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08 Nov 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Air India's ground staff on strike, off-duty workers called

Following a strike by contractual ground staff of Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL), a subsidiary of Air India, several flights were delayed in Mumbai on Thursday.

06 Nov 2018

BBC

Watch out! Fake verified "Elon Musk" Twitter accounts scamming people

Back in March, cryptocurrency scammers used the name of Tesla's founder and CEO Elon Musk to fool people into paying bitcoins.

06 Nov 2018

Facebook

US Midterm Polls: FB, Insta block accounts fearing foreign interference

Some 30 of Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts were blocked over concerns that they may be linked to foreign entities and aimed at interfering in the US midterm elections.

05 Nov 2018

Diwali

#GoLocal: HP's Diwali advertisement is making people cry and smile

With Diwali just around the corner, brands are tapping on the festive flavor with advertisements of all kinds taking over media.

05 Nov 2018

Srinagar

Kashmir: Farmer cries as snowfall ruins apple-crops, video goes viral

The untimely snowfall in Kashmir on Saturday has disrupted normalcy in the valley just as heavenly pictures of the valley took over social media.

03 Nov 2018

Facebook

Twitter lists 'Kill all Jews' as trend, apologizes later

Twitter is facing flak for promoting hateful, anti-semitic content on its platform.

03 Nov 2018

China

China: Everyone's talking about 15-page-resume of 5-year-old for different reasons

A 15-page resume of a kid, who is all of five years, in China has raised concerns about the academic pressure in the Asian country.

03 Nov 2018

Hollywood

Ryan reacts to Blake 'cheating on him with ghost' comments

In his characteristic quirky way, 'Deadpool' actor Ryan Reynolds had a hilarious reaction to fans who pointed out that a woman who claimed to be in a relationship with a ghost looked like his wife, Blake Lively.

01 Nov 2018

Kim Kardashian

#YassQueen: JLo breaks internet by wearing just a green cape

On Wednesday night, Jennifer Lopez broke the internet (in a literal and figurative sense) after her almost naked photo for InStyle magazine surfaced.

31 Oct 2018

Moon Jae in

PM Modi gifts 'Modi jackets' to South Korean President Moon

In a special gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted some meticulously tailored "Modi jackets" to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who had expressed his liking for them during his first state visit to India in July.

30 Oct 2018

TechCrunch

Twitter could kill the 'Like' button, but not anytime soon

On October 29, The Telegraph reported that Twitter is thinking about removing its heart-shaped 'Like' button as part of an effort to support healthier conversations on the platform.

29 Oct 2018

India

#MeTooEffect: Tata Sons decide against renewing Suhel Seth's contract

Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group, would not renew the contract of Suhel Seth, a spokesperson said on Monday.

26 Oct 2018

Jack Dorsey

Twitter records fourth straight profitable quarter; business is improving

After a decade of losses, it finally seems like Twitter's business is stabilizing.

25 Oct 2018

Israel

Iconic image of Gaza protester is all things right

If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one of a shirtless protester in Gaza is worth a million.

25 Oct 2018

Odisha

#FreeSpeech: Why should we support Abhijit Iyer-Mitra?

Because jokes and satire offended many in Odisha, defense analyst and writer Abhijit Iyer-Mitra is lodged at Jharpada Jail of the state.

23 Oct 2018

Gaming Bytes

#GamingBytes: Battlefield 5 will gift two items in first week

Battlefield 5's scheduled release date was postponed to November 20.

22 Oct 2018

Deepika Padukone

#MondayLaughter: We have collected the best memes on Ranveer-Deepika's wedding

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, who have been setting couple goals for the past six years, announced their much-awaited wedding dates on Sunday.

21 Oct 2018

Security

Twitter employee spied on users for Saudi intelligence: Report

Saudi Arabia co-opted a Twitter employee to spy on dozens of users from within the company, a New York Times report citing multiple sources has revealed.

19 Oct 2018

Mumbai Police

Mumbai Police warns everyone of 'new age' Ravana

Trust Mumbai Police to deliver a message through their social media profile, and they will never disappoint.

16 Oct 2018

Sexual Harassment

Mouni Roy denies being sexually harassed by director Reema Kagti

In the wake of the ongoing #MeToo movement, several filmmakers have been accused of sexual harassment by women.

