Most of the social media sites require users to fill a bio, which defines the identity of the person. Initial social media interactions are usually based on the user’s profile. In a bid to stand out from the crowd, most people use fancy words which end up making them look[Read More…]
Renowned author Devdutt Pattanaik on Friday stated that mythology is truth based on trust. Speaking at the Dehradun Community Literature Festival (DCLF), he said that mythology enables people to have relations with others. Newsd is the digital media partner for DCLF which started on April 19 and will continue till[Read More…]
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has been summoned by a Tamil Nadu court in link with a remark he had made on the Mahabharata in March this year. A PIL was filed against the actor for allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments. He was also accused of triggering enmity between groups and causing[Read More…]
Noted writer Nayantara Sehgal on Thursday said that history is slowly being wiped out and mythology is taking over in contemporary India. Speaking at the Dehradun Community Literature Festival (DCLF), she announced her upcoming novella, ‘When the moon shines by the day’. Newsd is the digital media partner for DCLF[Read More…]
While we have several examples of people losing their lives due to drugs and alcohol addiction in the glamour industry, here is someone from the same society, setting a whole new example. Bengali film actor-turned-social activist Bobby Chakraborty’s main aim is to keep young boys and girls off addiction. Drug[Read More…]
Just as Deepika Padukone’s fans were startled by her Hollywood debut film xXx: Return of Xander Cage, the new Coke ad called the ‘Elevator’ goes viral on the internet. The video that was released on Wednesday hit close to a million views in 24 hours. This advertisement features one of[Read More…]
Actress Sonali Bendre Behl shared three principles of parenting that will help one strike a balance between tradition and modernity. Speaking at the Dehradun Community Literature Festival (DCLF) she said that her 11-year old son has been her source of inspiration. Newsd is the digital media partner for DCLF which[Read More…]
In a shocking development, the popular online domestic help platform BookMyBai has decided not to offer services to Bollywood celebrities. The platform that assists people to find domestic help, has alleged that celebs do not treat their help correctly and, most of the staff have complained of ‘horrendous experiences’. Thus,[Read More…]
France’s far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon’s supporters have released a campaign ad-video game, Fiscal Combat, which allows the gamer to roam the streets and shake down France’s excessively wealthy elite to build a more egalitarian system for the country. The game is a pun on the popular video game Mortal[Read More…]
After Abhay Deol criticized celebs from Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone to Sonam Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and John Abraham for endorsing fairness creams, actor Sushant Singh Rajput has expressed his opinion on the same. “As responsible actors, or responsible citizens we should not in anyways endorse or prefer one skin[Read More…]
Trailer of Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon starrer ‘Raabta’ has been released on Monday afternoon. The film will bring back a classic love story to the silver screen. Kriti and Sushant play a young couple, Saira and Shiv in the film. The film is set in two different eras.[Read More…]
Singer Sonu Nigar triggered fresh controversy on Monday as he took to Twitter to question the use of loudspeakers in Mosques for ‘Azaan’. He not only expressed his discontentment as his sleep was disrupted by the sound of the loudspeaker but also called it ‘forced religiouness’. Nigam claimed the act[Read More…]
The much-awaited trailer of Sachin Tendulkar’s biopic, ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ has been released. Directed by James Erskine, the documentary portrays Tendulkar’s journey from him playing cricket as a child and dreaming about the World Cup to representing the nation and later becoming a legend of the game. The ace[Read More…]
For over ten years, Arnab Goswami was setting the agenda of news television with his tendentious debate News Hour on Times Now. Considering the popularity of the show, his sudden decision to quit Times Now came as a shock to many. It invited various speculations with no substantial conclusion. However,[Read More…]
While celebrities have been promoting fairness creams for decades, for some people endorsing a fairness cream simply means endorsing racism, and Bollywood actor Abhay Deol is one of them. Deol on Wednesday took to his Facebook page to slam celebrities who have ever promoted fairness cream brands in a humorous[Read More…]
As 16-year-old Carter Wilkerson took to twitter, hoping to strike a deal with Wendy’s for free chicken nuggets for a year; he is also on the run to set the new world record for retweets! Last week, Carter tagging the food chain’s handle on Twitter asked for the number of retweets he[Read More…]
TV’s popular jodi, Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar is all set to make a comeback with Ekta Kapoor’s latest web-series ‘Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat’. The series will tell a story about how two people with different personalities fall for each other. The first trailer of the series was released recently[Read More…]
