14 May 2021
'Broken But Beautiful-3' teaser: Sidharth Shukla's Agastya mirrors Kabir Singh
ALTBalaji is back with the third season of Broken But Beautiful, and this time we have new leads in the form of Sidharth Shukla (Agastya), the current Internet's favorite, and Sonia Rathee (Rumi).
12 May 2021
Halo, watermelon smile dog from 'Thoughts of Dog,' passes away
Halo, the dog behind the iconic watermelon picture of the Twitter page 'Thoughts of Dog,' has died. She was nine.
11 May 2021
Swara Bhasker calls Israel 'apartheid state,' gets brutally trolled
As the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on, social media users in India remain divided over the issue.
11 May 2021
Facebook tests 'Read First' prompts to check misinformation
Amidst the overflow of information being disseminated across the social media platforms, stopping the spread of false information and fake news has become more important than ever.
10 May 2021
Sonu Sood no more a COVID-19 savior?
The second wave of COVID-19 has severely affected India, and help has been pouring in from the entire world in the last few months.
10 May 2021
'TMKOC's Babitaji, Munmun Dutta, uses casteist slur; invites netizens' ire
Munmun Dutta, best known for playing Babita Iyer in the Hindi sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, has drawn the ire of social media.
08 May 2021
NewsBytes Briefing: IBM creates first 2-nanometer chip, and more
Those who thought IBM had stopped making processors are in for a surprise as the company claims to have created the world's first 2nm processor.
07 May 2021
Twitter introduces Tip Jar; allows users to tip favorite accounts
After many rumors and leaks alluding to Twitter testing new means of integrating payments into the platform, Twitter has finally begun testing the Tip Jar feature.
05 May 2021
Kangana's Twitter ban: Designers cut ties; Koo app welcomes her
The last 24 hours have been explosive for Rangoon actress Kangana Ranaut.
04 May 2021
Twitter Spaces now open to accounts with 600+ followers
Twitter had been planning to open its Clubhouse clone called Twitter Spaces to everyone sometime in April. On May 3, the company announced that now every account with 600 or more followers can host Spaces.
04 May 2021
Kangana Ranaut's Twitter handle gets permanently suspended, actress responds
Controversy's favorite child Kangana Ranaut's Twitter handle has been permanently suspended.
29 Apr 2021
Actor Siddharth says BJP members harassing him, leaked his number
Tamil actor Siddharth has claimed that the members of Bharatiya Janata Party from Tamil Nadu are harassing him and have leaked his phone number online.
27 Apr 2021
Twitter will display region-specific vaccination information prompt in user timelines
On April 26, popular microblogging platform Twitter said that this week, it will display a prompt with region-specific COVID-19 vaccine information at the top of people's timelines.
26 Apr 2021
Star of Oscars 2021 Chloe Zhao gets censored in China
Filmmaker Chloe Zhao was undoubtedly the star at the 93rd Academy Award function that concluded earlier today.
26 Apr 2021
Anupam Kher gets trolled for 'Aayega to Modi Hi' tweet
The Narendra Modi-led government is being slammed for administrative failure in dealing with the second wave of the pandemic.
25 Apr 2021
52 tweets removed for 'spreading fake news' on COVID-19
The central government has reportedly denied that it directed Twitter to censor messages regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in India.
24 Apr 2021
Twitter working on feature to tip users for tweets
Twitter is going all out with its monetization model, and the latest addition to that involves a way for Twitter users to pay each other.
23 Apr 2021
#BoycottRadhe trends on Twitter, SSR fans brutally troll Salman Khan
Salman Khan dropped the trailer of his upcoming Eid release, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai amid much fanfare yesterday.
23 Apr 2021
Twitter begins testing Professional Profiles for businesses in the US
Popular microblogging platform Twitter has announced the launch of a new Professional Profile test feature that would set businesses apart from individuals on the platform.
23 Apr 2021
NewsBytes Briefing: Hackers blackmail Apple with repair schematics, and more
Apple has been fleecing customers with exorbitant repair charges and planned obsolescence, but now a hacker collective called REvil has turned the tables on it.
22 Apr 2021
Man wanted to meet girlfriend, Mumbai Police's retort floors netizens
Mumbai police's humorous reply to a Twitter user, who wanted to meet his girlfriend during the ongoing coronavirus-induced restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government, has won the hearts of netizens.
