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Twitter shares fall over 11% as growth of monthly users slows

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 08:46

Twitter Inc`s shares fell more than 11 percent in extended trade on Tuesday after the microblogging company said its number of monthly average users grew at the slowest pace since it went public in 2013.

Google bids adieu to its social network Google Plus

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 12:00

Google is bidding adieu to Google Plus, an awkwardly named social network that the American search engine had launched four years ago hoping it would become a serious rival to Facebook.

Centre to launch 'unified' insurance product for farmers

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 18:46

Amid concerns over rising incidents of farmer suicides in the country, the Narendra Modi-led government is planning to unveil an exclusive all-in-one insurance product for the farming community as part of its ongoing social security scheme.

India raises social security, market acess, visa issue with US

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 21:42

India on Tuesday pressed for setting up a high-level committee to look into a range of issues including American Totalisation and non-tariff barrier, as also the Social Security Act that discriminates Indians working in the US.

Facebook 'Friends' icon gets a new look

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 16:37

Facebook has a "little" change today. Notice something different about your Friends tab? Does it look like anything has changed? No? Well, it has

Govt to provide more funds to social security schemes: Arun Jaitley

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 19:58

To expand social security coverage, government will provide more resources for flagship schemes such as Atal Pension Yojana and also launch their new variants, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Monday.

Insurers settle one claim a day under PM's insurance schemes

Last Updated: Sunday, July 5, 2015, 12:52

Insurers have settled a claim a day on average since the launch of government's flagship social security insurance schemes, giving relief of Rs 61 lakh to the kin of policyholders.

Facebook launches Lite to get 2G users on board

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 17:53

"According to GSMA data, nearly 80 percent of Indians are on 2G and hence we want to ease the Facebook interactive experience for them," said Vijay Shankar, product manager, Facebook Lite.

22 claims settled in 30 days under PM's insurance schemes

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 16:03

As many as 22 death and accident claims were settled within a month of the launch of the government's flagship social security insurance schemes, giving relief to near and dear ones of the policyholders.

EPFO to start investing in stock markets from next month

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 16:43

Retirement fund body EPFO will start investing in stock markets from next month as part of its plan to put in as much as Rs 5,000 crore in exchange traded funds (ETFs) by the end of this fiscal.

State-run pension fund to start buying shares as Modi pushes reform

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 12:38

India`s state social security fund, undeterred by resistance from trade unions, will start investing in equity markets next month, the labour minister said, as part of a reform drive aimed at boosting the economy.

YouTube launches eyewitness video 'newswire'

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 00:16

YouTube announced plans today for a "newswire" of eyewitness videos and a separate project on videos related to social justice and human rights.