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Internet Trends

  • From ‘jobs’ to ‘Article 370’: How government action diverts or draws attention to topics online

    From ‘jobs’ to ‘Article 370’: How government action diverts or draws attention to topics online

    Search interest can change almost immediately after a news break and flip back again when interest dies down.

    Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
    · Aug 22, 2019 · 06:30 pm
  • The spoken web has huge potential in India. But can we get this next chapter of the internet right?

    The spoken web has huge potential in India. But can we get this next chapter of the internet right?

    We need to make sure it develops with values we can all stand by.

    Mukul Devichand
    · May 18, 2019 · 06:30 pm
  • Jio’s game-changing cheap data plans have brought broadband subscription to a crawl in India

    Jio’s game-changing cheap data plans have brought broadband subscription to a crawl in India

    The broadband subscriber base grew at its slowest pace in five years in 2018.

    Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
    · Jan 04, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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  1. Watch: Did Deepika Padukone forget, for just a moment, that she is married?

    Watch: Did Deepika Padukone forget, for just a moment, that she is married?

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  2. Bihar: Three men arrested for allegedly raping former inmate of Muzaffarpur shelter home

    Bihar: Three men arrested for allegedly raping former inmate of Muzaffarpur shelter home

    Yesterday · 06:12 pm
  3. Gates Foundation stands by award to Narendra Modi even as two participants pull out of ceremony

    Gates Foundation stands by award to Narendra Modi even as two participants pull out of ceremony

    Yesterday · 12:31 pm
  4. ‘Howdy Modi’ an external extravaganza, need such events in India, says Kapil Sibal

    ‘Howdy Modi’ an external extravaganza, need such events in India, says Kapil Sibal

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  5. Did the Indus Valley people settle in Tamil Nadu? Keezhadi excavation could provide crucial evidence

    Did the Indus Valley people settle in Tamil Nadu? Keezhadi excavation could provide crucial evidence

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  • Fact check: BJP’s social media strategy head’s false claims about Telangana polls and GST

    Fact check: BJP’s social media strategy head’s false claims about Telangana polls and GST

    This isn’t the first time Amit Malviya has disseminated misinformation.

    Arjun Sidharth, altnews.in
    · Dec 24, 2018 · 06:18 pm
  • No laughing matter: Memes are taking the alt-right’s message of hate mainstream

    No laughing matter: Memes are taking the alt-right’s message of hate mainstream

    Racist, politically-charged images are increasingly making their way from fringe sites to popular social networks like Twitter.

    Emiliano De Cristofaro, The Conversation
    · Dec 15, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • FIFA, Section 377, Priya Varrier’s wink and Nick Jonas: What Indians were busy Googling in 2018

    FIFA, Section 377, Priya Varrier’s wink and Nick Jonas: What Indians were busy Googling in 2018

    On December 12, Google India released the top search trends of the past year, broken down into several lists categorised by type.

    Aria Thaker, qz.com
    · Dec 14, 2018 · 11:30 am

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  1. Watch: Who told this man he was blocking the camera's view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

    Watch: Who told this man he was blocking the camera's view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

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  2. Watch: Did Deepika Padukone forget, for just a moment, that she is married?

    Watch: Did Deepika Padukone forget, for just a moment, that she is married?

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  3. Watch: A YouTuber sings about Goa’s pothole problem in this hilarious spoof of a ’70s pop song

    Watch: A YouTuber sings about Goa’s pothole problem in this hilarious spoof of a ’70s pop song

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  4. Watch: Leopard enters a house in Karnataka, escapes with pet

    Watch: Leopard enters a house in Karnataka, escapes with pet

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  5. Watch: Senegalese artist Boubou paints a perfect portrait of footballer Neymar – with his foot

    Watch: Senegalese artist Boubou paints a perfect portrait of footballer Neymar – with his foot

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  • Why millions are watching hour-long videos of people carving soap, folding napkins or whispering

    Why millions are watching hour-long videos of people carving soap, folding napkins or whispering

    ASMR videos are the new internet sensation. Are they relaxing or strange?

    Craig Richard, The Conversation
    · Oct 09, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • As India’s ATMs run dry, digital payment companies make a killing – again

    As India’s ATMs run dry, digital payment companies make a killing – again

    The demonetisation period gains are back.

    Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com
    · Apr 21, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • Representing people of colour and folk art, #SouthAsianArtists has Twitter’s finest illustrations

    Representing people of colour and folk art, #SouthAsianArtists has Twitter’s finest illustrations

    The contributions from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma and Bhutan displayed a dazzling array of talent.

    Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
    · Oct 18, 2017 · 03:30 pm

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  1. Book excerpt: When Balraj Sahni ran barefoot on the streets of Kolkata for ‘Do Bigha Zamin’

    Book excerpt: When Balraj Sahni ran barefoot on the streets of Kolkata for ‘Do Bigha Zamin’

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    Priyamani on her character in ‘The Family Man’ web series: ‘She wears the pants in the house’

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  3. Sarat Chandra classic is now a film set in the present: ‘Drifters like Srikanto are still alive’

    Sarat Chandra classic is now a film set in the present: ‘Drifters like Srikanto are still alive’

    Yesterday · 08:00 am
  4. Tillotama Shome on playing a maid with dreams in ‘Sir’: ‘She is like an arrow going through the day’

    Tillotama Shome on playing a maid with dreams in ‘Sir’: ‘She is like an arrow going through the day’

    Sep 16, 2019 · 08:00 am
  5. ‘Chintu Ka Birthday’: A six-year-old boy’s party is ruined by war but redeemed by love

    ‘Chintu Ka Birthday’: A six-year-old boy’s party is ruined by war but redeemed by love

    Sep 15, 2019 · 08:00 am
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  • Falling data costs, massive mobile usage makes India a fascinating market for internet, says report

    Falling data costs, massive mobile usage makes India a fascinating market for internet, says report

    The annual Mary Meeker ‘Internet Trends’ report says internet penetration is still low but things are changing rapidly.

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jun 02, 2017 · 12:30 pm
  • Our experiments taught us why people troll

    Our experiments taught us why people troll

    You might think that trolling on the internet is done by a small, vocal minority of sociopaths. But what if all trolls aren’t born trolls?

    Justin Cheng, Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil and Michael Bernstein, The Conversation
    · Mar 15, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • Taher Shah's new year love note to humanity is a cat video in disguise

    Taher Shah's new year love note to humanity is a cat video in disguise

    Humanity's angel is back as a coronated King Shah in bling.

    Rhema Mukti Baxter
    · Jan 02, 2017 · 01:00 pm

The Field

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    Brilliant assist by Van Dijk: Twitter’s reacts to Liverpool’s 0-2 loss to Napoli in Champions League

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  5. Clear and obvious, no penalty for me: Klopp fumes after Liverpool’s Champions League loss to Napoli

    Clear and obvious, no penalty for me: Klopp fumes after Liverpool’s Champions League loss to Napoli

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