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02 Mar 2021

Facebook

Instagram's Live Rooms feature will allow broadcasts with four people

Instagram has announced a new feature called Live Rooms. It will allow a host and three participants in an Instagram Live session. Previously people could host sessions with just one other person.

02 Mar 2021

Virat Kohli

Kohli becomes first cricketer to touch 100 million Instagram followers

Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli has become the first cricketer to get 100 million followers on Instagram.

26 Feb 2021

Facebook

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg pens 'open love letter' to fiance

The last time Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg hit headlines for her personal life was February 2020, when she announced her engagement to marketing CEO and former NBC News producer, Thomas 'Tom' Bernthal.

25 Feb 2021

Facebook

Where should social commerce sit on the path to purchase?

Social commerce might be the flavor of the month, but it's an industry cooking on gas without any real recipe.

13 Feb 2021

X

Ronaldo becomes first person to amass 500mn social media followers

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has reached yet another milestone by becoming the first person ever to have 500 million followers across social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

09 Feb 2021

Reddit

NewsBytes Briefing: Apple pulls a Xiaomi with advertisements, and more

Apple had recently taken great pains to warn us about its evil Big Tech brethren and their evil advertisements. Looks like it forgot to heed its own warnings.

09 Feb 2021

Cybersecurity

Instagram launches Parents Guide children's safety initiative in India

Facebook-owned social platform Instagram launched a Parents Guide on Monday. The 2021 version of the guide aims to inform parents of the safety features available on the platform.

07 Feb 2021

Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio leads letter urging Joe Biden's action on climate change

There's a lot riding on current US President Joe Biden's stint, and luminaries across the world, doubling up as activists, want their voices and requests to be heard.

05 Feb 2021

Entertainment

SAG Awards: Nominations announced, Golden Globes snub given recognition

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards has announced the nominations for the 2021 slate.

31 Jan 2021

Facebook

WFH special: Tips to reduce fatigue from excessive screen time

Excessive use of your phone and/or laptop in these times of WFH leads to a number of discomforts, like migraine, eye pain, and muscle fatigue, among others.

28 Jan 2021

Hollywood

'Thor: Love and Thunder' shoot starts after welcome by Aboriginals

Last week, Matt Damon announced his entry to the shooting schedules of Thor: Love and Thunder, and this week, MCU's next big-screen outing began shooting with a lot of grandeur.

28 Jan 2021

Bollywood

Sana Khan 'heartbroken' over negative videos made on her

Former TV and film actor Saiyad Sana Khan, who had quit showbiz last year, has responded to certain "negative videos" being made about her.

28 Jan 2021

X

Pamela Anderson uninstalls 'brain controlling' social media from her life

Pamela Anderson has taken a decision that might be good for her well-being but really bad for her fans across all age groups.

27 Jan 2021

Hollywood

'Juno' actor Elliot Page to divorce wife Emma Portner

Juno actor Elliot Page has announced he and his wife Emma Portner have decided to end their three-year-old marriage.

27 Jan 2021

Environment

This 'plastic' deathbed is a clarion call to save climate

Aakash Ranison, 25, is a young climate change activist who, through his life and work, advocates a sustainable and healthy lifestyle.

25 Jan 2021

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber talks about Miami arrest seven years ago

The phrase "better late than never" has rung true for pop icon Justin Bieber, who has had some rough encounters since he gained stardom at a pretty young age.

25 Jan 2021

Bollywood

Varun-Natasha wedding: Check out the first pictures

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Natasha Dalal on Sunday in an intimate ceremony.

22 Jan 2021

Bollywood

'Atithi Bhooto Bhava': Shoot begins for Pratik Gandhi-starrer in Mathura

After a smashing breakthrough with Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, actor Pratik Gandhi is all set to star in a romantic-comedy film titled Atithi Bhooto Bhava.

22 Jan 2021

Haryana

Nitin Negi, Sahil Wadhwa give social media hacks to millennials

In today's time, with the advent of social media, experience has taken a back seat, while a creative mind and engaging skill have become the things that matter most.

20 Jan 2021

Hollywood

Jennifer Lopez silences trolls over botox comment with lengthy reply

Jennifer Lopez, who has over 138 million followers on Instagram, needs no introduction.

