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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Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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‘Political conspiracy’, alleges HD Revanna on his arrest for alleged abduction related to rape case
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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: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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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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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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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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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024
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IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to the top spot after comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants
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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja stars with all-round performance in Chennai’s win over Punjab
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India to face Pakistan on October 6 as ICC announce tournament schedule
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title