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05 Mar 2020

Instagram

Twitter wants to become an Instagram-clone, disgruntled users say #RIPTwitter

Stories are everywhere, and you won't be able to dodge them anytime soon!

03 Mar 2020

Apple

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak thought he had coronavirus

A few hours ago, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who is known for his witty opinions on technology and food, triggered a major uproar on Twitter.

03 Mar 2020

Narendra Modi

This Sunday, thinking of giving up social media: PM Modi

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was deliberating of giving up his Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts in a week. However, he didn't divulge the reason.

28 Feb 2020

Bollywood

It is stupid, Taapsee Pannu on #BoycottThappad Twitter trend

Even before Taapsee Pannu's latest movie Thappad released in theaters, many on Twitter called for its boycott.

28 Feb 2020

Malware

'Cerberus' malware can steal 2FA codes from Google Authenticator

Google Authenticator offers a secure way to get codes for two-factor authentication, the technique that protects online accounts from third-party hacks.

28 Feb 2020

Xiaomi

Sorry Xiaomi, this Realme phone already offers ISRO's 'NavIC' tech

A few days ago, Xiaomi India MD Manu Kumar Jain announced that an upcoming phone under the company's Redmi sub-brand will use ISRO's own NavIC navigation system.

27 Feb 2020

Bollywood

Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sensharma file for divorce: Report

After almost five years of living separately, actors Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sensharma have now decided to formally end their marriage.

25 Feb 2020

WeChat

China using WeChat/Twitter to silence people speaking about coronavirus

After mass crackdowns, China is going after individual users sharing completely innocuous stuff on social media.

25 Feb 2020

Google

Google Nest cam suffers outage, live video streams unavailable

Google's dedicated platform for home security cameras or the Nest Cams has suffered from an outage.

23 Feb 2020

Bollywood

Time to test legally: Shekhar Kapur on 'Mr. India' remake

Earlier this week, Bollywood director Ali Abbas Zafar announced that he would soon helm a movie trilogy inspired by the iconic 1987 movie Mr. India, which was directed by Shekhar Kapur.

22 Feb 2020

iPhone

You can mute specific, annoying words on Twitter: Here's how

For years, people have been using Twitter's dedicated mute button to silence individual user accounts or their conversations.

Darren Sammy to receive honorary citizenship of Pakistan: Details here

Former West Indies cricket team captain Darren Sammy will be given Pakistan's highest civil award -- Nishan-e-Pakistan -- and honorary citizenship of Pakistan.

22 Feb 2020

Facebook

Private WhatsApp numbers, groups are being exposed on Google

WhatsApp and Google take a lot of pride in their security standards.

21 Feb 2020

Samsung

All Samsung Galaxy phones hit by mysterious notification

Did you get a mysterious notification on your Samsung device? Well, you are not alone!

21 Feb 2020

iOS

Want to link multiple tweets? Use new 'Continue thread' feature

In order to make sharing thoughts convenient for its users, Twitter has rolled out another new feature for its mobile app - Continue thread.

20 Feb 2020

Facebook

Before big speeches, Zuckerberg gets his armpits blow-dried: Report

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has made a name for himself - for both good and bad reasons.

20 Feb 2020

Yogi Adityanath

UP: Principal "advises" students to keep Rs. 100 in answer-sheets

It's quite normal for teachers to give pep talks before examinations. The suggestions range from "keep calm" to "take a good night's sleep" and "don't stress".

20 Feb 2020

Kamal Haasan

3 killed in accident on Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2' sets

In a tragic incident, 3 people were killed and many others were injured after a crane collapsed on the sets of Kamal Haasan's upcoming movie Indian 2.

19 Feb 2020

Facebook

Indian ed-tech start-up Unacademy raises $110M from Facebook, others

Unacademy, one of the fastest-growing ed-tech start-ups in India, has now been backed by the biggest social media company in the world - Facebook.

17 Feb 2020

Facebook

WhatsApp is expected to get these new features soon

WhatsApp is constantly adding new features to make the messaging platform more functional and secure for its billions of users.

16 Feb 2020

Bollywood

Taapsee was called 'female Ayushmann Khurrana', her response won Internet

After she bagged the award for Best Actress (Critics) at the 2020 Filmfare awards, actress Taapsee Pannu was called the "female Ayushmann Khurrana" of Bollywood on Twitter.

13 Feb 2020

Bollywood

Varun Dhawan quashes rumors of 'roka' with girlfriend Natasha Dalal

On Wednesday evening, Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, along with his family, arrived at his long-time girlfriend Natasha Dalal's Mumbai residence.

13 Feb 2020

Saudi Arabia

In conservative Saudi, youngsters are taking the 'risk' of dating

Saudi Arabia's conservative society bans a lot of things and a relationship before marriage is one of them.

13 Feb 2020

Facebook

Soon, government could ask Facebook/Twitter to reveal anyone's identity

Social media platforms take a lot of pride in the efforts they put to keep the personal information of their users under the wraps.

10 Feb 2020

Academy Awards

Zack Gottsagen becomes first Oscars presenter with Down syndrome

The 92nd annual Academy Awards turned out to be historic.

10 Feb 2020

YouTube

Chinese citizen journalist 'forcibly quarantined' after reporting on coronavirus

As the calls for greater transparency grew wider in China amid a coronavirus outbreak, a Chinese citizen journalist is said to have gone missing.

10 Feb 2020

Hollywood

Missing in action, Priyanka shares pictures of her Oscars looks

Even as Priyanka Chopra Jonas couldn't make it to the Oscars ceremony this year, the actress was totally excited about it, this Monday morning.

08 Feb 2020

Facebook

#WeirdNews: Someone just hacked Facebook's official Instagram and Twitter accounts

In what would certainly qualify as a weird news, hackers broke into the official accounts operated by Facebook on Twitter and Instagram.

07 Feb 2020

Android

You can disable those annoying auto-playing Netflix previews: Here's how

Netflix, the biggest and perhaps the most entertaining OTT platform, is getting a much-desired change - the ability to control auto-playing of videos.

05 Feb 2020

Paytm

Why Paytm is forcing users to uninstall TeamViewer

Paytm, India's leading mobile payments platform, has been working on some nifty features to maintain the highest security standards for its users.

03 Feb 2020

Microsoft

Don't update! Latest Windows release causes 'blue screen of death'

Microsoft recently pushed a cumulative update fixing a long-existing File Explorer glitch on Windows 10.

29 Jan 2020

Bihar

Prashant Kishor and Pavan Verma expelled from Nitish Kumar's JD(U)

In a development that will hardly surprise political observers, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expelled poll-strategist Prashant Kishor and Pavan Verma from Janata Dal (United), over their controversial statements in the last couple of days.

27 Jan 2020

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor to star in 'The Intern' adaptation

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone is all set to feature in and co-produce an Indian adaptation of Nancy Meyers's 2015 hit Hollywood film The Intern.

27 Jan 2020

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar moves 'Bachchan Pandey' release date, upon Aamir's request

Ending speculations about a plausible year-end clash at the box-office, Akshay Kumar and the makers of Bachchan Pandey have now shifted the release date of their film, upon Aamir Khan's request.

26 Jan 2020

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi Assembly Elections: Five most controversial candidates fighting polls

Delhi is set to go to polls on February 8, and electioneering has reached its peak.

25 Jan 2020

Kapil Mishra

For communal tweets, Kapil Mishra banned from campaigning for 48-hours

Known for spewing venom and passing communal remarks, Bharatiya Janata Party's Kapil Mishra was on Saturday banned from campaigning for 48 hours by the Election Commission.

24 Jan 2020

Arvind Kejriwal

'India v/s Pakistan' tweet: Kapil Mishra replies to election body

BJP's Kapil Mishra, whose communal tweet before Delhi Assembly polls sparked controversy, has told the Returning Officer that his words were taken out of context.

24 Jan 2020

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Indian women politicians face more online abuse than US/UK counterparts

A recent study on online abuse has revealed the shocking reality of how women politicians in India are targeted on Twitter.

24 Jan 2020

Bollywood

Swaraj Kaushal calls out Naseeruddin Shah on Twitter; gets criticized

The ongoing debate over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) has left the whole nation divided.

Twitter app crashing? Here's how to fix the bug

Over the last 24 hours, Twitter users have been reporting a critical problem - crashing of the main app.