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08 Jun 2020

Harry Potter

Why is JK Rowling being brutally trolled

Author JK Rowling, best known for creating the Harry Potter series, has once again come under fire for making comments against the transgender community.

08 Jun 2020

Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal's 'Sardar Udham Singh' post-production set to resume

After more than two months of standstill, Bollywood is finally showing signs of revival.

07 Jun 2020

Conor McGregor

UFC star Conor McGregor retires once again

UFC star Conor McGregor made an announcement on Sunday that he would be retiring from the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

05 Jun 2020

Arvind Kejriwal

Beds and Delhi: Heartbreaking stories debunk Arvind Kejriwal's claims

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants residents to trust the government. He has repeatedly said Delhi won't become the next New York as it's four steps ahead in this battle.

04 Jun 2020

Facebook

Zuckerberg says allowing Trump's controversial posts was 'correct' decision

When Twitter moderated a few controversial tweets from US President Donald Trump, all eyes were on what Facebook, its counterpart, would do to deal with similar content on its own platform.

Meera Chopra abused by Jr. NTR fans, she hits back

Last night, actor Meera Chopra faced incessant trolling and abuse from the fans of Telugu superstar Jr. NTR, merely because she said she was not his fan.

01 Jun 2020

Zomato

Zomato launches 'Talent Directory' to help outplace laid-off employees

Days after laying off hundreds of its employees, food tech giant Zomato has launched a public database/directory to help outplace those workers.

01 Jun 2020

Samsung

Don't set this image as wallpaper, it bricks Android phones

After text messages, wallpapers have started bricking phones.

31 May 2020

Bollywood

I'm just a human: Zaira Wasim returns to Twitter

Zaira Wasim has returned to Twitter and Instagram.

29 May 2020

Bollywood

After tweet justifying locust attack, Zaira Wasim quits Twitter

National award-winning former actor Zaira Wasim recently faced massive backlash after she put out a controversial tweet.

29 May 2020

Donald Trump

Fact-checking row: Trump signs executive order targeting social media giants

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to remove certain protections given to social media platforms.

28 May 2020

Donald Trump

Trump to sign executive order targeting social media firms

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order pertaining to social media, the White House has confirmed.

28 May 2020

Donald Trump

Twitter CEO responds after employee targeted for fact-checking Trump

When Twitter took the audacious step of debunking 'potentially misleading' tweets by President Donald Trump, a wave of criticism ensued, targeting one single man - Yoel Roth, the Head of Site Integrity at Twitter.

27 May 2020

Donald Trump

In a first, Twitter flags Trump's tweets as 'potentially misleading'

Twitter has been working aggressively towards flagging and removing misinformation around COVID-19 and the upcoming US Presidential elections.

25 May 2020

Netflix

Angry neighbor slams Vir Das for not following coronavirus precautions

Vir Das just had a "crazy night of zero sleep."

25 May 2020

Technology

Apple iPad 2020: A bigger, better update?

A few days back, a report from Ming-Chi Kuo, a popular Apple analyst, suggested that the Cupertino giant is working on an improved 8th-generation iPad.

21 May 2020

Android

Now, you can choose who can reply to your tweets

In a bid to give users more control over their conversations, Twitter has started rolling-out a feature to limit replies on tweets.

19 May 2020

YouTube

Why people are downrating TikTok, calling for its ban

TikTok, the popular video-sharing platform from China, has been hit by a series of controversies in India.

19 May 2020

Madras High Court

In garb of entertainment, TikTok promotes rape, domestic violence

From being a harmless app meant for leisure, TikTok has turned into a problematic platform, one that brazenly promotes rape, domestic violence, acid attacks, and strokes religious tensions.

Harbhajan, Gambhir slam Afridi over controversial remarks on PM Modi

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi's recent remarks on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were deemed outrageous in India.

17 May 2020

Coronavirus

Director suggests serving alcohol in theaters, gets schooled

As the predicament for theater owners continues amid the coronavirus pandemic, everyone is coming with their own set of ideas as to how they can resurge.

