The Election Commission of India has partnered with Facebook to launch the first nationwide voter registration campaign. Owing to the immense popularity of the social networking site in India, the ‘Register Now’ button has been designed to encourage the Indians to register themselves with the Election Commission of India. The[Read More…]
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65-yr-old rapes 39-yr-old colleague; threatens to kill, circulate images on FB
A 65-year-old lawyer was arrested for allegedly raping his 39-year-old colleague several times over two months. According to police, accused Arun Jalisadgi practised in Thane court. The woman had been working with him since December, 2017. “The woman said he raped her on several occasions over the past two months[Read More…]
Bravo! This Congress MLA reinstills hope in humanity
While there is so much infiltrating our everyday lives, little humane gestures restores our faith in mankind. In one such instance, Congress legislator Roji M John visited a hearing and speech- impaired man who was trolled as the “first drunkard on Kochi Metro” by people on social media, reported Hindustan[Read More…]
Former AP Chief Secretary fired for FB post against CM Naidu
Recently, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary I Y R Krishna Rao was sacked from his position of Chairman of the Brahmin Welfare Corporation for his Facebook post which recently went viral on social media. In the last week of April, Rao shared some critical posts underscoring ruling TDP government Chief[Read More…]
Woman files case against Yogi Adityanath for posting her nude picture online
As per media reports, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, has been caught in a controversy, after a tribal woman from Assam filed a case against him for sharing her nude photograph on his social media page 10 years ago. The photograph was taken during a stir in Guwahati ten[Read More…]
Google to soon turn into an employment engine
Soon, Google will also be recognised as an employment engine. Beginning from Tuesday, the company is trying to turn its search engine into an employment engine so that people seeking job will be able to go to Google and see help-wanted listings. The listings will be collected by the search[Read More…]
Meme trees: In Kolkata, trees don’t bear fruits anymore!
A meme is a ’package of culture’’ that would spread via word of mouth as a humorous story, a joke, a fable, or an expression of speech. Today, the internet speeds up the spread of memes enabling them to travel much faster than a mere speech. While some memes are[Read More…]
LGBT pride month: Facebook introduces rainbow emoji in honour
Every year, June is celebrated as the LGBT pride month in order to show support to their community and cause. This year, Facebook has introduced a rainbow emoji to honour the LGBT community and the occasion. In a press release the company said, “As Pride celebrations begin around the world,[Read More…]
Facebook may keep an eye on you through webcams to enhance news feed
Social networking giant Facebook is planning to observe people’s behavior secretly and record users through their webcams and Smartphone cameras. “According to a newly discovered patent, the company will use technology to see how facial expressions of users change when they come across different types of content on the site,”[Read More…]
Finally, Rahul Gandhi joins Facebook, Instagram after initial reluctance
As more and more politicians take to social media, the initially hesitant Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is not shying away anymore. He officially joined social media platform, Facebook and photo-sharing application, Instagram on Thursday. The 46-year old Congress MP already had a Twitter handle by the name of ‘Office of[Read More…]
Did you know that Donald Trump invented a new word last night?
Just past midnight in Washington DC, the President of United States took to Twitter to express himself but, like most times failed to make sense. Donald Trump tweeted: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.” Yes, just that. And in case, you are wondering what on earth does covfefe mean. Don’t[Read More…]
Too much Facebook can make you depressed
According to researchers from the University of California, those who check their Facebook profile more often are likely to be sad and unhealthy as compared to those who use the popular social networking site infrequently. Researchers in the US used data from 5,208 people about their Facebook use between 2013 and 2015.[Read More…]
J&K govt suspends internet services in Kashmir valley
The J&K government once again suspended the internet services in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, hours after the ban was lifted after Months. The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department on Friday lifted a month-long ban on 22 social media sites and applications, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, in Kashmir. The[Read More…]
Humans of Hindutva: Where humour unmasks religious propaganda
Following the trails of side-splitting parody, ‘Humans of Hindutva’, a Facebook page, also a burlesque of Indian right-wing ideology is flooding everyone’s newsfeeds. ‘Humans of Hindutva’ exclusively targeting the liberals, describe themselves as a ‘religious organization’. Their page description which reeks of political satire reads– ‘Laughter, empathy, fun and friendship[Read More…]
My training has not taught me to be weak: IPS Charu Nigam
Gorakhpur IPS officer Charu Nigam retaliates after the verbal conflict with BJP MLA Radha Mohan Agrawal on Sunday, where she burst out into tears. After the video of her being shouted at by Bharatiya Janata Party’s MLA Radha Mohan Das Agrawal went viral; IPS Charu Nigam on Monday said that[Read More…]
Haryana: Cop commits suicide; posts reason on Facebook
A 52-year-old Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Haryana police committed suicide by shooting himself as he was upset over being “unfairly” sent to police lines. But before taking the extreme step, the ASI recorded his reasons on Facebook. Virender, was posted at Murthal in Sonipat over 9 months ago, said,[Read More…]
For GoT spoilers, follow Bengaluru City Police on social media!
Bengaluru City Police is not leaving any stone unturned in entertaining its netizens on Twitter while educating them about traffic rules. After giving a Harry Potter reference last month, the team hit the right chord with a Game of Thrones based meme this time. The recent tweet shows Jon Snow[Read More…]
How are we ruining India’s future by trolling & faking it
This is no regular blog. This is an intervention. A serious one at that. You really need to stop. Stop whatever you have been doing all this while and think for a second what have we become? And, what are we trying to become in the future? A few years[Read More…]
BJP spokesperson registers complaint against Facebook troll
Bharatiya Janta Party Spokesperson Shaina NC on Saturday registered a complaint with Mumbai Police alleging that she has been abused on Facebook after she posted an interview with a private channel on her page. According to HT reports, she was informed by her personal assistant Sagarika Shinde about the unacceptable[Read More…]
7 fancy words used in bios to sound cool!
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…]
WhatsApp, Facebook group admins can be jailed for offensive posts
After concerns have been raised about fake news, morphed pictures and upsetting videos triggering tensions and even communal rift, it has been decided by the Varanasi authorities that a group admin on WhatsApp or Facebook will be liable for prosecution for any such development. As per a joint order issued[Read More…]
FB Messenger now has 1.2 billion monthly users
Man sacked for sending vulgar messages to journalist Rana Ayyub
An Indian employee working in a UAE-based company has been fired for sending sexually explicit messages to renowned journalist Rana Ayyub on Facebook. The accused identified as Bincylal Balachandran hailing from Kerala has been working in Dubai for a firm called Alpha Paint, a sister company of National Paints in[Read More…]
