Topic: Yahoo!

Computer researcher Larry Tesler passes away

Larry Tesler was a great computer researcher, who was famous for his innovations of short-cuts in computers including the commands of cut/copy & paste, find & replace etc....

February 22, 2020

Verizon Completes Yahoo Acquisition

Telecom giant Verizon has acquired Yahoo’s core business for $4.48bn (£3.51m), thus ending Yahoo’s two-decade long run as an independent company. Verizon is the No.1 wireless operator in the...

June 14, 2017

SC directs search engines to block sex determination advertisements

Supreme Court (SC) has directed search engines like Google India, Yahoo and Micrsoft’s Bing to block advertisements on sex determination and strictly comply with the laws. This ruling...

January 29, 2015

Yahoo appoints Marissa Maye as its New President and CEO

Marissa Mayer has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Yahoo – world’s 2nd largest search engine by query volume. Prior to her appointment, she served...

July 23, 2012

GOOGLE: 49% increase in the Online content censorship demands from India

  Internet behemoth Google registered 255 instances of India requesting for online content censorship, posing a sharp increase of 49% in the second half of 2011. India’s request...

June 19, 2012

Yahoo India out of the list of 22 websites facing charges of hosting objectionable content

The Criminal proceedings against Yahoo India were annulled by the Delhi Court as Yahoo India had appealed in the Court that it has not been named in the...

March 3, 2012

Current Affairs : September 8, 2011

International Literacy Day: September 8 UNs’ International Literacy Day is observed every year on 8th September since 1966 Theme for the year 2009-2011 of the UN Literacy Decade:...

September 8, 2011    Government Schemes Current Affairs

Current Affairs : Business & Economy Current Affairs

July 29, 2009: South Africa to speed up preferential trade agreement with IndiaJuly 29, 2009 : India, IATA sign pact on skill developmentJuly 28, 2009: India’s per capita...

August 8, 2009