News for 'social media network'

Auto blast: Suspect had terror links, visited many places in TN, says Bommai

Auto blast: Suspect had terror links, visited many places in TN, says Bommai

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

According to the preliminary information, it was an LED-linked instrument, the chief minister told reporters in Ballari.

Do you 'Like' your spouse?

Do you 'Like' your spouse?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Weighing in the implications of being married in the time of Facebook and Twitter. Read on!

Maoist threat will be wiped out from country in 2 yrs: Amit Shah

Maoist threat will be wiped out from country in 2 yrs: Amit Shah

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Chairing a meeting to review the security situation in LWE-affected states, Shah said the Modi government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance against left wing extremism since 2014.

Mamata undisputed leader on FB with 1 lakh followers

Mamata undisputed leader on FB with 1 lakh followers

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

With different political parties trying to reach out to netizens, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has outstripped them all as her official Facebook page on Wednesday crossed one lakh followers.

Ronaldo loses blue tick on Twitter, LeBron James remains

Ronaldo loses blue tick on Twitter, LeBron James remains

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

The Verge reported that James, who has previously said he would not pay for verification, had not paid to keep the checkmark.

South Africa teen planning to join IS pulled off plane

South Africa teen planning to join IS pulled off plane

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

A 15-year-old South African girl was deboarded from a flight to Turkey moments before she was allegedly trying to flee the country to join the dreaded Islamic State militant group.

No dispute with neighbours, but shared future with BRI, says China

No dispute with neighbours, but shared future with BRI, says China

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

Lou also spoke about China's tensions with neighbouring countries without directly mentioning the eastern Ladakh border standoff with India since May 2020 which resulted in the Galwan Valley clash in June of that year.

PHOTOS: Lady Gaga soars over Super Bowl stage

PHOTOS: Lady Gaga soars over Super Bowl stage

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

Standing atop the roof of Houston's NRG Stadium with drones illuminating an American flag in the night sky behind her, Lady Gaga kicked off her Super Bowl halftime set on Sunday by singing "God Bless America" as a subtle message of inclusion and unity in a deeply divided United States.

The neta seeks your Like before your vote!

The neta seeks your Like before your vote!

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Social media is the new advertising tool for today's politicians and political parties, says Viveat Susan Pinto

How to Defeat Pirates who STEAL Films

How to Defeat Pirates who STEAL Films

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Intelligent tools are being deployed to detect content pirated from OTT platforms.

Why users are logging out of Twitter and joining Mastodon

Why users are logging out of Twitter and joining Mastodon

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

Recently, several Twitter users began migrating to the social networking platform after a protest that began with Supreme Court lawyer Sanjay Hegde's Twitter account suspension, and moved on to a larger conversation about Twitter's policies being allegedly anti-Dalit and certain castes and religion.

No question of blocking, censoring websites: Govt

No question of blocking, censoring websites: Govt

Rediff.com6 Feb 2012

Pilot said the government propagated the issue of freedom of speech and airing of the views, whether negative or positive.

Don't know what direction Twitter will go in: CEO Parag Agrawal

Don't know what direction Twitter will go in: CEO Parag Agrawal

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

Twitter's India-born CEO Parag Agrawal has told worried employees that he doesn't know "what direction this company will go in" once the whopping $44 billion deal, which will take the social media giant private, closes with new owner billionaire Elon Musk.

Unravelling what awaits us in 2022

Unravelling what awaits us in 2022

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.

9 TIPS to PROTECT Your Job

9 TIPS to PROTECT Your Job

Rediff.com18 May 2021

With the changes in the workplace, in-demand skills, flexibility and being tech-savvy will help you save your job.

Is your TEEN on Facebook, Twitter? Watch out!

Is your TEEN on Facebook, Twitter? Watch out!

Rediff.com19 May 2012

With all due respect to its wide range of extraordinary benefits, social media like any new technology or innovation, comes with its own potential problems. More so, if the consumer is a teenager.

Facebook has one billion users

Facebook has one billion users

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Facebook has exceeded one billion active users, an "amazing" milestone for the social networking site that now reaches one out of every seven people on the Earth.

Should Facebook be broken up to ensure data safety?

Should Facebook be broken up to ensure data safety?

Rediff.com15 May 2019

The fears arise from Facebook's handling of user data and potential privacy violations, more specifically the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

After Twitter, PMO looking at Facebook account

After Twitter, PMO looking at Facebook account

Rediff.com6 Feb 2012

Within days of its debut on the Twitter, the Prime Minister's Office is exploring ways to best utilise the social networking site by addressing grievances of common people apart from looking at the possibility of having a Facebook account.

