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Facebook revamps guidelines after rape protests

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2013

Facebook has announced it is updating its policies on "harmful and hateful" content after a campaign complaining it was allowing jokes and other offensive comments about rape and domestic abuse.

No arrest for posts on social sites without permission of senior police officials: Supreme Court

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013

Apex court refused to pass an order for a blanket ban on the arrest of a person for making objectionable comments on websites.

No arrests for Facebook posts without senior cops' permission: Supreme Court

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday May 16, 2013

The Supreme Court today said no person should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without the permission of senior police officials.

Andhra Pradesh Facebook arrest case in Supreme Court today

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday May 16, 2013

The Supreme Court will today hear a plea challenging the arrest of a human rights activist from Andhra Pradesh who was apprehended last week for posting allegedly defamatory comments against a Congress leader on Facebook.

In Hyderabad, woman activist arrested for Facebook post on Congress leader

Written by Uma Sudhir | Monday May 13, 2013

An indiscreet comment on a social networking site can land you in jail, especially if you have taken on a politician. Jaya Vindyala, president of the Andhra Pradesh unit of People's Union for Civil Liberties or PUCL was arrested on Sunday afternoon f...

Woman human rights officer arrested for posting objectionable content on Facebook account

Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with PTI inputs) | Monday May 13, 2013

The arrest of a woman human rights activist over her comments against a Congress leader has led to a controversy in Andhra Pradesh. Jaya Vindhayala, a senior woman officer in People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), a human rights body, posted the ...

More than just a mother, now she's your 'friend'

Associated Press | Friday May 10, 2013

Josh Knoller, a young professional in New York City, spent years refusing his mother's "Friend Request" on Facebook before, eventually, "caving in." Today they have an agreement: she'll try not to make embarrassing comments, and he can delete them if...

Justin Bieber criticised for Anne Frank comment

Associated Press | Monday April 15, 2013

Justin Bieber wrote an entry into a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, saying he hoped the Jewish teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp "would have been a Belieber" - or fan of his - if history were different.

Navjot Singh Sidhu won't contest next Lok Sabha poll from Amritsar, says wife

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 11, 2013

Peeved over BJP sidelining him, three-time MP from Amritsar Navjot Singh Sidhu will not contest the next Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar, his wife Navjot Kaur said on Thursday.

Facebook introduces threaded comments feature for pages and popular profiles

Surbhi Chawla | Tuesday March 26, 2013

Facebook has rolled out the new 'reply to comments' feature which, as per the social networking site, will help in improving conversations.

120 questioned for Facebook posts about woman lawyer who defended PJ Kurien

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday February 25, 2013

In Kerala, 120 people have been questioned by the police in Thiruvananthapuram and nearby areas for posting allegedly obscene Facebook posts about Congress leader PJ Kurien and the Suryanelli rape case.

Palghar court closes case against girls arrested for Facebook comments

Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2013

A Palghar court has closed the case against the two girls, who were arrested for posting a comment on Facebook on the shutdown after the death of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on November 17 last year.

Facebook outrage: Court drops charges against two women

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 31, 2013

A Maharashtra court on Thursday dropped all charges against the two women who wrote comments on Facebook questioning the shutdown in the city after Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray's death on November 17 last year, a lawyer said.

Facebook row: High Court seeks govt's reply on action against cops who arrested Palghar girls

Press Trust of India | Monday January 14, 2013

The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government what action it had taken against policemen who arrested two girls from Palghar district for posting comments on Facebook against the shutdown in Mumbai after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's...

Arrest of two girls over Facebook comment was unwarranted: Maharashtra government

Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday January 10, 2013

The Maharashtra government has told the Supreme Court that the arrest of two girls over a Facebook post criticising the shutdown in Mumbai during Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral in November last year had a "chilling effect and was unwarranted...