18 Jan 2021

Russia News

Russian influencer, who married stepson, gives birth to their daughter

A Russian influencer, who had stirred controversy online for marrying her stepson last year, has announced the birth of their first baby.

16 Jan 2021

Delhi High Court

WhatsApp capitulates: Won't implement controversial privacy policy for 3 months

With WhatsApp's clarifications being received with skepticism, the chat app has pushed the deadline for accepting its new Terms of Service (ToS) forward by three months.

14 Jan 2021

Kolkata

Banita Sandhu clarifies "misinformation" around testing COVID-19 positive

Actor Banita Sandhu, best known for her role in October, has issued a clarification regarding the "misinformation" around her COVID-19 diagnosis earlier this month.

14 Jan 2021

LG

#CES2021: LG showcases OLED, MiniLED TVs and WebOS 6.0

Korean consumer electronics giant LG unveiled new TVs and teased the LG Rollable phone at its CES 2021 press conference. In the spirit of the first-ever virtual CES, a segment of LG's event was hosted by a completely virtual person, Reah Keem.

11 Jan 2021

Prince Harry

Disappointed with "hate" online, Harry and Meghan quit social media

Incessant flow of hatred on social media has claimed another victim or victims, to be precise.

11 Jan 2021

Bollywood

Felt helpless: Preity Zinta on her family battling COVID-19

Actor Preity Zinta today took to Instagram and shared her family's experience of battling COVID-19.

10 Jan 2021

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber challenges Tom Cruise, uploads Rocky-inspired MMA ring image

Justin Bieber has revived his beef with Tom Cruise.

08 Jan 2021

Bollywood

After being trolled, Rajiv deletes pictures with Rhea Chakraborty

Television presenter-actor Rajiv Lakshman has deleted his pictures with fellow actor Rhea Chakraborty, which triggered a controversy earlier today.

08 Jan 2021

Facebook

After Capitol violence, Facebook and Instagram suspend Trump's accounts indefinitely

Outgoing United States President Donald Trump has been slapped with an indefinite ban by Facebook and Instagram. He was initially barred from posting anything on these platforms for 24 hours, in wake of the deadly violence at the Capitol.

07 Jan 2021

Rahul Roy

Rahul Roy gets discharged from hospital, shares health update

Actor Rahul Roy, who had suffered a brain stroke in November last year, has been discharged from the hospital.

06 Jan 2021

Kim Kardashian

KimYe no more? Kim Kardashian, Kanye West headed for divorce

We might have to stop using KimYe soon, as social media mogul Kim Kardashian and rapper-cum-Yeezy head Kanye West might be heading for a divorce.

06 Jan 2021

Facebook

Instagram testing new carousel-like layout for Stories on desktops

Instagram has been testing a new design to improve the experience of viewing Stories on the desktop.

04 Jan 2021

Himanshu Sharma

Screenwriters Kanika Dhillon and Himanshu Sharma tie the knot

Screenwriters Kanika Dhillon and Himanshu Sharma have tied the knot in an intimate ceremony.

04 Jan 2021

Samsung

Nisha Gupta: A blogger who is inspiring the young India

Nisha Gupta, fondly known by her followers as Nishi, is one of the quirkiest and most popular bloggers and social media influencers in India right now.

03 Jan 2021

Justin Bieber

Avril Lavigne is making music with Machine Gun Kelly

Let Go of the Complicated 2020 because The Best Damn Thing will be 2021, promises Avril Lavigne!

03 Jan 2021

Mumbai

Mom-to-be Kareena Kapoor shares a glimpse of her 'dream home'

Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is expecting her second child with her husband, actor Saif Ali Khan, has shared a sneak peek from her new Mumbai apartment, which is currently being redesigned.

01 Jan 2021

X

Deepika Padukone deletes all Instagram, Twitter posts; leaves fans bewildered

Millions of fans and supporters of Deepika Padukone went bonkers on perhaps the finest and most optimistic morning we've seen in more than a year, i.e., January 1, 2021.

01 Jan 2021

Football

Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani banned for three matches

Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani has been handed a three-match ban besides being fined £100,000 after he decided not to contest a charge related to a post on Instagram.

31 Dec 2020

Hollywood

'Laserlight' singer Jessie J got diagnosed with Meniere's disease

Bang Bang singer Jessie J had a rather difficult time during Christmas this year due to her health.