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'Consumption and time spent on our platforms does indeed increase,' said Ramez Shehadi, Facebook's managing director for Mideast and North Africa. (Photo:AP)

Data shows Ramadan in middle-east is for fasting, facebook and youtube

People in the Middle East spend close to 58 million more hours on Facebook during Ramadan and watch more YouTube videos.

29 May 2019 3:18 PM

The video surfaced two days ago after which police got details of the incident verified. (Representational Image)

3 Haryana police officials sacked after video surfaces showing cops beating woman

A spokesman of police department said that the incident happened in October last year and was not reported to police by the woman.

28 May 2019 11:08 AM

The show’s title comes from Warhol’s 1975 memoir in which he touches on key themes from his work, such as celebrity, money and love. (Photo: AP)

Retrospective of Warhol’s art using social media

California show explores Warhol's social, tech foreshadowing.

26 May 2019 3:32 PM

From comparing Indian politicians to 'Game of Thrones' characters to taking a jibe at Farhan Akhtar's late reaction tweet, memesters left no stone unturned. (Photo: ANI)

Here are some hilarious election result-themed memes

Meme artists took this as an opportunity to supply a fresh batch of steaming hot memes, puns, and jokes.

25 May 2019 7:20 PM

Due to social networking, our daily face-to-face interactions have reduced, resulting in a slow loss of our social support system. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Beware of social media, it can trigger depression

Our wider social circle maybe provoking depression and other mental illnesses.

24 May 2019 8:00 PM

Huge rush of morning commuters was seen at metro stations. (Photo: Screengrab | Twitter)

Watch: Due to technical snag, Delhi Metro services affected on Yellow Line

Photographs and video tweeted by passengers show the metro stuck on tracks and people deboarding and walking on the tracks.

21 May 2019 12:15 PM

Facebook plans to extend these restrictions to other areas over the coming weeks, including preventing people from creating ads on the platform.

Facebook imposes stricter restrictions to curb abuse

Facebook is adopting stricter 'one strike' policy to Live.

16 May 2019 9:50 AM

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is baffled to see why the US has not passed stronger gun laws yet. (Photo:AP)

'Don't understand America at all': Jacinda Ardern takes swipe at Washington

Jacinda Ardern announced bans on military styled semi-automatic weapons, high capacity magazines and rifles.

15 May 2019 9:52 AM

Sri Lanka has used temporary bans on social media in a bid to deter misinformation and rumours. (Photo:AP)

SL blocks social media after worst unrest since Easter blasts

Several mosques and Muslim homes were damaged in the attack in the district, the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka said.

13 May 2019 11:43 AM

Hinting at Pak spy agency ISI's involvement to falsely implicate citizens, Gul Bukhari, a columnist and sometime government critic who was briefly kidnapped by unidentified men last year, said the assault on social media was carefully organised and coordinated. (Representational Image)

To curb social media, Pakistan's ISI spy on its own citizens

In the past few moths, a slew of journalists, activists, and government opponents have faced threat of legal action for their online posts.

11 May 2019 12:54 PM

To enable seamless, on-the-go engagement for social work between NGOs, corporate organizations, and individual donors and volunteers through cutting-edge technology, SociallyGood goes online.

New social app puts efforts to revolutionize the global social sector

SociallyGood ramps up its efforts with the launch of its mobile app.

11 May 2019 10:39 AM

The word 'responsibility' is printed with a missing 'i' in the Australian USD 50 note photographed in Sydney, (Photo: AP)

Typo! Australia misspells 'responsibility' on USD 2.3 billion worth notes

The Reserve Bank of Australia said the spelling error will be corrected at the next print run later this year.

09 May 2019 3:12 PM

The social media company had in March removed 2,632 pages, groups, and accounts from Facebook and Instagram linked to Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo for similar reasons.

Facebook deletes more accounts linked to Russia

The company deleted 97 accounts from Russia that focused on Ukraine and another 21 that focused on Austria and others.

07 May 2019 9:23 AM

This was the first incident of violence between the two communities since the April 21 terror attacks. (File Photo)

Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms amid Sinhalese-Muslim tussle

Sri Lanka temporarily blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and some social media platforms as a measure to prevent the spread of false information.

06 May 2019 11:45 AM

She started her venture of organic soaps in the year 2017 and since then she has been flourishing, touching great heights. (Photo: ANI)

Manipur woman empowers orphans through local business

Woman Entrepreneur from Manipur helps orphans by making organic soaps.

06 May 2019 10:47 AM

Sri Lanka's Muslim community has also been badly scarred and has been looking into the backgrounds of Hashim and his acolytes. (Photo:AP)

Chatrooms were used to sway suicide bombers in SL attacks

Zahran Hashim worked for months in private chatrooms to persuade six young men to sacrifice themselves, Muslim community leaders say.

03 May 2019 4:19 PM

The apps are only an advisory platform to understand one’s legal rights and would not recommend or advise any person to end a marriage or continue with it. (Photo: Pixabay)

How technology is helping people get a seamless divorce

Technology plays a pivotal role in divorce and its’ influence is actually being felt more and more all the time.

30 Apr 2019 5:26 PM

Jacqueline Fernandez stands for society; read how

The actress has been an active voice when it comes to social issues.

30 Apr 2019 4:14 PM

Security in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka remains tight after the April 21 suicide bomb attacks. (Photo:AP)

Security tight as Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media

The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumours.

30 Apr 2019 12:24 PM

The recreation area is rerouting part of the trail that has a sandy, steep ascent to make it accessible to the disabled, and has plans for shade structures. (Photo: AP)

viewing river in Arizona is no longer free

Popular river overlook in Arizona now has parking fee.

29 Apr 2019 10:05 AM

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