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'Daddy's lil girl'  Priyanka Chopra  celebrated her late father Dr Ashok Chopra's birthday by stepping out for a dinner outing with mom Madhu Chopra.   The 36-year-old took to social media to share a picture, clicked by 'Dhadak' star Janhvi Kapoor, in which the mother-daughter duo can be seen cutting a piece of cake. Earlier in the day, the 'Quantico' star shared a short video clip with photographs of her father on social media and captioned the post: "Dad. You are so missed. Happy birthday. Always and forever." On the work front, Priyanka will next be seen in Hollywood movies 'Cowboy Ninja Viking' and 'Isn't it Romantic'; while in Bollywood, she will play a major role in Shonali Bose's 'The Sky is Pink'. The 'Mary Kom' actor recently made headlines for her engagement with American singer Nick Jonas.

The government is more concerned with Telegram, fast becoming the preferred medium for many people The government has said it expects popular social media applications such as WhatsApp and Facebook, which have large user bases in the country, to be responsible. In a bid to check the spread of fake news through social media and messaging platforms — leading to mob lynching in some cases — the government is exploring the possibility of blocking WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Telegram. The government is also trying to curb child abuse and pornography spread through these platforms. The government has already issued notices on WhatsApp to keep a check on content. But, it is more concerned with Telegram, fast becoming the preferred medium for many people. Sources said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had expressed concerns about Telegram to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Based on the letter from MeitY, DoT had asked the telecom an...

History also suggests that the danger will probably recede over time as people grow accustomed to the ads, which will cease to work as effectively Jordan Peele, the comedian turned horror-movie director, recently made a video meant to give American voters shivers of dread. It showed President Barack Obama giving a speech he never gave, and uttering sentences that he didn’t actually say. The video demonstrated how easy it is to use current technology to create powerful and persuasive lies, now also known as fake news. When this video magic is coupled with the ability of companies like Facebook to micro-target each of us and select the news we see, the implications for the future of our democracy seem dire. Fake news and microtargeting can be combined to create a kind of advertising that’s like an evil version of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and we are being exposed to more of these pernicious morsels every year. But two lessons from the history of advertising sugges...

Mohammed Shami having extra marital affair? on Business Standard. The wife of Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has reportedly claimed that the sportsman is having an illicit  http://affair.In  a bid to expose the pacer's extra-marital affair, she posted several screenshots of Messenger and Whatsapp messages on her Facebook The wife of Indian pacer  Mohammed Shami  has reportedly claimed that the sportsman is having an illicit affair. In a bid to expose the pacer's extra-marital affair, she posted several screenshots of Messenger and Whatsapp messages on her Facebook wall. Married to Shami since 2014, Hasin Jahan reportedly claimed that the bowler is having several extra-marital affairs simultaneously. Also Read :  Cricketer Mohammed Shami rubbishes reports of extra-marital affair Notably, the post, which was uploaded from an unverified account, was titled as 'Shami's enjoyment' and had several pictures of the pacer's text messages to multipl...

He said women can also show face in cases involving law related things such as aadhaar or pan card Following Indian cricketer  Irfan Pathan Wife  post on social media, where he is seen with his wife, the all-rounder has received massive backlash especially from religious leaders, who claim what he did was against Islamic law. Calling it 'un-Islamic', Maulana Sajid Rashidi said that Irfan Pathan's background is very religious as his father was a muezzin, and so posting his wife's picture on social media is a shameful act. Latest Current Affairs  : "A woman can show her face only to her husband and in cases involving law related things such as aadhaar or pan card, only then can she show her face," he added. He also said that it is due to his religious background that people started "reminding" him about his religion, and that this was not a troll. Calling the act shameful, Sajid Rashidi said, "His wife isn't an actor that she...