India a key source for future growth: Facebook

India a key source for future growth: Facebook

Rediff.com2 Feb 2012

Social networking giant Facebook, which plans to raise USD five billion through an IPO, has said India is a key source for its future growth and its user base in the country has more than doubled in the past one year.

E-motorcycles: Bhavish Aggarwal Riding High

E-motorcycles: Bhavish Aggarwal Riding High

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Can Bhavish Aggarwal upend the electric two-wheeler market, which is now overwhelmingly in favour of scooters?

Twitter buys TweetDeck for $ 50 million

Twitter buys TweetDeck for $ 50 million

Rediff.com3 May 2011

"Twitter has acquired TweetDeck," technology blog 'TechCruch' reported citing a source with knowledge of the deal. The purchase price includes both cash and Twitter stock, the report said adding the transaction will be announced in the next few days.

Boom or bust: Can India defy global digital advertising trends?

Boom or bust: Can India defy global digital advertising trends?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Will the warning shots from giants like Unilever and P&G break digital growth?

Future of digital payments in India

Future of digital payments in India

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.'

Want to get hired? Find your X factor

Want to get hired? Find your X factor

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

Think about what new skill you have picked up that you can add to your resume to make it stronger.

Malala's book launch stopped in northwest Pakistan

Malala's book launch stopped in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

A ceremony to launch Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai's book was scrapped after the government of the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province said it could not provide security for the event.

How a call from Facebook foils man's suicide bid

How a call from Facebook foils man's suicide bid

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

The man said that he was under severe financial distress for a few months because of lockdown and decided to end his life.

How political parties are wooing voters via social media

How political parties are wooing voters via social media

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

The election tamasha that was successfully taken online by the BJP during the 2014 general elections is playing out in a bigger avatar, reports Sanjay Jog

Heard the latest Suarez jokes? Here they are...

Heard the latest Suarez jokes? Here they are...

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

Social media went berserk with jokes about Uruguay's Luis Suarez sinking his teeth into Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup Group D game.

Heard the latest Suarez jokes? Here they are...

Heard the latest Suarez jokes? Here they are...

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

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WhatsApp's privacy policy goes before SC's Constitution bench

WhatsApp's privacy policy goes before SC's Constitution bench

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said the parties should appear before the Constitution bench and formulate issues to be taken up for the hearing.

Tharoor's Twitter account hacked, romantic tweets sent to Pak journo

Tharoor's Twitter account hacked, romantic tweets sent to Pak journo

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

The Twitter handle of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, one of the most popular Indian politicians on the networking site, was hacked on Tuesday and some wacky tweets were sent from it to a Pakistani journalist.

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

The WWE says that India is its biggest market globally in terms of television viewership -- around 350 million unique viewers annually -- social media engagement and YouTube consumption, even claiming that it is the second-most watched sport in the country behind cricket.

Vihari is arranging hospital beds for COVID patients

Vihari is arranging hospital beds for COVID patients

Rediff.com14 May 2021

A lot of Indian cricketers have been doing their bit, ranging from making financial donations to helping people procure essential medical care.

China wooing India for building high-speed rail networks

China wooing India for building high-speed rail networks

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

India's move to opt for Japanese bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route had raised concerns in China which is competing with Japan to build high-speed rail networks in India.

Modi is second most-liked world leader on Facebook

Modi is second most-liked world leader on Facebook

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Modi's Facebook post on May 15 with his mother at his official residence at Delhi's Race Course Road remains on top with 1.6 million likes, 1.2 lakh shares and 34,000 comments.

155 flights delayed as Air India's software shuts down

155 flights delayed as Air India's software shuts down

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

According to airline sources, the software, which is of Atlanta-based SITA company, was not functioning approximately from 3 am to 9 am on Saturday. Consequently, boarding passes could not be issued at major airports across the world and various flights were delayed.

Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the political Opposition, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?

Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Once the Canadian investigation runs its course, Ottawa may put on the public domain further accusations passing for "evidence" -- and that could happen at some point closer to our general election. All in all, the big question is, what is it that the US is really up to, asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'Digital detox' is the need of the hour!

'Digital detox' is the need of the hour!

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Such a detox plan simply requires us to keep aside a particular amount of time, typically an hour every day, or four hours per week, wherein we switch off all forms of social media, including gaming, television, computers, phones or any other form of technology.