Days after Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leaders earned the blue tick status or verification badge on their respective Twitter accounts, eight of the recipients reported of de-verified accounts despite getting verified on October 12. Following the change, youth wing office-bearers alleged that the move is a “vendetta politics” on[Read More…]
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Twitter under Irish investigation over data collection
San Francisco: Twitter is reportedly facing an investigation by privacy regulators in Ireland over data collection in its link-shortening system, the media reported. Privacy regulators in Ireland have launched an investigation into exactly how much data Twitter collects from t.co, its URL-shortening system, The Verge reported late on Saturday. The[Read More…]
The fault in our social media stars
Offlate, the world wide web has been infested with a new type of men. The type that attends ‘Pride Marches’, attends your local stand-up gigs, band performances or experimental theatre. It is easy to spot them. They are usually the ones who wear t-shirts with a huge ‘The future is[Read More…]
Aayush Sharma’s defamatory Tweet targeting Smriti Irani reappears; Arpita Khan defends
Salman Khan’s brother-in-law Aayush Sharma is all in news making headlines for his latest release and debut movie Loveyatri. On one hand, where people are talking about his movie, work, and his performance in the film, something very different is also making rounds on Twitter. Guess what! It’s Aayush Sharma’s[Read More…]
Viral: Men and women were asked what they do to avoid sexual assault; Answer list clears it all!
With the cases of sexual assault on the rise, there seems to be no escaping the predators. Though campaigns such as #MeToo have given people a courage to speak up about the sexual harassment they have gone through, yet, several painful stories remain unspoken. Recently, an author Jennifer Wright taking[Read More…]
Krishna Kapoor, widow of Raj Kapoor, dead
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Krishna Kapoor, the widow of the legendary Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor, died here on Monday, said a family member. She was 87. Krishna, who married Raj Kapoor in May 1946, is survived by her sons Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor, and daughters Ritu Nanda and[Read More…]
Bollywood stars support Tanushree’s #MeToo against Nana Patekar
After days long fight, Actor Tanushree Dutta has finally garlanded some support from the Bollywood industry in her fight against Nana Patekar whom she accused of sexually harassing her during a shoot back in 2008. While most Bollywood biggies including Amitabh Bachchan, Amir Khan and Salman Khan chose to artfully[Read More…]
Congress Social Media head Divya Spandana booked for tweet against PM Modi
The Uttar Pradesh police has lodged an FIR against Congress Social Media head Divya Spandana for tweeting a photograph against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal controversy. Divya Spandana, a former Lok Sabha Congress MP tweeted a photograph of PM Modi painting “chor” on his wax statue with[Read More…]
Ola offers chance to ride with Chetan Bhagat; Netizens thank for warning, choose Uber instead
Banker-turned-writer Chetan Bhagat has been stranger to the social media army. Once again, Bhagat has found himself amid a raw of trolls after since he launched a campaign #RideWithChetan in collaboration with Ola Cabs. In light of the upcoming release of Chetan’s latest novel – The Girl in Room 105[Read More…]
Priyanka Chopra shares her experience with Asthma, proudly says, “what’s to hide?”
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra says she’s asthamatic and there is nothing to hide about it. Priyanka on Monday tweeted an ad campaign where she is seen talking about how asthama did not stop her from achieving the highs in her career. Those who know me well know that I’m an[Read More…]
Hashtag Journalism: Comparative analysis between Republic and Times Now
In the contemporary politics and journalism, a strange symbol on the keyboard which looks like a noughts and crosses game has gain prominence. We call it hashtags and whether we are on Twitter or not the messages we will be hearing from politicians are usually shaped by it. There are[Read More…]
Twitter to show live streams on top of your timeline
Micro-blogging platform Twitter will now show live streams and broadcasts right on top of your timeline. “We’re making it easier to find and watch live broadcasts. Now, when accounts you follow go live, the stream will appear right at the top of your timeline,” the company tweeted. The new feature[Read More…]
Twitter to help spread awareness on suicide prevention in India
Twitter, in collaboration with the International Association for SuicidePrevention, has launched a special emoji for ‘World Suicide Prevention Day’ available globally and in India, the microblogging platform said Monday. “September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day and the theme for this year is ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide’… Twitter, in partnership with the International Association for SuicidePrevention, is launching a special emoji[Read More…]
#BharatBandh tops worldwide trends on Twitter
While Congress held its nationwide shutdown raising many concerns over hike in fuel prices under PM Narendra Modi governance, the ‘#BharatBandh’ trend stood first on the Twitter’s Worldwide Trends list. The social media platform was flooded with news, posts and messages using #BharatBandh, #MehangiPadiModiSarkar. Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi has[Read More…]
Mumbai: Husband forgets wife’s gift in local train; guess who helps?
