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Delhi court stays proceedings against Facebook, Google

Citing denial of assistance from United States authorities, a Delhi court on Monday said the proceedings against 13 websites, including Facebook and Google, are "stayed" in a complaint case which......

SC asks Maharashtra govt to explain Facebook arrests

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to explain the circumstances under which its police arrested two girls from Palghar in Thane district for posting comments on......

Prevent under-13 kids from opening FB accounts: HC to Centre

The Delhi high court on Tuesday slammed the Centre for not enacting a law to prevent persons aged below 13 years from opening accounts in social networking sites like the Facebook or Google. The......

SC to hear PIL to amend IT Act

Voicing concern over recent incidents of people being arrested for posting alleged offensive messages on websites, the Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking amendment to the Information......

Social networking sites: Home ministry official summoned

A Union home ministry official was on Friday asked by a Delhi court to appear before it to verify the forms for serving summonses to US-based websites Facebook and Google among others, accused of......

RIP Orkut! Google to shut down website on Sep 30

Orkut, Google's first social networking site, will cease to exist after September, with the Internet giant deciding to shut down the service launched 10 years ago. Google said it will shut down......

Of facebook and office networking

My reasonably computer literate friend was in a tizzy last week. She needed a digital photograph of herself. And fast. Her friends had been bombarding her with mails for the last few days. Why, I......

Users give Google+ the thumbs up

Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter continue to lead, but Google's bid to reverse its curse has got everyone interested. With 60 per cent of India's online audience logging on to......

Tweeting into trouble: Worm hits popular site

Using Twitter, the popular microblogging site, could land your computer in trouble. A rogue worm has hit the site, which directs the victim to an IP address, asking to download a fake antivirus.The......

Social media eats into TV audiences

The television industry has a new reason to worry. Prime-time viewers among the younger audience are swiftly moving to social networking sites and the internet. Vizisense, an online audience......

Tanmay Bhat got roasted for a bad joke

The internet is a moody lover. Two weeks ago, it put comedian Tanmay Bhat on a pedestal for his roughly three-minute speech on feminism. Just days later, it vehemently called him out for making an......

Say no to the Games, else the guilty will escape!

Mahesh Vijapurkar urges sports persons to stand up and show contempt for the poor standards that appearthe benchmark of the Commonwealth Games. Much has been said on the Commonwealth Games (CWG),......

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