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Facebook takes down 652 accounts linked to Russia, Iran

Latest group of apparently fake accounts appeared more intent on influencing US foreign policy and regional politics in...

22 Aug 2018 11:04 AM IST

In the face of these growing cyber threats, organisations are demonstrating far more success in detecting and blocking them, according to the study.

US state officials demand better access to secrets about election...

Some election officials received top secret clearances since December 2016 to view classified material but a gap still...

17 Aug 2018 8:37 AM IST

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump to order sanctions against countries that interfere in US polls

The move comes amidst increasing realisation in the US that the Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential elections.

12 Sept 2018 12:43 PM IST

The message said Facebook hoped the users loved ones would find comfort in seeing posts that others shared about them.

Study shows Facebook's growth as campaign news source

Facebook was the top non-television source for election news cited by supporters of both candidates.

19 Jan 2017 8:43 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump and Indian-American Nikki Haley, the Governor of South Carolina. (Photo: AP)

Indian-American Nikki Haley to be US ambassador to UN

The move, which will be announced later on Wednesday, comes as Trump advisers are seeking to diversify his ranks.

23 Nov 2016 4:10 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

55 per cent white Americans view Trump's presidency as 'illegitimate'

A poll has found that a majority of young Americans disapprove of US President Trump's performance.

21 March 2017 9:34 AM IST

The accounts suspended by Twitter, which has been criticized for not stopping abusive behaviour on its platform, include that of Richard Spencer, who has said he wants blacks, Asians, Hispanics and Jews removed from the United States.

Twitter suspends accounts of some alt-right figures

The alt-right movement came to the fore during the US presidential campaign.

17 Nov 2016 7:50 AM IST

The man had sent a friend request to the girl on Facebook under a fake name. (Representational Image)

Facebook declined to deploy tool to weed out fake news: Report

Facebook had a tool to weed out fake news circulating on the social network this year.

15 Nov 2016 7:51 AM IST

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.

Senior White House role for Trump's son-in-law, Ivanka declines

Ivanka Trump, who was also paid a significant role in Trump's campaign will not be taking a formal White House position.

10 Jan 2017 8:33 AM IST

Hillary Clinton. (Photo: AP)

Hillary Clinton apologised to Obama on election night, says book

'You need to concede,' urged Obama, who repeated the message in a follow-up call to Clinton's campaign chairman, John...

19 April 2017 5:10 PM IST

Vladimir Putin, Russia President

Putin turned Russia election hacks in Trump's favour: US officials

A senior White House official said that Putin was likely to have been aware of the cyber attacks but he fell short of...

16 Dec 2016 5:24 PM IST

FIIs head home whenever the Fed raises interest rates and this affects the rupee.

Rupee starts to dip again

This was a shock to the rupee which had strengthened between November 28 and December 8, 2016.

24 Dec 2016 12:44 AM IST