In India, viral videos of violence are sometimes the only thing that force the police to act

Many crimes see no official action till a viral video puts pressure on the government.

Vineet Bhalla

· Jul 27, 2023 · 06:05 pm

Watch: Shiv Sena rebels in Goa break into dance as Eknath Shinde is announced as chief minister

Their leader was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister later in the evening.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 30, 2022 · 09:22 pm

Why a 19th-century sea song from New Zealand was number one on UK music charts

There are few more uplifting ways to stay connected than singing together, which goes to explain the success of the Wellerman sea shanty on TikTok.

Thomas A McKean, The Conversation

· Feb 12, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Bernie Sanders mitten memes have something in common with the way viruses spread

Our social connections and interactions form networks. Studying these networks reveal the ways in which both memes and viruses travel through populations.

Anthony Bonato, The Conversation

· Feb 02, 2021 · 07:30 pm

The Angolan dancers who helped South African song ‘Jerusalema’ go viral around the world

Phenomenos do Semba’s routine is just repetitive enough to be picked up and just varied enough to tease.

Ananya Jahanara Kabir, The Conversation

· Nov 01, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Viral politics: From Madhya Pradesh to Modi’s Delhi, politicians use Covid-19 to push their agendas

The disease has been deployed as the excuse to postpone a trust vote and local body elections.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Mar 16, 2020 · 08:20 pm

Watch: This ‘back to school’ video is a chilling reminder of shootings in America’s schools

A reminder of a grim reality from advocacy group Sandy Hook Promise.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 19, 2019 · 03:53 pm

Fake rain and eight-hour shoots: Wedding photography in Kerala is all about going viral

‘Couples these days want pratyekatha or something that stands out.’

Anubha George

· Nov 12, 2018 · 11:30 am

Why are so many women (and some men) making ‘Cat Person’ the first viral short story of the net?

The discomfort while reading the story is justified (spoiler alert).

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan

· Dec 14, 2017 · 08:30 am

Explained: How rising temperatures might be helping dengue to spread through India

New research explains how higher temperatures help the dengue virus develop faster in its vector, the mosquito.

Priyanka Vora

· Nov 01, 2017 · 03:28 pm

This Indian startup knows how to make its online content go viral – with or without Facebook

WittyFeed curates shareable web content along the lines of BuzzFeed, but has more readers.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Sep 17, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Changing patterns of this year’s swine flu outbreak has Indian health authorities flummoxed

This year pregnant women and children continue to be H1N1 victims, but even healthy people are suddenly dying.

Priyanka Vora

· May 29, 2017 · 02:30 pm