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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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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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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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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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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‘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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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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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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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins