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  • Ranveer lookalikes to small-town stars: What you need to know about viral video app TikTok

    Ranveer lookalikes to small-town stars: What you need to know about viral video app TikTok

    India is the largest market for the Chinese app, with 39% of its 500-million-strong user base.

    Priyali Prakash
    · Feb 14, 2019 · 11:30 am
  • Maharashtra CM’s wife apologises for crossing cruise ship barricade for a selfie

    Maharashtra CM’s wife apologises for crossing cruise ship barricade for a selfie

    A video of Amruta Fadnavis ignoring security personnel’s calls to return while taking the photograph went viral on social media.

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 22, 2018 · 01:41 pm
  • ‘Hello friends, chai pilo’: How a phrase used by an Indian vlogger rang around the world

    ‘Hello friends, chai pilo’: How a phrase used by an Indian vlogger rang around the world

    Somvati Mahawar’s video may have been only 15 seconds long, but it ended up spawning a subculture of memes, copycat videos and jokes in India and abroad.

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  1. Watch: This boy has become an internet star with his dance in the background of a live BBC telecast

    Watch: This boy has become an internet star with his dance in the background of a live BBC telecast

    Aug 06, 2020 · 10:34 am
  2. Bonding over a wrong decision: How Sachin Tendulkar earned umpire Simon Taufel’s respect

    Bonding over a wrong decision: How Sachin Tendulkar earned umpire Simon Taufel’s respect

    Aug 07, 2020 · 06:57 pm
  3. India’s online shopping festivals show that ‘Boycott China’ are just hollow words

    India’s online shopping festivals show that ‘Boycott China’ are just hollow words

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  4. What a Jain merchant’s rare and candid autobiography tells us about life in the Mughal era

    What a Jain merchant’s rare and candid autobiography tells us about life in the Mughal era

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  • It had to happen: ‘Sacred Games’ meets ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

    It had to happen: ‘Sacred Games’ meets ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

    Starring Tony Stark as Sartaj Singh and Thanos as Ganesh Gaitonde.

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 19, 2018 · 07:45 am
  • The dark side of being an Instagram influencer: The constant need for likes and validation

    The dark side of being an Instagram influencer: The constant need for likes and validation

    Social media celebrities have an almost collaborative connection to followers, but that can cause stress and anxiety.

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  • ‘Sacred Games’ inspires mashup videos, funky artwork, and hundreds of memes

    ‘Sacred Games’ inspires mashup videos, funky artwork, and hundreds of memes

    Fan art is keeping people occupied till the Netflix original’s season two is announced.

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 20, 2018 · 12:55 pm

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    Watch: Rapper twins’ priceless reaction to hearing this 1981 Phil Collins single for the first time

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    Watch: Singer sisters Antara and Ankita Nandy cover Shankar Manadevan’s timeless hit ‘Breathless’

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    Watch: Meet the ‘no-drama-llama’ bringing hugs and calm to Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement

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    Mumbai floods: Watch this throwback to 1946 when sudden rains interrupted Hindu-Muslim riots

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  • Mumbai Police jumps on the ‘if you don’t love me at my worst’ trend, proves its Twitter game is best

    Mumbai Police jumps on the ‘if you don’t love me at my worst’ trend, proves its Twitter game is best

    The city’s guardians have routinely amused social media users with their wit and pop-culture references.

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 09, 2018 · 05:12 pm
  • Zoos are tweeting Amazon-style reviews of their animals as #RateASpecies becomes a thing

    Zoos are tweeting Amazon-style reviews of their animals as #RateASpecies becomes a thing

    Oregon Zoo in Portland in the USA started it.

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    · Mar 12, 2018 · 09:21 pm
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    Twitter users reveal how their parents gave them their names: ‘Because Chashme Buddoor was a hit’

    From religious and film references to votes, ‘How I Got My Name’ is trending on the social media platform.

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    ‘An emotional, universal film’: Chaitanya Tamhane on Venice-bound ‘The Disciple’

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    Behind Gunjan Saxena biopic, an inspirational woman who is ‘outwardly gentle and inwardly strong’

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    ‘Class of ‘83’ trailer: Bobby Deol trains encounter specialists for Mumbai Police in Netflix film

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  4. ‘Dangerous’ trailer: Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover star in thriller about a missing wife

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  • Spate of ‘good morning’ messages slows down one in three smartphones in India: WSJ

    Spate of ‘good morning’ messages slows down one in three smartphones in India: WSJ

    Google researchers who discovered this came up with a new app – Files Go – to help users delete unnecessary content on their mobiles.

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 23, 2018 · 11:32 am
  • Facebook cuts news on your timeline to give you more time with advertisers

    Facebook cuts news on your timeline to give you more time with advertisers

    What's behind Facebook's decision to cut down on news content in people's timelines?

    Tom Felle, The Conversation
    · Jan 17, 2018 · 09:30 pm
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    Could Snapchat’s biggest selling point now be its downfall?

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    England vs Pakistan, first Test: Woakes, Butter help hosts stage stunning fightback to take 1-0 lead

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    Have lots more to contribute: Goalkeeper Subrata Paul eyes India comeback after three years

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    Formula One: Bottas pips Mercedes teammate Hamilton for 70th Anniversary Grand Prix pole

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    Hockey captain Manpreet and four other players showing mild Covid-19 symptoms, say SAI doctors

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    Formula 1: Four teams to appeal against verdict on Racing Point ‘pink Mercedes’ car controversy

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