family of four being evicted by fellow patrons from a cinema hall in Mumbai for allegedly not standing up when the national anthem was being played, makes us think otherwise.

Robert Vadra appears before ED for 11th time

Robert Vadra appears before ED for 11th time

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Vadra was dropped by his wife and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi outside the agency's office

Why the axe fell on 3 senior ministers

Why the axe fell on 3 senior ministers

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

To believe that the key job of his senior ministers is to ensure that his image be kept intact whatever be the outcome of his policies is to expect too much even of someone as ambitious as Narendra Modi, asserts Rashme Sehgal.

Facebook, e-mails taking over family life

Facebook, e-mails taking over family life

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

Researchers at Cambridge University have found that family life is being disrupted as parents and kids are overwhelmed by the huge volumes of emails and social messaging updates they are handling each day.

Meet 'Papa's Angel' Honeypreet Insaan, the confidante of Ram Rahim

Meet 'Papa's Angel' Honeypreet Insaan, the confidante of Ram Rahim

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

Honeypreet, in her thirties, accompanied Ram Rahim Singh when he was brought to the special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Panchkula for the pronouncement of the verdict in the 15-year-old rape case on Friday.

UTI to reach out to investors using social media

UTI to reach out to investors using social media

Rediff.com13 May 2010

UTI Asset Management Company plans to aggressively use social media and wireless technology for mobile phones to reach out to investors, a senior company official said.

Kotak Mahindra launches social bank account Jifi

Kotak Mahindra launches social bank account Jifi

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

Jifi is a zero-interest current account with no minimum balance conditions, and can be opened with an initial payment of Rs 5,000.

Coach bans Spain footballers from tweeting

Coach bans Spain footballers from tweeting

Rediff.com25 May 2010

There is unlikely to be a tweet out of the Spain players at the World Cup after coach Vicente del Bosque banned them from using social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook during the tournament.

PIX: Sidharth Malhotra's New Zealand holiday

PIX: Sidharth Malhotra's New Zealand holiday

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

Look at all the fun he had there!

Ayodhya verdict: All schools, colleges shut in Delhi, UP, MP, K'taka

Ayodhya verdict: All schools, colleges shut in Delhi, UP, MP, K'taka

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

The Delhi government also advised all private schools to remain closed on November 9 as a precautionary measure in view of the verdict.

Alanis Morissette's secret wedding

Alanis Morissette's secret wedding

Rediff.com8 Jun 2010

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Journalists, activists march against arrest of scribes

Journalists, activists march against arrest of scribes

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

They demanded the immediate release of Kanojia, Anuj Shukla, who is the editor of Noida-based TV channel Nation Live, and its head Ishika Singh

AirAsia mourns: Red logo changed to gray after plane goes missing

AirAsia mourns: Red logo changed to gray after plane goes missing

Rediff.com28 Dec 2014

AirAsia on Sunday changed its bright fiery red logo to gray on its Twitter and Facebook pages after its aircraft, carrying 162 people, went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore.