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20 Jun 2019

Yogi Adityanath

4-day-old girl dies after being shifted around hospital for hours

A four-days-old kid breathed her last on Wednesday after she was shunted between two wings of a government hospital, without treatment.

19 Jun 2019

Mumbai

Shiv Sena wants action against 'illegal' lingerie mannequins. But why?

Turning a blind eye to several problems crippling Mumbai, Shiv Sena has directed its attention towards a peculiar issue- "illegal" mannequins which display women's lingerie.

13 Jun 2019

Security

How was Big B's Twitter account hacked: All details here

Just recently, two high profile Twitter accounts, belonging to Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and singer Adnan Sami, were hacked.

11 Jun 2019

Bollywood

After Amitabh Bachchan, Adnan Sami's Twitter hacked by same group

Hours after Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account was hacked, singer Adnan Sami also became a target of the same hacking group on Tuesday.

SC orders immediate release of journalist arrested for "defaming" Yogi

The arrest of journalist Prashant Kanojia over a video troubled sane minds of the country, and evidently the Supreme Court understood the grave injustice too.

02 Jun 2019

India

Congress' social media head leaves Twitter for no apparent reason

In a strange development, Divya Spandana, who heads social media unit of Congress, seems to have left Twitter, for no apparent reason.

31 May 2019

Pakistan News

Pyjamas or not? Indian fans defend Pakistani skipper

On Wednesday, the captains of all the ten teams participating in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 met Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry at the Buckingham Palace.

31 May 2019

India

#ISayTheyHear trend has obsessed Indian Twitter users; reactions are hilarious

In the age of internet, all it takes is one tweet, one post, or one photo, for everyone to show their creativity.

29 May 2019

Amazon

#GamingBytes: Trolls force Twitch to suspend streaming for new users

Recently, popular streaming platform Twitch was caught in a controversy after some pretty objectionable content was streamed on it.

24 May 2019

Lok Sabha

Kashyap claims PM's follower threatened daughter, shares screenshot

Ace filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is worried for his daughter after she received rape threats from someone who claimed to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi's follower.

22 May 2019

Mahindra & Mahindra

Anand Mahindra's latest tweet shows 'jugaad' is quintessential Indian trait

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, never fails to catch the attention on Twitter with his witty posts.

17 May 2019

Facebook

How to know someone has blocked you on Facebook

Let's face it, it's pretty common to be blocked by someone these days.

17 May 2019

Lok Sabha

Explanation sought from 3 senior BJP leaders over pro-Godse remarks

Just two days ahead of the final phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections, BJP launched damage control after three senior party leaders and election candidates made comments favoring Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse.

14 May 2019

iOS

Shocker! Twitter shared location of some iOS users

In another case of poor data security, Twitter has apologized for leaking the location data of iOS users by 'mistake'.

13 May 2019

Engadget

Soon, you'd be able to use Tinder on weak connection

Following the footsteps of Twitter and Facebook, popular dating giant Tinder is gearing up to launch a lite version of its mobile app.

12 May 2019

Pakistan News

Afridi won't let his daughters play outdoors, because 'hail patriarchy'

He may have scored tons of runs for his country, he might be running a foundation to educate underprivileged girls. But internalized misogyny hasn't left Shahid Afridi.

11 May 2019

West Bengal

#DidiRaj: BJP worker arrested for posting meme on Mamata Banerjee

There's tolerance and then there's Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee's version of tolerance. According to her definition, one can't crack jokes or make memes on her.

10 May 2019

Kangana Ranaut

Hrithik v/s Kangana: The clash between class and crass

Ever since it was announced Hrithik Roshan's Super 30 and his arch nemesis Kangana Ranaut's Mental Hai Kya would clash at the box office, there was constant buzz.

01 May 2019

Narendra Modi

Hinduphobia is real, and NaMo needs to act now

In less than 24 hours, three seemingly unrelated events happened: a) The Print wrote a condescending article on Hindu statues b) Twitter, once again, blocked a pro-right account @TrueIndology c) I met a girl who was "center of left" but didn't know what it means.