Pratap Simha, BJP MP from Mysuru, compared her to dreaded gangster Dawood   The campaign of   Gurmehar Kaur   a Kargil martyr’s daughter, against the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday drew controversial reactions from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders with Union minister Kiren Rijiju wondering who was “polluting” her mind and another comparing her with wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Pratap Simha, BJP MP from Mysuru, tweeted, “At least Dawood did not use the crutches of his father’s name to justify his anti-national stand.”     His tweet came as Kaur’s campaign went viral online with her photograph in which she said, “Pakistan did not kill my father. War killed him.” To mock her, Simha also posted a photograph showing Dawood with the message, “I didn’t kill people in 1993. Bombs killed them.” Rijiju also took to Twitter to take a dig at her. “Who’s polluting this young girl’s mind? Strong armed forces prevent a war....

After a roller-coaster year, Indian indices set to end 2016 with little gains Breaking News   - The year 2016, indeed, has been a year of many surprises. From Britain’s unexpected vote to exit the European Union to Republican candidate Donald Trump’s upset victory in the US Presidential election, from Raghuram Rajan’s decision of not seeking a second term as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor to India’s sudden surgical strike on Pakistan – the Indian stock market dealt with all these shocks through   Markets 2016 . The biggest of them all, however, was the government’s call towards the end of the year to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. After 12 months of a roller-coaster ride, the market now seems poised to end the calendar year at almost the same level as at the start of 2016. As at close on Tuesday, the BSE benchmark Sensex was merely 96 points, or 0.4%, higher at 26,213.44, and the broader National Stock Exchange Nifty was up 86 points, or 1%, a...

Facebook's quarterly profit surges 186% to $2 billion Facebook’s profit leapt 186% from a year ago to $2 billion, as the world's biggest social network blasted past most analyst forecasts for the second quarter. With its global base of monthly active users growing to 1.71 billion,   Facebook   saw a 59% jump in total   revenues   to $6.4 billion, mostly from online advertising. Facebook shares jumped seven percent in after-hours trade on the stronger-than-expected results. "Our community and business had another good quarter," said Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. "We're particularly pleased with our progress in video as we move towards a world where video is at the heart of all our services." Facebook has been dominating the social media space as well as related   online advertising   as it seeks to diversify into areas such as messaging, virtual reality and other fields. The research firm eMarketer estimates that Fa...

Donald Trump questions Hillary Clinton's commitment to her Christian faith Presumptive Republican presidential nominee   Donald Trump   has questioned his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's commitment to her Christian faith, saying that little is known about her spiritual life even though she has been in the public eye for decades. "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion," Trump told a group of evangelical leaders. A video of the meeting was posted on social media. "Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no - there's nothing out there," he said. "There's like nothing out there. It's going to be an extension of Obama but it's going to be worse, because with Obama you had your guard up. With Hillary you don't, and it's going to be worse," 70-year-old Trump said. In response to Trump's remarks, the Clinton campaign released a statement by evangel...

Facebook investors OK new share class to keep Mark Zuckerberg at helm Facebook Inc shareholders approved a proposal to create a new class of non-voting shares, a move aimed at letting Chief Executive Officer   Mark Zuckerberg   give away his wealth without relinquishing control of the social media company he founded. The company's plan to issue two "Class C" shares for each Class A and Class B share held by shareholders, in what is effectively a 3-for-1 stock split, was approved by   Facebook shareholders at the company's annual general meeting on Monday. The   Class C   shares will be publicly traded under a new symbol. Zuckerberg said in December that he intended to put 99% of his Facebook shares into a new philanthropy project focussing on human potential and equality. The creation of the Class C shares would allow Zuckerberg to sell the non-voting stock, but keep the voting Class A and Class B shares that would let him retain control of Faceboo...

Facebook introduces 360-degree photos Social media giant  Facebook  on Thursday introduced a new feature that enables users upload and view 360-degrees photos right in the News Feed, a media report said. "Along with 360 photos from your friends and family, you can discover stunning new 360 photos on Facebook from public figures, publishers, and other organizations," technology website  The Verge  quoted Andy Huang, product manager, Facebook, as saying. "360 photos give you the ability to take the stage in front of 100,000 fans with Paul McCartney, get behind-the-scenes access to the Supreme Court via  The New York Times, visit the International Space Station with NASA, and more," he said. After capturing a panorama or  360-degree photos  with smartphone camera or a third-party app, users can now post the photo directly to the social network, where it will be converted into an image that can be viewed on desktop or any smartphone, the report...