Social Media Buzz
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‘Bonds that cannot be broken’: Data on electoral bonds scheme triggers flood of satire and cartoons
Details about bonds were made public by the Election Commission after the Supreme Court ruled that the scheme was unconstitutional.
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Sudha Murthy’s Rajya Sabha nomination triggers satire about her ‘simple’ lifestyle
More tales from the life of the poor rich woman.
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Art cannot have profit motive, says Humans of New York founder amid copyright lawsuit in India
Brandon Stanton said that he welcomes anyone using his blog format to express something about their community, but not for creating a lifestyle for themselves.
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Humans of New York founder chides Humans of Bombay for filing copyright case against rival account
Humans of Bombay claimed that the project was its ‘intellectual property’ and asked People of India not to appropriate its ‘unique format of storytelling’.
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Modi government is turning to actors to promote women’s bill, new Parliament building
Social media users questioned why President Droupadi Murmu was not invited to new Parliament, and whether the building was a suitable venue for film promotions.
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‘Is this Bharat?’: Ed Sheeran remix at G20 airport welcome draws amusement, ire on social media
‘Embarrassing at the least,’ tweeted a Congress spokesperson.
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Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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‘New Bharat’: How India’s cartoonists see the debate about changing the country’s name
After the dinner invitations from the president’s office for G20 summit read ‘President of Bharat’, social media has been abuzz with ‘India vs Bharat’ debate.
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As Silicon Valley Bank fails, Indian lender with similar initials assures clients it’s safe
SVC Co-operative Bank issued a statement clarifying it was unrelated to the California-based bank that was declared insolvent on Friday.
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‘India’s vanishing lanes’: Karnataka ‘10-lane expressway’ inspires jokes after video shows only six
While Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai bragged about ‘world-class’ infrastructure, people couldn’t look past the missing lanes.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, others share their worst book signing events to comfort a new author
Writer Chelsea Banning tweeted that she was ‘embarrassed’ that a book signing event for her debut novel was attended by only two people.
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Ravish Kumar’s NDTV India exit triggers a flood of sorrowful memes and cartoons
The anchor’s decision to quit was mourned by Twitter users as a further narrowing of media freedom.
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‘#RIPTwitter’: Hilarious memes on Twitter as users speculate whether the platform will die
Twitter was flooded with posts about its own demise.
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The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement