Donald Trump slammed Twitter of silencing Republicans on the social media platform. Coining a new term for it, he tweeted, “Twitter ‘SHADOW BANNING’ prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints”. Few Republican leaders had been complaining that their accounts could[Read More…]
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Congress leader Manish Tewari’s abusive tweet on Bhakts triggers outrage
Congress leader and former Union minister, Manish Tewari, triggered controversy among people after he used an abusive word for Bhakts in a tweet. His tweet generated much outrage who said that it did not suit a former minister to use such language. Is Se Khate Hain Chutiyon Ko Bhakt Bana[Read More…]
Here’s Shashi Tharoor’s hilarious take on Onam tweet
Congress MP, Shashi Tharoor, knows how to take jokes in a smart and witty manner. He strengthened our belief in this thought further after he shared a picture of a joke on his Facebook page. “Let’s enjoy him having the last laugh — till it lasts! May your Onam also[Read More…]
Rishi Kapoor trolled for demanding “shirtless moment” at ICC women’s world cup final
Rishi Kapoor often makes controversial tweets and later justifies them by terming it as a joke. The fresh incident happened on Sunday where in his tweet he joked about wanting a repeat of former Indian Cricket captain, Saurav Ganguly’s memorable shirtless celebration at the Women’s World Cup final, which was met[Read More…]
Amazon removes Indian flag doormats after Sushma Swaraj’s angry tweet
In a major jolt to global e-commerce giant Amazon, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday has threatened the company to refuse visas to its officials and withdraw visas already given to its employees in India, if the international e-tailer continues selling doormats with the Indian flag on them. “If this[Read More…]
Sachin-Sehwag back to being the talk of the town, this time on Twitter
The Sachin Tendulkar – Virender Sehwag partnership has always provided entertainment, be it on the pitch or off it. Sehwag who has teased, embarrassed, joked and trolled several cricketers and celebrities on the Twitter, decided to take on the master blaster this time. Sachin congratulated the Indian cricket team on[Read More…]
LG summons Sisodia to tackle capital’s health crisis
LG Najeeb Jung has asked deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to cut short his trip to Finland and return to Delhi. Chief secretary Kewal Sharma had been asked to send an email and contact Sisodia’s hotel. With eight chikungunya deaths in the capital, the ruling AAP govt has been facing a lot[Read More…]
289 tweets per hour and 6,943 tweets a day—Islamophobia’s on the rise
Every day in the month of July, close to 7,000 Islamophobic tweets in English were generated globally, according to a study conducted by the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media in Demos, a think-tank. This is compared to the 2,500 generated in April. A surge against Muslims particularly occurred[Read More…]
PM Modi embarrasses himself with another ‘false claim’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed a faux pas in his Independence Day speech. If the length of the speech wasn’t enough, the content has become a controversial subject of discussion. Talking about his claims of success in bringing electricity to more and more villages Modi said on Monday, “Out of[Read More…]