14 Oct 2018

Ireland

Twitter faces privacy watchdog investigation after denying user data request

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is investigating Twitter over the data it collects using its link shortening service, t.co.

14 Oct 2018

Test Cricket

Former England skipper makes this prediction about Rishabh Pant

Since his debut, Rishabh Pant has been impressive with the bat.

13 Oct 2018

Sexual Harassment

Imagine nuts being kicked: Twitter-user explains women's sexual-harassment to men

The #MeToo movement has taken the world by a storm off late, with courageous women shaming their harassers on social media.

13 Oct 2018

Shashi Tharoor

#TharoorBeaten: Kids catch MP's eye as they pronounce 'floccinaucinihilipilification' easily

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor recently left the Internet in a tizzy with a bombastic word, a word that many didn't know existed- 'floccinaucinihilipilification'.

13 Oct 2018

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin's sister battles breast cancer, actor shares heart-warming message

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of the celebrities who maintain a low profile as far as personal life is concerned.

11 Oct 2018

Donald Trump

Spoof on Trump's 'scary time for men' goes viral

Donald Trump did what he does.

Tino Best rips apart Harbhajan Singh on Twitter, here's why!

Harbhajan Singh's post on Twitter wasn't taken well by former West Indies cricketer Tino Best, as the latter took a dig at the ex-Indian spinner.

07 Oct 2018

Kapil Sharma

'Jalad wapas aa raha hoon' says Kapil Sharma announcing comeback

Kapil Sharma, who was missing from action for a while, has given a sigh of relief to his fans as he announced his comeback.

06 Oct 2018

Social Media

Sonam K Ahuja going off Twitter, says it's 'too negative'

Bollywood actor Sonam K Ahuja, who has always been vocal about her feelings. has decided to take a break from Twitter, as she finds it "too negative".

06 Oct 2018

India

India's #MeToo: Names of Chetan Bhagat, Kailash Kher come up

Stories of women being harassed, assaulted and creeped out by men in position of power have taken over Twitter. This could well be India's watershed moment and the #MeToo movement which was long overdue.

06 Oct 2018

India

#INDvsWI: Jadeja's 'comic' run-out gives Twitter a funny field day

Prithvi Shaw was the star of Day 1 of the first Test match between India and West Indies in Rajkot, but Ravindra Jadeja stole all the limelight on Day 2. How?

04 Oct 2018

Barack Obama

Obama wishes Michelle on anniversary; Twitterati drools over their love

Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have been giving us couple goals since long.

04 Oct 2018

India

AIB comedian Utsav accused of sending sexually-explicit messages to minors

While Nana Patekar's sexual harassment story is still doing rounds, another similar story has surfaced.

01 Oct 2018

Aziz Ansari

Dear men, will you ever understand & respect consent?

In a world where #MeToo and #YesAllMen are trending because we keep on coming across incidents of rape and assaults regularly, it's difficult to think that there exist guys who would understand consent and not take advantage of us.

30 Sep 2018

Karnataka

FB, Twitter to help EC check fake news during polls

Google, Twitter, and Facebook have assured the Election Commission that they won't allow their platforms to be used for anything which affects polls' purity during the campaign period, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said.

30 Sep 2018

Mumbai

#ThugsOfHindostan: Aamir reacts to Mumbai Police's 'too filmy' meme

The trailer of Aamir Khan's 'Thugs Of Hindostan' has got the audience going crazy lately and the Mumbai Police too thought to cash in on the craze.

Shastri looked drunk in India v/s Bangladesh final; gets trolled

The head coach of Indian team is not new to Twitter trolling.

27 Sep 2018

Facebook

Twitter banning 'dehumanizing language' to prevent offline harm

"You may not dehumanize anyone based on membership in an identifiable group, as this speech can lead to offline harm" - this could soon be the newest addition in Twitter rules.

25 Sep 2018

Celebrity

Kajol gives epic reply to Ajay for his Twitter prank

Ajay Devgn sent social media in a frenzy, yesterday, after he shared wife Kajol's number on Twitter.

24 Sep 2018

Pakistan News

Pakistani TV anchor shows 'middle-finger' on air, Twitter loses it!

Asia Cup 2018 is not only about cricket, it seems. During a bulletin on Pakistan v/s Afghanistan match, a Pakistani news anchor was caught off-guard "flipping the bird and guffawing" as the camera rolled a few seconds before he was ready.