Social Media
- Lifestyle
Study explores adolescents at risk of depression from social media use
New Delhi: Social media use does not raise the risk of depression in all adolescents, revealed a study on Wednesday which found parental hostility and peer bullying as major risk factors driving…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi: Up to Rs 2L fine for unlicensed influencer collaborations
Abu Dhabi: In a significant development, the authorities in Abu Dhabi have imposed a fine of up to Dirham 10,000 (Rs 2,27,666) on companies that fail to obtain the necessary licenses for…
- India
PM Modi requests supporters to remove ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ from social media profiles
New Delhi: Thanking millions of his supporters for lending massive support during the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged them to remove ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ from their…
- Bollywood
‘I am fascinated…’: Zeenat Aman speaks about impact of social media on society
Mumbai: Veteran actor Zeenat Aman has always stunned everyone with her grace and bold characters in the movies. Recently, she talked about the pros and cons of social media and its impact…
- Business
LinkedIn is so ‘cringe’ it will make your toenails curl: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday attacked Microsoft-owned largest professional network LinkedIn, saying this platform is “so cringe it will make your toenails curl”, as the billionaire aims…
- India
UAE: Indian social media influencer falls to death from 19th floor
Abu Dhabi: A 37-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian social media influencer died after falling from the 19th floor of her building near St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Fujairah. The deceased…
- Business
Snapchat strengthens senior leadership team in India
New Delhi: Social media platform Snapchat on Wednesday strengthened its leadership team in India, a country where it has reached over 200 million monthly active users. The company has hired key people…
- Hyderabad
Octopus arms appear on Inorbit Mall: What’s cooking, ask Hyderabadis
Hyderabadis are buzzing with curiosty over a strange and unusual sight at Inorbit Mall. Octopus arms-like structures have suddenly appeared on top of the mall, sparking interest and speculation among locals. People…
- India
Netizens share Daksh Chaudhary’s past videos after ‘attack’ on Kanhaiya Kumar
Following an attack on Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar by Daksh Chaudhary, some significant revelations have emerged regarding Chaudhary’s past, sparking outrage on social media. A series of videos have surfaced on social…
- India
Cyber surveillance intensifies: Social media monitoring in full swing ahead of LS polls
Ahmedabad: In light of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, authorities have intensified social media monitoring to safeguard public peace and ensure citizens’ safety. The Cyber Crime Social Media Monitoring Cell in Gujarat,…
- Business
Snapchat reaches 422 million daily active users globally
New Delhi: Social media platform Snapchat reached 422 million daily active users in the first quarter (Q1) this year, an increase of 39 million or 10 per cent (year-on-year). In Q1, the…
- India
Upma served by IndiGo has higher sodium content, claims social media user
New Delhi: A social media influencer has claimed that ‘upma’ and ‘poha’ served onboard by IndiGo have higher sodium content than Maggi while the airline has said the salt content in its…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 2 held for stealing bike to perform stunts for social media attention
Hyderabad: In a peculiar turn of events, Begumpet police have nabbed two individuals, including a juvenile, for theft of two-wheelers to showcase their daredevil stunts on social media. The accused, identified as…
- News
Lok Sabha polls: EC uses social media to nudge electors to vote
New Delhi: The Election Commission has launched a variety of campaigns across social media platforms to nudge young and urban voters to cast their ballot in the Lok Sabha elections. The poll…
- India
BJP mocks INDIA bloc in satirical ad, video draws many eyeballs on social media
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released a fresh advertisement, mocking and deriding the INDIA bloc for their “incompetency and inefficiency” despite being a rainbow alliance of multiple parties.…
