Modi to visit Facebook HQ for discussion with Zuckerberg
Indian PM Modi will visit Facebook HQ in the US to discuss with the social networking platform’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg how communities can work together to address social and economic challenges.
13 September 2015, 08:45 AM
Social media 'pressure' on mental health of teenagers
Teenagers' mental health can be put at risk by constant pressure to post on social media, a study has found.
12 September 2015, 04:01 AM
Bono of U2 becomes world's richest pop star
U2's Bono has become the world's richest pop star after raking in nearly a billion pounds from his Facebook shares.
31 August 2015, 15:31 PM
Facebook announces new tools to tackle video theft
Facebook has announced measures to tackle video piracy on its website.
31 August 2015, 14:35 PM
Facebook has a billion users in a single day: Zuckerberg
For the first time over a billion people used Facebook on a single day, according to company founder Mark Zuckerberg.
28 August 2015, 04:29 AM
Facebook is testing new personal assistant 'M'
The company is experimenting with a new personal assistant feature for Facebook Messenger that can complete tasks for you.
27 August 2015, 05:25 AM
US Journo killing: Shooter waiting ‘to go boom’
Flanagan, 41, had "a long series of complaints against co-workers nearly from the beginning of employment at the TV station," said Dennison, now an official with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.
27 August 2015, 05:00 AM
Facebook introduces 'Donate' button for non-profit organizations
Facebook introduces ‘Donate’ button for all non-profit organizations to use on their Facebook pages and ad links.
25 August 2015, 12:12 PM
No more social media for Russell Brand
British stand-up comedian Russell Brand has taken a step back from social media and his YouTube channel.
22 August 2015, 15:40 PM
Khaleda’s passport scans are fake!
Two curious images of what appears to be BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s passport have been recently floating around facebook.
13 August 2015, 08:38 AM
JU teacher jailed for Facebook remark on PM
A Dhaka court today jailed a Jahangirnagar University teacher for three years over a sedition suit filed for commenting on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
12 August 2015, 09:17 AM
Why just porn? #NextBanIdea trends in India
India's Twitter users are making "helpful" suggestions to the government on what to ban next now that they have blocked free access to porn websites.
4 August 2015, 13:20 PM
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to become a father
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a baby girl.
1 August 2015, 05:27 AM
Facebook now used by half of world's online users
Half of the world's estimated online population now check in to the social networking giant Facebook at least once a month.
30 July 2015, 13:00 PM
Facebook loses battle over users' fake names in Germany
Facebook has been prevented from stopping users in Germany creating accounts under false names.
30 July 2015, 08:47 AM
Zuckerberg moves closer to become world's richest person
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has moved a step closer to becoming the richest person in the world.
23 July 2015, 15:05 PM
Posing with endangered River Dolphin
In a mindless act of disregard to endangered Gangetic River Dolphin, a Facebook user has posted photos in which he poses with a dead dolphin calf.
22 July 2015, 05:44 AM
English woman changes her name in order to log in to Facebook
A woman who used a pseudonym on Facebook so that she'd be more difficult to find changes her name by deed poll to the fake name because she was blocked from accessing her account.
14 July 2015, 05:17 AM
Barbaric torture and murder of a child
Today, as a nation, we are ashamed of what we have become; we are ashamed of the barbarians amongst us, who find perverse pleasure in the torture and death of a child, so much so that they record the act and share it gleefully on Facebook.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Mushfiq’s protest against Rajon murder
With the whole nation spilling in outrage and protest over the incident, star cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim joined in and voiced his denounce in the social networking platform Facebook.
13 July 2015, 09:40 AM