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19 May 2018

Uttar Pradesh

The bribe-network of Noida cops gets revealed by one tweet

A tweet supposedly posted by a disgruntled police officer exposed a well-oiled machinery of bribes of Noida police.

Kohli's boys defeat Sunrisers and Twitter goes crazy

Royal Challengers Bangalore claimed a victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad to move to fifth in the table and keep their hopes of qualifying for play-offs alive.

16 May 2018

Technology

Twitter to curb abuse by hiding more bad tweets

In an effort to curb trolling and abuse on the platform, Twitter is making changes to its algorithm to hide more bad tweets in conversations and searches.

15 May 2018

French Open

Tsonga out of French Open due to an injury

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has ruled himself out of the French Open after failing to recover in time post a knee injury.

15 May 2018

LinkedIn

Kashmiri Pandit loses job, slapped by FIR for inflammatory comments

Two tweets posted by a Kashmiri man talking against a certain community proved costly for him.

Twitter left in awe of Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets.

14 May 2018

West Bengal

Derek O'Brien's insensitive statements on Bengal violence infuriates Twitter users

Many Twitter users slammed senior Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brein for his insensitive comments on violence that prevailed across West Bengal during panchayat elections today.

14 May 2018

Sushma Swaraj

Sushma Swaraj steps in after computer 'separates' elderly couple

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj came to the rescue of an elderly couple who were selected for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, after the husband informed her they were booked in separate batches.

14 May 2018

Kashmiri Pandit

Srinagar: Twitter user booked for abusive posts about Kashmiri Pandits

The J&K police today lodged an FIR against a Twitter user for allegedly putting up abusive posts about Kashmiri Pandits.

IPL 2018: Twitter explodes after KKR score 245

Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs to notch their 6th victory of 2018 season.

11 May 2018

Richa Chadda

Richa Chadha hits back after being threatened with rape, death

Online trolling has hit a new low as Richa Chadha received rape and death threats on Twitter.

10 May 2018

India

Native of 'Indian-occupied-Kashmir' seeks help. Sushma Swaraj gives it back

Sushma Swaraj is one of the most responsive foreign ministers India has had, and several people reach out for help on social media every day.

Best Twitter reactions as Royals beat Kings XI Punjab

Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab by 15 runs to bag their fourth win of the Indian Premier League 2018.

Twitterati praise SRH bowlers as they choke down RCB

Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowlers once again displayed their prowess as the Hyderabad based franchise defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in match number 39 of 2018 IPL.

How did Twitter react to Mumbai's win over KKR?

Mumbai Indians secured their 4th victory of the campaign as they beat Kolkata Knight Riders.

06 May 2018

Social Media

Vine's successor V2 postponed for an indefinite amount of time

Last year, Dom Hoffman, the co-founder of now-defunct short-form video app Vine, had announced that work had begun on a successor video platform called V2.

IPL 2018: Yusuf Pathan wins hearts on Twitter

Delhi Daredevils have now lost 7 out of their 10 matches.

04 May 2018

Harry Potter

Actress Emma Watson tweets support for Kathua victim's lawyer

'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson today came out in support of Kathua rape victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat.

04 May 2018

Technology

Security Bug: Twitter asks all users to change their passwords

Twitter has asked its over 330 million users to change their passwords after admitting that the company inadvertently recorded user passwords in readable text on its internal system due to a glitch.

03 May 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai Police teaches road safety with human evolution meme!

Adding spice to relatively boring topic of human evolution, Mumbai Police posted yet another clever tweet.

IPL: Twitterati can't believe Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians

Royal Challengers Bangalore have finally defended a target.

01 May 2018

India

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal must resign, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today demanded the resignation of Union Minister Piyush Goyal after accusing him of being involved in the Rs. 48 crore Flashnet scam, which he said is about deceit, conflict of interest, and greed.

Best reactions on Twitter as CSK become table toppers

Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils by 13 runs in match number 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018.

30 Apr 2018

Facebook

Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal: Twitter gets involved, confirms selling data access

The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal started with Cambridge University researcher Aleksandr Kogan.

IPL: Twitter can't believe SRH defeated RR by 11 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad have done it again as they defended another low total, courtesy the brilliance of their bowlers.

29 Apr 2018

Shashi Tharoor

Rahul Gandhi now the most followed Congress leader on Twitter

Congratulations are in order for Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi. He has finally overtaken Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor to become the most followed Congress leader on Twitter.

IPL 2018: Twitterati can't believe Mumbai Indians won

Defending champions Mumbai Indians have finally ended their winless streak as they beat table-toppers Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets in Pune.

Daredevils thrash Knight Riders and Twitter goes bonkers!

Delhi Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 55 runs in match number 26 of 2018 Indian Premier League.

26 Apr 2018

Donald Trump

Amid haters, Trump has found a new friend in Kanye

The Kanye West-Donald Trump Twitter bromance might be most controversial yet on the micro-blogging website.

26 Apr 2018

India

On searching India's first PM, Google displays Modi's photo

On Wednesday, a Google glitch left Twitter users perplexed. The search engine showed Narendra Modi's photo when users looked for India's first Prime Minister.

Twitter goes bonkers as Dhoni's CSK thrash Kohli's RCB

CSK thrashed RCB at the packed Chinnaswamy Stadium by 5 wickets.

IPL 2018: Best Twitter reactions as SRH beat MI

Sunrisers Hyderabad scripted a fairytale victory at the Wankhede against the Mumbai Indians.

Twitter makes fun of Yuvraj as his poor form continues

The trend of last over nail-biters in 2018 IPL continued as Delhi Daredevils succumbed to a 4-run loss against Kings XI Punjab at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.

23 Apr 2018

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan scores 35 million followers on Twitter

Shah Rukh Khan has become the first ever Bollywood celebrity to hit the 35 million mark on Twitter.

23 Apr 2018

Uttar Pradesh

To get cops working, Class-X boy creates DGP's fake-Twitter account

Disappointed with police inaction in a case where his brother was duped of Rs. 45,000, a class X boy created a fake account of Uttar Pradesh DGP.

Twitter left baffled as Gowtham seals the win for Royals

Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 3 wickets in a nail-biting thriller at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

23 Apr 2018

Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor returns to Twitter, says missed the fights

Rishi Kapoor, who has often courted controversy with his tweets, is now back on the micro-blogging website.

What-have-we-come-to: Man cancels Ola ride because of Muslim driver

Taking bigotry to unfathomable levels, a verified Twitter user Abhishek Mishra, apparently a member of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, canceled an Ola ride because the driver was Muslim.

IPL: Best Twitter reactions as RCB defeat Daredevils

Virat Kohli's RCB defeated the Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets at the Chinnaswamy stadium to clinch their second win of the season.

Twitter in a frenzy after Watson pummels Royals

Chennai Super Kings thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 64 runs riding on the back of Shane Watson's blitzkrieg in match number 17 of IPL 11.