20 Apr 2021
SSR's father moves court against movies depicting actor's personal life
Sushant Singh Rajput's father has moved Delhi High Court against movies that depict the late actor's name, personal life, images, caricatures, or lifestyle in the form of a biopic or story, Bar and Bench reported.
19 Apr 2021
Hansal Mehta gets abusive when offered a ticket to Pakistan
Director Hansal Mehta engaged in an abusive argument with a Twitter user recently.
15 Apr 2021
Sudeep's 'Vikrant Rona' to release in 3D on August 19
Kannada star Sudeep's Vikrant Rona is all set to hit the big screens on August 19, announced the actor earlier today.
12 Apr 2021
Kerala: Dancing medicos inspire cops to bat for vaccines
Dancing to the tunes of 1970s Boney M classic Rasputin, Janaki and Naveen, two medical students from Kerala's Thrissur Medical College, have shaken the social media for more reasons than one.
06 Apr 2021
'SSR Wrong Height Recorded' trend reignites SSR's death mystery
The untimely demise of Kedarnath actor Sushant Singh Rajput last year remains one of the most discussed topics till date.
02 Apr 2021
Twitter confirms Spaces is coming to desktop web browsers
Twitter has confirmed to The Verge that Spaces will soon be available on web browsers. This will allow users to access Spaces from their desktop PCs and laptops.
31 Mar 2021
Spotify and LinkedIn gear up to join the Clubhouse party
Spotify and LinkedIn are preparing to jump into the trendy "live audio" space after the invite-only Clubhouse app grabbed the attention of millions of iPhone users.
26 Mar 2021
NewsBytes Briefing: Reddit users get transgender employee fired, and more
The last couple of days saw high drama with several high-profile subreddits going private to protest Reddit censoring dissent against an employee. Redditors expressed concerns against a recent Reddit hire and former transgender politician's checkered past.
25 Mar 2021
Twitter may introduce emoji reactions, downvote option for tweets
In a move resembling the 2015 replacement of Favorites (star icon) with Likes (heart icon), microblogging site Twitter could reportedly introduce emoji reactions and downvotes for tweets.
23 Mar 2021
34 and successful: Kangana writes note to self on birthday
National Award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut turned 34 today and penned a note for herself.
22 Mar 2021
NewsBytes Briefing: Trump is coming back with vengeance, and more
Just when it looked like the Trump derangement syndrome had subsided and the mainstream media seemed ready to find a new bogeyman, former US President Donald Trump is coming back with his own social network.
22 Mar 2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's tweet auctioned for $2.4 million
Twitter CEO Jock Dorsey's first-ever tweet was auctioned for a whopping $2.4 million (around Rs. 18 crore). The Twitter founder declared that the entire auction proceeds would be donated to charity of Dorsey's choice, fittingly in the form of Bitcoins.
20 Mar 2021
SpiceJet honors Sonu Sood's humanitarian efforts during COVID-19 migrant crisis
Sonu Sood, the usual antagonist on celluloid, had turned into a savior for thousands last year, as he helped migrant workers reach their hometown, and JEE, NEET aspirants their exam centers, by providing transportation.
20 Mar 2021
Twitter confirms undo tweet feature, but it could be paywalled
The long-rumored undo tweet feature gets closer to reality. But there's some bad news. Noted app researcher Jane Manchun Wong has discovered more evidence hinting at the feature's impending release, but she also noticed a subscription screen tied to it.
20 Mar 2021
NewsBytes Briefing: Twitter gets ready for fifth-generation warfare, and more
You really need to pay attention when Angela Merkel, who was once scouted by Stasi secret police, gets spooked by Big Tech censorship.
19 Mar 2021
Twitter wants to ban rule-breaking leaders, seeks users' opinions
After Twitter and the rest of the Big Tech cabal permanently unpersoned then US President Donald Trump earlier this year, Twitter is toying with the idea of muzzling elected government officials and world leaders alike for breaking its capricious rules.
18 Mar 2021
Why is #RippedJeans trending on Indian Twitter?
Indian Twitter users have decided to school Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat for his comments on women wearing ripped jeans.
16 Mar 2021
NewsBytes Briefing: Google faces a $5 billion lawsuit, and more
Google's last-ditch effort to have the class action lawsuit thrown out has failed. Now the technology conglomerate faces $5 billion in potential fines for tracking user activity through Chrome browser's incognito mode.
15 Mar 2021
Ahead of Assembly elections, Twitter launches multilingual initiatives
On Monday, Twitter announced that it is launching multilingual features to assist with the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry this year.
