Mark Zuckerberg said the company believes in Net neutrality "very strongly".
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Midcap stocks continued to remain on buyers' radar with BSE Midcap index up 0.1%.
In its report 'Global Top Picks', Barclays expects the current bull market in global equities to continue, generating a total return of 9 per cent in 2015.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
T N Ninan lists a few David-Goliath encounters in the Indian markets, all of which make life interesting, though difficult if you are an investor looking for the next multi-bagger.
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red on unfavourable cues from global markets.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Trump is accompanied by First Lady Melania, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and the top brass of his administration.
Recounts challenges faced in setting up various channels, hopes new management will always put journalism first.
The low global crude prices have helped narrow the current account deficit to just 0.2 per cent of GDP in the previous January-March quarter.
The Raksha Mantri was unable to address media queries about how much the Modi government was paying for 36 Rafales compared to what the UPA government had negotiated.
'Why Twitter? To reiterate, because Live is powerful'.
Vipul Ambani, a runner who participated in city marathons, never wore his last name on his sleeve, was easy-going, mild-mannered and always smiling. Yet, the question that begs to be asked is why would he join a luxury jewellery company, says Pavan Lall.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has informed Supreme Court that it has "so far" not found any criminality in the 14 preliminary enquiries registered on the basis of intercepted conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia.
The former McKinsey India head is presently on board of many big Indian conglomerates.
Yes. While the Indian variant launched August 11 comes with 4GB RAM, Samsung is all charged up to release the 6GB variant in China on August 26.
'Have we finally gotten over the holy cow syndrome?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy after watching Aisi Taisi Democracy in action.
Network18 founder Raghav Bahl is all set to launch his new venture.
'The most unfortunate part is that after precipitating the crisis situation on Tuesday, the government ducked and took help from Saudi Arabia and the UAE to 'de-escalate' the situation.' 'Make no mistake, this fateful move has grave implications.' 'You don't take help from the wolf to guard the sheep, right?' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
This puts an end to Facebook's Free Basics and Airtel's zero rating plans in India.
'What does Bhagwat think his militia will do once it is at the border?' 'What does Bhagwat imagine his Sangh followers will do that will protect Mother India?' asks Aakar Patel.
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Top leaders from India Inc may be busy throughout the year, but they too have a very strong social life beyond work.
'The IPL is by the biggest sports property in the country and having it will give any digital video player an edge.'
An ambitious project to awaken a sleeping giant of Asian soccer looks like confirming Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's famous remark that India pricks up its ears only when comparisons with China are made. With China embarked on a multi-billion dollar mission to become a soccer superpower by 2050, India looks set to follow suit with its own plan to raise its status in the game to match its burgeoning economic power. Come October, India, most famously described as soccer's sleeping giant by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, will launch a programme to engage more than 11 million children in soccer-related activities.
India's new soccer league with its cast of celebrity owners, experienced foreign managers and a sprinkling of high-profile players will kick off on Sunday, igniting hopes of waking the country from its football slumber.
Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia said on Tuesday that a merger of the newly floated Indian Super League (ISL) and the long-running I-League is neither going to happen nor is it advisable.
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Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said universal connectivity and net neutrality "can and must" coexist.
'At the Asian Games I had a dream, to stand on the podium and have the tri-colour hoisted.' 'I missed one thing in Jakarta -- the national anthem being played.' 'I hope to make it happen at the Olympics by winning gold.'
Facebook has launched an 'internet.Org' initiative
With Airtel and RCom already having launched their special offers for post-paid customers, and RJio around the corner, Vodafone makes its move with Red.
'This generation wants to try different things, are ready to take risks and experiment with their careers.'
Apart from rail mishaps, the coverage would take care of terrorist attacks and accidental fall of a passenger from a train and normal accidents, riots, robbery and dacoity
The Nifty50 slipped 33 points to close the session at 8,509 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,587.
Nearly two million people die from mosquito-borne diseases every year. What are we doing about it?
So keen is Moscow that India buy its helicopter -- Kamov-226T -- that President Vladimir Putin personally took up the issue with PM Narendra Modi during their summit meeting last year
The telecom sector is in the midst of another major shift as voice gives way to data.
Not much is heard or read about Sun Pharma's media-shy owner.
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