15 May 2020

Android

#BugAlert: Google's Gboard is suggesting explicit words to users

Gboard, the fancy keyboard app operated by Google, appears to have run into a crazy bug.

13 May 2020

Social Media

Twitter allows employees to work from home 'forever'

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, Twitter is moving to let its employees work from home 'forever'.

12 May 2020

Coronavirus

Now, Twitter will flag COVID-19 rumors with warnings, labels

After launching a way to let users rethink and change their 'mean responses', Twitter is moving to combat the problem of fake news related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

12 May 2020

Karnataka

Karnataka: IAS officer transferred without posting, controversy follows

On Monday evening, the Karnataka government unceremoniously transferred a senior IAS officer, Captain Manivannan, sparking outrage on social media and a #BringBackCaptain trend on Twitter.

12 May 2020

California

Musk restarts Tesla factory during lockdown, says 'ready for arrest'

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, has re-opened the electric carmaker's factory in California's Alameda County, despite local orders to keep the 'non-essential' business closed.

10 May 2020

Microsoft

#WeeklyRecap: New MacBook, Surface notebooks, Unacademy breach, and more

This week, some notable developments were made in the world of technology, particularly in the consumer tech category.

07 May 2020

Flipkart

Motorola foldable RAZR will go on sale in India tomorrow

Motorola's premium foldable handset, the RAZR, will go on sale in India on May 8, the company has announced via its Twitter account.

07 May 2020

Israel

Varun's 'ABCD 2' dialog inspires Israel government; actor is thrilled

Believe it or not, in these grim times, movie dialogs can inspire one and all, including government authorities who are working hard to fight the pandemic.

06 May 2020

Elon Musk

'X Æ A-12 Musk': Story behind name of Musk's baby

On Monday, Elon Musk welcomed his first child with singer Grimes.

06 May 2020

Hate Speech

Now, Twitter warns against replying with mean, harmful tweets

If you often lose your temper during Twitter arguments and end up saying mean things to others, be prepared to be reprimanded by the microblogging giant.

05 May 2020

Delhi Police

#BoysLockerRoom: 15-year-old arrested; obscene chat glorifying rape being investigated

The Delhi Police launched an investigation into an obscene private Instagram group, where minor boys of some posh Delhi schools discussed girls' body parts and made plans to rape them.

04 May 2020

Bollywood

Rubbishing rumors, Aamir says he didn't distribute money in wheat-bags

For days now, stories claiming that Aamir Khan hid and distributed money in wheat bags to help those who have been affected due to COVID-19 pandemic, have been doing rounds on social media.

04 May 2020

Instagram

#BoysLockerRoom: Delhi teens casually talk about raping girls; shock Twitter

An Instagram group chat titled "Bois Locker Room" has kicked up a storm on social media after it was revealed that its participants, mostly boys as young as 16 and 17, discuss raping underage girls and objectify them in their conversations.

03 May 2020

WhatsApp

Do not fall for fake COVID-19 relief schemes, warns government

The spread of COVID-19 - the worst public health crisis of our time - has triggered a wave of misinformation around the world.

29 Apr 2020

Bollywood

Irrfan Khan, 53, passes away after battling illness for long

Irrfan Khan, Bollywood's celebrated actor whose was the favorite of one and all, passed away on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the ICU unit of Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai.

28 Apr 2020

Social Media

Twitter disables SMS service in most countries: Details here

Finally, the days of using Twitter over SMS are gone.

24 Apr 2020

iPhone

Watch out! This 'text bomb' can crash your iPhone

Apple is having a hard time maintaining the security of its products.

24 Apr 2020

Bollywood

Rangoli Chandel row: Police complaint against Kangana for supporting sister

The controversy surrounding Rangoli Chandel is only getting bigger by the day.

23 Apr 2020

Doordarshan

Not so cool! Fans catch Bhishma using cooler in 'Mahabharat'

While kind-hearted viewers in the good ol' 80s may have been quite forgiving, today's hawk-eyed Twitter-loving generation is plain brutal.