30 Apr 2019

Indian Army

Indian Army says expedition team saw 'Yeti' footprints, shares evidence

On Monday, Indian Army tweeted an expedition team came across footprints of Yeti, a mythical apelike beast, in the icy heights of Himalayas and also shared pictures for proof.

29 Apr 2019

Mahindra & Mahindra

Anand Mahindra tweets about 'perils' of having a smart wife

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, remains in news for more reasons than one.

27 Apr 2019

India

Server problem affects Air India flights across world, passengers furious

On Friday, all domestic and international flights of Air India were affected after the airline suffered a server issue, making passengers angry.

26 Apr 2019

India

You can report election-related fake news on Twitter. Hogwash much?

Twitter is bolstering its reporting tools as part of an effort to keep people from spreading fake news on the platform.

24 Apr 2019

Uttar Pradesh

Sunny Deol's decision to join BJP floods Twitter with memes

On Tuesday afternoon, Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal.

22 Apr 2019

India

Twitter appoints former Network18 Digital CEO as India MD

Twitter has roped in Manish Maheshwari, the former CEO of Network18 Digital group, as the Managing Director (MD) of its India operations.

18 Apr 2019

Jack Dorsey

If Twitter is universe, CEO Jack Dorsey thinks he's God

It is tough being God. You can't say to your followers that they need to see another God, you can't wonder what you are doing with your life, and you can't catch a break.

10 Apr 2019

TechCrunch

Twitter cuts down number of accounts you can follow daily

In a bid to curb malicious activity, Twitter has slashed the number of accounts you can follow on a daily basis.

07 Apr 2019

India

Watch: Congressman throws water on BJP's spokesperson during live debate

In what marks a new low in political discourse, a Congress spokesperson threw a glass of water on his BJP counterpart on Saturday during a live debate on a news channel.

05 Apr 2019

WhatsApp

How to know if someone blocked you on Twitter?

Twitter is one of the best platforms in the world for expressing or disagreeing with opinions.

05 Apr 2019

Health & Wellness

New 'consent condom' needs two people to unpack it

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, apparently everyone is talking about the importance of consent, and rightly so.

05 Apr 2019

Elon Musk

Elon Musk lost $1 billion in just two minutes

Elon Musk lost $1 billion in just two minutes after shares of his electric-car company Tesla tumbled on Thursday due to poor deliveries.

28 Mar 2019

Social Network

Viral 'birth year' prank can get you suspended from Twitter

If you're a Twitter regular, you may have noticed that some people are calling for a birth year change on the platform, saying it will change the looks of your feed.

27 Mar 2019

Anand Mahindra

Man asks 'money plant kaisa rahega,' Anand Mahindra replies cheekily

Twitter is no stranger to the witty side of the Mahindra Group's Chairman, Anand Mahindra.

Students "broke into" my house, "confined" wife, claims JNU Vice-Chancellor

On Monday, Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, M Jagadesh Kumar, alleged hundreds of students broke into his house and "confined" his wife for hours.

25 Mar 2019

Russia News

No evidence that Trump campaign 'coordinated' with Russia: Mueller report

The Justice Department said yesterday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that US President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.

24 Mar 2019

Jack Dorsey

Want to check your first ever tweet? Here's the way

The Twitter we see today was a lot different from the one that launched 13 years ago; it had humble beginnings, a different name, and a few test users.

22 Mar 2019

Karan Johar

KJo clarifies on 'Kesari' v/s 'Zero' tweet after #ShameOnKaranJohar trends

Filmmaker Karan Johar is the favorite target of social media trolls.

21 Mar 2019

New Zealand

NZ mosque-attack: 'Egg Boy' to give raised money to victims

Australian teenager, Will Connolly, also known as 'Egg Boy', has decided to donate a major portion of the raised money to the victims of New Zealand Mosque attack.

20 Mar 2019

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor, known for impeccable English, trolled for wrong spelling

Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Shashi Tharoor, is known for his marvellous command over English.

18 Mar 2019

YouTube

Soon, Twitter will get a handy new feature: Details here

Twitter is on track to receive a handy new capability, a feature that would let you keep tabs on conversations you're interested in.