In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order banning nationals from seven countries from entering USA, the neo-Nazi approach has been resisted all across the globe. Social media campaigns calling to boycott Trump business entities got huge supports. An old Twitter post from Trump’s hospitality business had drawn backlash after[Read More…]
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How Twitter reacted to BCCI appointments
Supreme Court on Monday nominated former CAG Vinod Rai, Ramchandra Guha, Vikram Limaye and former captain of the women’s cricket team Diana Edulji as administrator who will look after the day-to-day functioning of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ensure the smooth implementation of the Lodha[Read More…]
Federer beats Nadal in Australian open final
Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal- 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3- to win his 18th Grand Slam title. It was the 35-year-old Federer’s fifth Australian title, his first Grand Slam major since 2012 Wimbledon. Federer had lost six of the previous eight Grand Slam finals he’d played against Nadal, and had[Read More…]
How Twitter reacted to PM Modi’s latest Mann Ki Baat announcement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tweeted that the MannKiBaat episode on 29thJanuary will primarily be on the various board exams. He emphasised that the program will be exclusively for youth. The #MannKiBaat episode on 29th January will primarily be on the various board exams coming up. It will be[Read More…]
Dangal girl Zaira Wasim slams BJP leader for his patronising effort
Dangal actor Zaira Wasim, who has been trolled in social media after Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti called her ‘role model’, on Friday, had a fresh Twitter spat with Union Minister Vijay Goel. The BJP leader tweeted a painting of a Burqa-cladded woman, tagging Zaira Wasim in the comment.[Read More…]
How Twitter reacted to Chinese claim of attacking Delhi with in 10 hours
Chinese State TV said that it would take country’s motorised troops 48 hours and its paratroops 10 hours to reach India’s capital if war broke out, According to a tweet from @spectatorindex. The news got hillarious response in Twitter. Twitterati mocked that Chinese People’s Liberation Army couldn’t even reach at[Read More…]
PM Modi acknowledges diversity to be India’s greatest strength
Narendra Modi greeted to people of various communities the celebration of harvest festivals begins in various parts of India. Modi extended his greeting appreciating India’s diverse culture. Acknowledging diversity to be India’s greatest strength. “Today people across India are celebrating various festivals. My greetings to everyone celebrating these auspicious festivals.May[Read More…]
How Twitter reacted to NaMo’s appearance in Khadi calendar
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) attracted huge controversy after PM Narendra Modi’s picture replaces Mahatma Gandhi’s from the agency’s calendar and diaries. The development also prompts protests from a section of employees. PM Modi can be seen weaving khadi on a charkha, which is reminiscent of Gandhi’s well-known[Read More…]
#BringInsiyaBack: Dutch national’s fight against her Indian ex-husband, who kidnapped her daughter
Society has a pretty screwed up way of looking at itself. We consider abusive marriages, child grabbing and male domination a part of the lower income group. This particular story of Dutch national, Nadia Rashid may be the rude wake-up call that you need. Humans of Amsterdam shared a story[Read More…]
Students in Malaysia recreate SRK’s ‘Janam Janam’
Shahrukh Khan and his fans never cease to amaze us. The actor’s ever growing popularity is not just limited to India with a strong presence in countries like Germany, Russia, Malaysia and even South Africa. SRK is truly the Badshah of Bollywood. Recently, students of Malaysia’s Management and Science University[Read More…]
105 people died but the ‘Twitter king’ (Modi) didn’t tweet on it: Lalu
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over 105 deaths across the country allegedly due to demonetisation and advised him to at least “condole the deaths”. “About 105 people died but the ‘twitter king’ (Modi) didn’t tweet on it. It is understood[Read More…]
Mallya’s Twitter account ‘hacked’, says he’s being blackmailed
Beleagured industrialist Vijay Mallya on Friday said that his Twitter account has been hacked and the outfit responsible for this was blackmailing him. A series of tweets appeared on Mallya’s Twitter account on Friday morning with the purported passwords of the various bank accounts of the owner of now defunct[Read More…]
Congress twitter handle hacked, party blames right-wing hackers
A day after Rahul Gandhi’s twitter handle put out offensive and homophobic comments , the official Twitter handle of Indian National Congress appeared to have been hacked on Thursday morning for a few minutes. A series of abusive tweets were sent out to its 1.8 million followers. Congress Party had[Read More…]
Twitter reacts to Supreme Court’s National Anthem order
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the National anthem should be played in all cinema halls before a movie begins, accompanied by the national flag displayed on screen. As soon as the news broke out, people took to twitter to react with hilarious tweets: Watching a movie in theatre[Read More…]
I want to live. I don’t want to die: 7 year-old girl’s tweet from war-torn Aleppo
Bana Alabed, a seven year-old Syrian girl who was tweeting about the daily life in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, shared a message on Sunday night that her house had been bombed and her family was on the run. Tonight we have no house, it’s bombed & I got in rubble. I[Read More…]
Twitter CEO briefly suspended from his network
Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey was suspended from Twitter for a short time on Wednesday. Jack, who operates under the twitter handle @jack, was suspended at around 7:30 am IST. Twitter founder @jack has had his account suspended. — Jon Passantino (@passantino) November 23, 2016 For about 15 minutes,[Read More…]
Mumbai Police wins over Twitterati with their post on the Coldplay concert
Coldplay is here! Indian fans of the band have been going crazy about the Mumbai concert. The Global Citizen Festival which takes place on Saturday at MMRDA Grounds, in Bandra-Kurla Complex is going to witness a really big crowd swarming from all parts of the country with many big Bollywood[Read More…]
Sushma Swaraj is a good leader, I wish to offer my kidney to her: MP traffic cop
A traffic constable of Madhya Pradesh Police offered to donate one of his kidneys to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, a day after she tweeted about her kidney failure. “I wish to donate one of my kidneys to Sushmaji,” 26-year-old Gaurav Singh Dangi told PTI. “I got worried about her[Read More…]
Sehwag pads up for new web-series
Cricketer turned commentator turned Twitter sensation – Virender Sehwag will be seen acting in a new web series on Video on Demand (VOD) service – Viu that will go on air next week. After a successful cricketing career that included 38 hundreds and 72 fifties across all international cricket formats;[Read More…]
PM loses 3 lakh twitter followers post demonetization
A day after Prime Minister announced the withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from circulation, he lost over 3 lakh followers on twitter. On Nov 8th, Modi, in a shock announcement, ordered the withdrawal designed to tackle widespread corruption and tax evasion. Following the announcement, on 9 November,[Read More…]
#PunjabPolls2017: Arvind Kejriwal and Capt Amarinder Singh engage in ‘verbal duel’ on Twitter
Polls may be away for Punjab but Twitter is already burning with allegations and counter-allegations between Aam Admi Party and Congress. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was funding Punjab Congress leader, Captain Amarinder Singh’s, poll campaign. He[Read More…]
After 5 years, this soldier still awaits justice for his mother
A video of a soldier appealing for justice for the alleged murder of his mother is doing rounds on Twitter, with none other than Sanjay Nirupam sharing it. Initially shared by an account named as @InfoMumbai, the video shows a cop describing his struggle for justice as it has been[Read More…]
Arvind Subramanian’s Twitter account hacked!
The online world is indeed an unforgiving place and perhaps the Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has realised it the hard way. A seemingly innocuous tweet by Subramanian’s handle has evoked a sea of emotions ranging from outrage to outright hilarity. His account was hacked and even though the tweet[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…]