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18 Jan 2020

Saif Ali Khan

How Saif reacted to daughter Sara's 'Love Aaj Kal's trailer

The trailer for Imtiaz Ali's much-awaited film Love Aaj Kal, starring Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan, dropped on Friday. The upcoming film is a sequel to Imtiaz's own 2009 hit romantic-comedy movie by the same name.

17 Jan 2020

Social Media

Twitter will 'probably never' get an edit button, says Dorsey

No matter how much you root for it, Jack Dorsey has made it clear - 'Edit' is not coming to Twitter.

14 Jan 2020

India

Meet Chandigarh's Harbhajan Kaur who launched her startup at 90

It's never too late to follow your dreams, and Chandigarh's 94-year-old Harbhajan Kaur proves just that.

14 Jan 2020

Narendra Modi

India needs CAA, but Modi's politics failed us

Till December 13, Citizenship Amendment Bill was the single most important cultural reform Narendra Modi-led Centre brought. It still is, India should certainly shelter the persecuted minorities. Generations will thank Modi for that.

13 Jan 2020

Moon

Japanese billionaire looking for a girlfriend for Moon trip

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who is SpaceX's first prospective customer for a round trip to the Moon, is looking for a girlfriend for his lunar voyage.

11 Jan 2020

Piyush Goyal

#IndianRailways: Now, you can find vacant train seats after chart-preparation

The Indian Railways has introduced a new feature to ensure smooth and hassle-free train travel.

09 Jan 2020

Yusaku Maezawa

Billionaire giving away Rs. 64cr to random people: Here's why

Japan's famous art collector and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced a plan to give away Rs. 64 crore to his Twitter followers.

09 Jan 2020

Deepika Padukone

'Tanhaji' v/s 'Chhapaak': Which film will win at box-office?

This Friday (January 10) will see the first major box-office clash of the new year with the release of Ajay Devgn's 100th movie Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak.

09 Jan 2020

Social Media

Twitter will let you choose who can reply to tweets

In a major development, Twitter has announced a new feature to let users control who can reply to their tweets.

09 Jan 2020

England Cricket Team

James Anderson to miss remainder of South Africa series

Veteran English pacer James Anderson has been ruled out of the remainder of the South Africa tour following a rib injury.

08 Jan 2020

Deepika Padukone

'Chhapaak': Religion of acid attacker changed from Muslim to Hindu?

After actor Deepika Padukone was slammed for attending a protest at Jawaharlal Nehru University, her upcoming film Chhapaak has become the center of a heated communal debate.

05 Jan 2020

Iran

Trump threatens attack on Iranian sites; US government website hacked

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to target 52 sites in Iran if the Middle Eastern country chooses to retaliate the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

04 Jan 2020

Netflix

Fake offers, sex-chats: How BJP is garnering support for CAA

In a shocking development, a phone number shared by the BJP government to show support for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act is now being made viral on Twitter under the garb of sex chats, free Netflix subscriptions, etc.

30 Dec 2019

Shahid Afridi

Afridi's daughter performed 'aarti' after watching Indian-show, he smashed TV

Shahid Afridi, the former captain of the Pakistani cricket team, is being brutally slammed on social media, all thanks to an old interview of his in which he passed bigoted remarks.

25 Dec 2019

Android

Twitter bug let researcher match 17 MILLION numbers with accounts

In a major case, a security researcher has revealed that a flaw in Twitter's app allowed him to match as many as 17 million numbers to the users of the service.

25 Dec 2019

Android

Twitter bans animated PNGs to protect epileptic users

Microblogging giant Twitter is enforcing a ban on animated PNGs on its platform.

22 Dec 2019

Facebook

#NewsBytesWeeklyRecap: Light-powered headphones, Realme buds, Facebook's leak, DNA dating, more

In the third week of December, the world of tech witnessed plenty of activity, both good and bad.

21 Dec 2019

Android

#BugAlert: Critical security flaw in Twitter, update app immediately

After Facebook, Amazon's Ring, and SonyLIV, microblogging giant Twitter has disclosed a vulnerability, one that may have compromised the accounts of its users.

18 Dec 2019

Facebook

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey just unfollowed Mark Zuckerberg

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has never been a fan of Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook.

