‘Bengalis collectively won Nobel’: Abhijit Banerjee’s prize sets off identity debates in India

The latest discussion on social media: Bengalis, Tamils or Punjabis? Which is the subcontinent’s #1 Nobel Prize-winning ethnic group?

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· Oct 15, 2019 · 02:16 pm

'Rafale to protect us, lemons to protect Rafale': Twitter reacts to Rajnath Singh's shastra pooja

The defence minister performed the ritual while receiving the fighter jets in France, leaving social media users quite amused.

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· Oct 09, 2019 · 02:03 pm

‘People will need loans to pay these fines’: New Motor Vehicles Act sparks tragicomic Twitter memes

Even obtaining driving licences will be more difficult under the new rules.

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· Sep 10, 2019 · 04:05 pm

‘More man, less wild’: Modi’s ‘Man Vs Wild’ episode just aired and memes are taking over Twitter

‘Is this Man Vs Wild or Mann Ki Baat?’

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· Aug 13, 2019 · 07:49 am

Facebook apologises after users around the world report problems

People said they faced problems while trying to log in, upload or send media files on the social media platform.

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· Aug 04, 2019 · 08:21 pm

‘Modi Vs Wild’: Discovery Channel’s new promo featuring Narendra Modi cracks up Twitter

In a forthcoming programme, the prime minister ‘ventures into Indian wilderness to create awareness about animal conservation and environmental change’.

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· Jul 29, 2019 · 06:35 pm

Akshay Kumar’s next film on Chandrayaan-2? Twitter mocks actor for films on Indian moments of glory

The Bollywood star was in the limelight, yet again.

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· Jul 23, 2019 · 05:46 pm

‘A spiritual experience’: An unusually blue sky in Mumbai sends Twitter into raptures

Pollution was low and visibility was high.

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· Jul 23, 2019 · 12:25 pm

Cat-astrophe? Trailer of ‘Cats’ movie spooks the internet

The remake of the Broadway musical has a star-studded cast playing CGI-enhanced cat-human hybrids.

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· Jul 19, 2019 · 07:29 pm

Netaji Bose was not a ‘Nazi collaborator’: T-shirt worn by aide of US Congresswoman sets off a storm

For some in the US, the image on the aide’s garment became a handy stick with which to beat his boss, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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· Jul 12, 2019 · 03:33 pm

‘Delhi is a lovesick student, Bombay a huge rat’: Twitter users describe their home cities

A quote by art critic John Berger sets off a thread of urban poetry.

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· Jul 08, 2019 · 03:55 pm

‘Kabir Singh’ director faces fire for an interview that seems to reinforce film’s misogyny

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s defence of his violent hero on Saturday was seen by some as a rationalisation of physical abuse in relationships.

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· Jul 07, 2019 · 05:40 pm