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Twitter to soon get Facebook-like algorithmic timeline
New York, Feb 6: In an attempt to bring tweets to more people across the globe, micro blogging site Twitter is planning to introduce an algorithmic timeline like Fabebook as soon as next week, a media report said. The timeline will reorder…
Facebook bans pages selling medical marijuana in US
New York, Feb 6: Social media giant Facebook has blocked dispensary pages selling cannabis for medical purposes in the US state of New Jersey, even as medical marijuana has been legalised in the state, a media report said.
"It seems…
India, Hong Kong keen to deepen bilateral ties: CY Leung
New Delhi, Feb 5: There is a clear consensus among India's leadership for "broadening and deepening" the country's over a century-old ties with Hong Kong, the chief executive of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) CY Leung has said.…
YES Bank to install water purifiers at 1,000 railway stations
Mumbai, Feb 5: In a unique public-private-initiative (PPP), YES Bank has collaborated with Indian Railways to provide community water purification systems at 1,000 railway stations across India by 2019, an official said here on Friday.…
Mobile game Trivia Crack launched in Hindi
Buenos Aires, Feb 5: Trivia Crack, one of the world's most downloaded mobile game apps, has now been launched in Hindi, according to Etermax, the company behind the popular game.
"Both Trivia Crack and its sequel Trivia Crack Kingdoms…
Zimbabwe declares drought disaster
Harare, Feb 5: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday declared a state of disaster in rural parts of the country hit by a drought.
An estimated 2.4 million people -- more than a quarter of the population -- are now in need of food…
E-Commerce to generate 2.5 lakh Jobs in 2016: Assocham
E-commerce is likely to generate during 2016 nearly 2.5 lakh jobs in India's online retail, including temporary employees, supply chain, logistics and ancillary units, an apex trade association has said.
According to estimates, released…
PM Modi inaugurates gas cracker project, wax producing unit in Assam
Lepetkata (Assam), Feb 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Rs.10,000 crore gas cracker project at Lepetkata in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district and slammed the earlier United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for…
Twitter testing new GIF button on its mobile app?
New York, Feb 5: Micro blogging site Twitter is apparently testing a new button on its mobile app for posting GIFs a bitmap image format that is widely used on the internet due to its wide support and portability, a media report said.
A…
Himachal Pradesh Budget Session to begin on February 25
Shimla, Feb 5: The Budget Session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly will begin on February 25 with Governor Acharya Devvrat's address, an official said here on Friday. The session will have 25 sittings, including two days for private…