Sagar M Mavani, a stand-up comedian from Mumbai, had lost a gift he had brought for his wife in Mumbai local train. To his saviour came the Mumbai’s Central Railway and RPF in front, tracing and returning the lost gift. Sagar had boarded a Kalyan local from Vidyavihar and got off at Thakurli,[Read More…]
Why BJP is silent over farmers’ rally in Delhi?
A massive farmers rally took place in Delhi on Wednesday. Thousands of farmers’, workers and youth from all across the country came out and took out a march from Ram Lila Maidan to Parliament Street in the national capital. #KisanLongMarch and #KisanMazdoorFightBack has been trending throughout on Twitter during their[Read More…]
Taranjeet Singh steps down as Twitter India head
Taranjeet Singh, India’s Country Director for the social media platform, Twitter, has put down his papers just over a year after he was elevated to the role in May 2017. Singh took to his respective Twitter to announce his exit saying – “Hello everyone, after 4 amazing years, I have[Read More…]
Kamaal R Khan is Back on Twitter, Amitabh Bachchan calls him ‘irrepressible’
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has again welcomed Indian film producer-actor-writer Kamaal Rashid Khan, better known as KRK, on Twitter and says that he is irrepressible. “The irrepressible Kamaal Rashid Khan… Straight talking , without any frills is back! Fasten seat belts,” Amitabh tweeted on Monday night. Last year Kamaal’s Twitter account[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Congress sets 15,000 FB likes, 5,000 Twitter followers as target for ticket aspirants
Indian National Congress in Madhya Pradesh issued a notice to the candidates aspiring for tickets. ‘Social media’ activity of the MLAs would be taken into consideration for ticket distribution in the poll-bound state. The party has announced that the tickets will be given only to those having huge social media[Read More…]
Twitter plans to roll out threaded replies, show online status
Twitter is planning to roll out threaded conversations like Facebook along with status indicators — showing who else is online among your followers — on its platform. In a tweet, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday that the micro-blogging platform will soon get interesting updates. “Playing with some new[Read More…]
“Go to Bangladesh or Pakistan” asks HDFC employee to Bangla customer in Kolkata
A Bangla customer of HDFC told to “Go to Pakistan or Bangladesh” for expressing his wish to fill the form in Bangla. Amit Sen wanted to fill the deposit form in Bangla language which is also the state language in West Bengal. As Sen submitted the form to the employee,[Read More…]
An Olympian sports minister
Rajyavardhan Rathor, a 48-year-old sports minister, was on roll over the social media after his photos with sports persons from Asian Games at Jakarta went viral. Suited up in formals, the sports minister Rathore was seen having meal with other players irrespective of his VIP political badge. The Union Minister[Read More…]
Mumbai cops creatively explain ‘no means no’ on Twitter
Mumbai police was once again on roll as it reached out to the citizens on social media with a creative way to deliver their message and warning. One of the recent tweets from Mumbai police over ‘consent’ grabbed a nation-wide attention and applaud. The caption read – “Your search for[Read More…]
“Indian bosses have no concept of life-work balance, shame employees post leave”: Viral Tweet
A digital consultant Sukhada has come up in front yelling over the many struggles of Indian employees maintaining their personal and professional life due to demands of “workaholic bosses”. Taking to her respective Twitter handle, Sukhda posted a tweet elaborating how Indian bosses, company founders have the tendency to disturb[Read More…]
Following Twitter clues, Mumbai cops arrest sexual abuser within 12 hours
After following several clues from a Twitter post by the victim of sexual assault, Mumbai police arrested the accused man in less than twelve hours, said the victim herself through another Twitter message. Twitter handle, who has requested to keep her identity disguised, posted a tweet on August 24, saying,[Read More…]