The chief first tweeted on January 22 but an official release was shared by the party on Wednesday
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BJP’s Anurag Thakur summons Twitter India to ‘secure citizens’ rights’
Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology, which is headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Anurag Thakur summoned Twitter India officials over the issue of safeguarding citizens’ rights on social media platforms. The panel has also asked the representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to appear before it during its meeting[Read More…]
Kids clicking selfie with slipper wins netizens heart but Amitabh Bachchan has different opinion
A heartening picture of a bunch of children posing for a selfie using a slipper instead of a camera has tugged on the heartstrings of many on Twitter. The photograph has been shared by many Bollywood celebs like Anupam Kher, Suniel Shetty and Atul Kasbekar and is widely going viral[Read More…]
Twitter bug mislabelling retweets confuses users: Report
San Francisco, A bug on Twitter majorly affecting Android users, confused the twitteraties by making them view retweets from random people on their timeline, the media reported. Twitter confirmed that the bug was mislabeling the “social proof” tag on retweets because of which users were actually viewing posts from people[Read More…]
Actor Siddharth mocks Javed Akhtar for misspelling movie name, writer apologises
Lyricist Javed Akhtar, he was all praises for a Tamil movie he recently watched but mistakenly misspelt the name of the movie.
Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli shares screenshots of conversations, exposes Krish’s lies
Kangana’s sister Rangoli, has shared screenshots of Kangana’s messages to Krish where it can be clearly seen that Kangana has tried reaching out to Krish on several occasions.
Bengaluru: ASI suspended after video of cops thrashing woman goes viral
After the video of two cops physically attacking a woman out of the Kumaraswamy Layout Police Station in the district made rounds on the internet, the Assistant sub-inspector Renukaiah has been suspended. The video that went viral, two cops can be seen forcibly pushing the woman out of the station.[Read More…]
Is Twitter India head one of the most volatile jobs?
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, during his visit to India in November last year, was seen showing off a tattoo on his left hand to Congress President Rahul Gandhi as he discussed with him some of the steps being taken to sanitise his platform in the country. Despite the[Read More…]
Google India’ witty response to Google Map user’ tweet will burst you into laughter!
a Google map user named Karthik Arora wrote a tweet to Google that the deflection while approaching a flyover is not visible.
1 bn gaming tweets recorded in 2018: Twitter
San Francisco, Micro-blogging site Twitter has recorded 1 billion gaming tweets from people around the world discussing game titles and cheering on their favorite esports teams in 2018. Japan topped the list of regions that tweeted the most about games and gaming last year followed by the US, UK, France,[Read More…]
Its my thread! Twitter tests ‘Original Tweeter’ feature
Twitter is currently testing a feature which will add a tag to the name of the thread initiator
Priyanka Gandhi rules Twitter; 13 of the top 20 trends are about her
The news of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra appointed as AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East, is buzzing the internet. Twitterati seem especially abuzz by the news. In the top 20 trending topics in India as many as 13 topics talk about her. The trending topics along with their rankings 1 #PriyankaGandhi[Read More…]
Top politicians extend their condolences over Shivakumara Swamiji’s demise
Indian spiritual leader, humanitarian and educationist Shivakumara Swamiji passed away in Tumakuru on Monday morning after a long illness.
New Twitter bug exposed Android users’ private tweets
San Francisco, A bug in Twitter exposed private tweets of some Android users for over five years when they made changes in their settings, like changing the email address linked to their accounts. According to the micro-blogging platform, the bug (now fixed) disabled the “Protect your Tweets” setting if certain[Read More…]
Anushka Sharma slammed for endorsing Rajnigandha Pearls
The actress who is known for her beliefs has landed herself into trouble by endorsing Rajnigandha Pearls brand. Anushka Sharma has earlier said in a statement that she would never endorse a fairness cream brand as she won’t endorse something that says this is right or wrong. When Anushka herself[Read More…]
Netizens shell-shocked to see Amazon selling coconut shells for Rs 1400
The recent buss on social media comes from popular e-commerce website Amazon which has left the netizens shell-shocked. The website known to make bizarre sales from time to time has once again confuses buyers with the sale of “Natural Coconut Shell Cup”, and that too for a hefty price of Rs 1,365. “This[Read More…]
Anurag Kashyap shares a list of Hindi films from 2018 he is “jealous” of
Director Anurag Kashyap who won the hearts of the audience by directing films such as Mukkabaaz, Manmarziyaan and Netflix’s web-series Sacred Games, shared a list of few films from this year which made him jealous. Taking to his official Twitter account, Kashyap enlisted films such as Manto, Mulk, Badhai Ho, Andhadhun, and few[Read More…]
Actor Prakash Raj to contest 2019 General Elections
With the clock striking the New Year midnight, Prakash Raj’s announced his entry to politics. The actor-director wished everyone happy new year while announcing his candidature for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The Quinquagenarian has decided to go as an Independent candidate. He ended his tweet with a slogan, “Ab ki baar[Read More…]
Twitter dubbed ‘Harvey Weinstein of social media’, stock falls
San Francisco, The Twitter stock nosedived over 12 per cent after a famed Wall Street analyst dubbed the micro-blogging platform the “Harvey Weinstein of social media”, days after an Amnesty International study found Twitter a “toxic” place for women. In a note to investors, online investment newsletter Citron Research’s founder[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi’s tweet announcing farmer loan waiver gets over 50000 likes in 16 hours
After the governments of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh waived off farmer loans within 2 days of swearing in, the Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to share the news with his followers. The party chief in the run-up to the elections in the states of MP, Chhattisgarh and[Read More…]
Twitter rolls out reverse-chronological feed for iOS, expected soon on Android
San Francisco, Listening to its users, Twitter has finally revived the reverse-chronological feed for iOS devices that will come to Android soon. The original way to tweet is now available as an option along with the current ranked timeline as a toggle which Twitter has called “Sparkle” on top right[Read More…]
Twitter warns ‘unusual activity’ from hackers in China, Saudi Arabia
San Francisco: Twitter has warned of “unusual activity” from state-sponsored actors based in China and Saudi Arabia after it found a bug that could have revealed the country code of users’ phone numbers or if their account was locked. The revelation led to Twitter stock dropping nearly 7 per cent[Read More…]
Abhishek Bachchan answers why celebs were serving food at Isha Ambani’s wedding
Following Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal’s wedding on December 12, social media was flooded with the wedding inside pictures and videos. Among the many, in few pictures Bollywood celebs were seen serving food to guests which posed several questions. While pictures of Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Amitabh, Abhishek, Aishwarya[Read More…]
Stun silence at Manchester United, no post on Twitter or Instagram after Liverpool drubbing
After being humbled at the hands of Liverpool at their home of Anfield by 3-1, the Manchester Reds seems to have gone in a state of total silence. Thirteen hours have gone by since United’s defeat and the scoreline picture still stands as their last post on Twitter and Instagram. While[Read More…]
Win $100,000 if you can live without a Smartphone for 365 days: VitaminWater Contest
VitaminWater a mineral water based company has announced a challenge for smartphone users. According to the challenge if one can go without a smartphone for a year they would get a huge sum of $100,000. The company announced the mammoth prize-moneyed contest on Twitter, running the hashtag #NoPhoneForAYear. we tried to[Read More…]