Tag: Facebook India

Rajiv Aggarwal, a former IAS officer is now appointed as the Head of Public Policy to lead the policy development initiatives for the social media engagements in India.

New Delhi: Adding to its “holiday Stories” edition Facebook on Wednesday rolled out a special Diwali “Story” feature exclusively to users in India that would enable them to see, share experiences as well as connect with their loved ones. The “Start a Story for Diwali” feature will be visible on top of users’ News Feed […]

As an extension of its ‘Social For Good' initiative, over 80 artists, singers and music composers across genres including film, classical, ghazals, pop, indie, rap and hip-hop will take the virtual stage across Facebook and Instagram.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Facebook India on Friday launched a new initiative to digitally skill 5,000 tribal youth in the country. Called GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) programme, the initiative aims to enable scheduled tribe youth (called mentees in the programme) in remote areas use digital platforms for sharing their aspirations, […]

New Delhi: Senior Facebook India executive Ankhi Das has filed a complaint with Delhi Police, alleging that she has been receiving “violent threats to her life”, officials said on Monday. The Cyber cell unit is looking into the complaint by Das, who is Facebook’s Director, Public Policy, India, South and Central Asia, a senior police […]

New Delhi: Facebook India’s controversial public policy head Ankhi Das is leaving the company with immediate effect “to pursue her interest in public service”, the social networking giant announced on Tuesday. “Ankhi has decided to step down from her role in Facebook to pursue her interest in public service. Ankhi was one of our earliest […]