Social Media
- Entertainment
Anupam Kher meets PM Modi, shares social media post in his praise
New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, on Saturday, met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and following their meeting, shared a social media post praising the PM’s work for the country. ‘The…
- Technology
At 332 mn users, Snapchat growing faster than Facebook, Twitter
San Francisco: Social media platform Snapchat is growing faster than Facebook and Twitter and in its latest quarterly report, the platform said it grew its daily active users (DAUs) 18 per cent…
- World
Social media ‘designed’ to weaken democracies: Obama
Washington: Former US President Barack Obama has broken his silence after a long time, saying that social media platforms are well-designed to destroy democracies. Speaking at a Stanford University event late on…
- Bollywood
Akshay Kumar no more a tobacco brand ambassador
Mumbai: Faced with a huge backlash, actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday announced that he is stepping down as the brand ambassador of a tobacco company with whom he had recently signed a…
- Mumbai
‘Social Media Lab’ launched in Maharashtra to curb communal tensions
Mumbai: Mumbai Police announced that a ‘Social Media Lab’ has been established to monitor posts that may incite communal tensions in Maharashtra, on Monday. According to Mumbai Police, approximately 3,000 such posts…
- Technology
Instagram expands product tagging tool to all US users
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram on Monday expanded the ability to add product tags in Feed posts to everyone in the US. Earlier available only to creators and brands, product tagging is now…
- India
Hubballi violence: Situation still tense, over 100 detained by Karnataka police
Hubballi: More than 100 persons have been detained in connection with the large-scale violence following a controversial social media post in the city. The accused would be produced before the court on…
- India
Karnataka: Violence breaks out over provocative social media post, cops injured
Hubballi: A large number of people allegedly went on a rampage damaging many police vehicles, a nearby hospital, and a Hanuman temple in the old town of Hubballi and injured some police…
- Sports
Ronaldo apologises on social media after smashing youngster’s phone
London: Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo issued a public apology on social media on Sunday after an unsavoury incident following his side’s 0-1 loss to Everton in a Premier League game on…
- Technology
Twitter brings ALT badge, improved image descriptions globally
San Francisco: In a bid to make it easy to add alt text to image uploads, micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that its new accessibility features, ALT badge and improved image descriptions,…
- Hollywood
Selena Gomez on staying away from internet for past four years
Washington: Singer and actor Selena Gomez has revealed that she gave up the passwords to her social media accounts more than four years ago so the internet couldn’t ruin her joy. According…
- India
Over 600 govt social media accounts hacked since 2017, govt tells LS
New Delhi: Over 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Responding to…
- Television News
Shehnaaz Gill’s earnings per Instagram post
Mumbai: Shehnaaz Gill aka Punjab Ki Katrina earned the ‘golden ticket to stardom’ with her stint in Salman Khan’s reality show Bigg Boss. The actress took part in the 13th season of…
- Entertainment
Badshah’s disrespectful behavior towards Harnaaz irks netizens
Mumbai: Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu is maintaining to be in the spotlight ever since she won the prestigious title in December last year. From clapping back at trolls who body-shamed her and…
- Technology
Jack Dorsey regrets playing a role in centralising Internet
New Delhi: Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, a strong proponent of open and decentralised social media, has regretted his involvement in creating a centralised Internet. In a tweet, Dorsey who now focuses on…