10 Dec 2019

India

#ThisHappened: Twitter highlights 2019's most tweeted about hashtags in India

As the year is about to end, Twitter has started the celebrations, taking a look back at what happened over the last 12 months, how some of the most important conversations took shape in India.

#WeirdNews: Duct-taped banana sold for $120,000 (Rs. 85 lakh)

In a genuine nod to minimal art, a banana, duct-taped to a wall, has been sold for a mind-boggling price of $120,000 (Rs. 85 lakh).

07 Dec 2019

Social Media

Now, Twitter has an account to highlight best tweets

Twitter has long been that place where you can discuss anything in the world, be it politics, quirky stuff or technology gems.

03 Dec 2019

India

Meet Shanmuga Subramanian, the techie who found Vikram on Moon

On December 3, India woke up to the news of Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-2 being discovered on the Moon.

30 Nov 2019

Salman Khan

#BoycottDabangg3 trended heavily on Twitter: Here's why

A couple of weeks back, the first song from Salman Khan's much-awaited cop-drama Dabangg 3 came out.

25 Nov 2019

YouTube

Child (!) who hacked Jack Dorsey's Twitter account, arrested

Back in August, Twitter chief Jack Dorsey's own Twitter account was hacked to send out racist slurs and comments.

US professor calls Indian food terrible, Twitter disagrees

We have seen a plethora of terms being associated with our beloved food from the subcontinent, ranging from spicy, extravagant to cumbersome.

22 Nov 2019

Security

Now, enable two-factor authentication on Twitter without linking your number

A few weeks back, Twitter drew serious flak for making numbers given for two-factor authentication available to advertisers.

10 Nov 2019

India

Why are Twitter users switching to the social platform Mastodon?

Ever since Twitter suspended the account of the Supreme Court lawyer twice, several users of the micro-blogging site have been moving to the alternative social network Mastodon.

08 Nov 2019

India

TikTok grows as Facebook loses market share in India

TikTok is on a mind-boggling run in India.

06 Nov 2019

Bollywood

Troll calls Abhishek Bachchan 'unemployed'; actor responds gracefully

Abhishek Bachchan is not new to online trolling. The 43-year-old actor is often targeted by many on social media for his on-again, off-again relationship with films.

02 Nov 2019

Reddit

Going offline: Elon Musk says he's disconnecting from Twitter

As far as his social media activities are concerned, Elon Musk seems perplexed, at best.

31 Oct 2019

Jack Dorsey

Twitter is banning political ads globally, says CEO Jack Dorsey

In a major move, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that the microblogging site will stop showing political ads around the world.

23 Oct 2019

Goa

Goa government websites direct users to porn websites. No kidding!

The government is pushing its weight behind Digital India. The idea is to make everything web-dependent, from monetary transactions to filling forms and applying for passports.

21 Oct 2019

Facebook

After Twitter, Facebook comes up with a redesigned desktop site

Just a couple of months back, Twitter redesigned its desktop website and faced immense criticism for the move.

13 Oct 2019

India

Why is #NoBraDay trending on Twitter in India?

If you have been on Twitter today, you may have seen #NoBraDay trending in India.

10 Oct 2019

Murder

Murshidabad: RSS worker, pregnant wife, and son killed at house

In West Bengal's Murshidabad, a triple murder has sent shock waves across the residents. Once you know how the crime was committed, you will understand why locals are living under fear.

09 Oct 2019

Jack Dorsey

Twitter said phone numbers provided for security used for ads

Microblogging giant Twitter has disclosed a major security lapse, a bug that used phone numbers and email addresses provided by users for targeted advertising - without permission.

08 Oct 2019

Bollywood

#AskSRK: When asked to "burn" Ra.One's CDs, superstar gave witty-response

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan decided to conduct a Q&A session on Twitter on Tuesday, and as expected his fans from around the world soon trended #AskSRK on the micro-blogging website.

02 Oct 2019

Technology

Twitter goes down, keeping users from tweeting, viewing DMs, notifications

After Facebook, popular microblogging site Twitter has gone down for users around the world.

21 Sep 2019

Pakistan Cricket Team

Afridi names his Fab Four, doesn't include Kane Williamson

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi is considered as one of the modern-day legends of the game.