‘Go chowmein, go’: Ramdas Athawale’s plan to ban Chinese food draws laughs and criticism

The ‘Go Corona Go’ hitmaker and Union Minister’s latest piece of advice immediately went viral.

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· Jun 19, 2020 · 07:00 am

‘Our vibrant demography is walking down the highway’: Modi’s ‘self-reliance’ speech draws barbs

Yet again, Twitter users complained that the prime minister took way too long to come to his point.

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· May 12, 2020 · 10:35 pm

Food please, not flowers: As Armed Forces choppers drop petals on hospitals, Twitter users are angry

The money could be better spent on procuring personal protection equipment for healthcare workers and ensuring migrant workers reach home, many said.

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· May 03, 2020 · 03:38 pm

‘What? No new task?’: Modi’s lockdown extension speech sparks scathing humour on Twitter

‘Like Bollywood films, nothing happens in the first 80% of the speech.’

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· Apr 14, 2020 · 12:57 pm

‘Nature is healing’: Twitter users take a dig at reports of pollution clearing, wildlife in cities

What better way to puncture fake news than through memes?

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· Apr 07, 2020 · 07:44 pm

‘UNESCO has declared these India’s darkest 9 minutes’: Sunday’s premature Diwali sparks black humour

The use of firecrackers, in particular, attracted a lot of criticism.

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· Apr 05, 2020 · 10:37 pm

‘Next we’ll have a rangoli contest’: Modi’s candle-lighting plan invites jokes and anger

The prime minister has asked Indians to shine lights for nine minutes on April 5 to mark the fight against coronavirus.

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· Apr 03, 2020 · 01:16 pm

Nadal’s cooking, Serena’s daughter, Tsitsipas’ rant: How tennis players are coping with isolation

This documenting of experiences on social media goes through the entire gamut of emotions.

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· Mar 27, 2020 · 02:44 pm

Coronavirus: R Ashwin urges people to social distance with a hilarious take on IPL ‘Mankad’ incident

Ashwin, who has changed his Twitter name to ‘let’s stay indoors’, tweeted about him running out Buttler as a reminder to not wander out during the lockdown.

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· Mar 25, 2020 · 11:56 am

‘If you’re quarantined and you know it, clap your hands’: Modi suggestion amuses Twitter users

On Sunday, the prime minister wants Indians to clap their hands and bang vessels to show appreciation for doctors, nurses and others helping fight coronavirus.

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· Mar 19, 2020 · 10:34 pm

Zee News’ Sudhir Chaudhury’s ‘jihad’ chart draws flak: ‘Radio Rwanda levels of dog-whistling’

Some Twitter users believe his programme constitutes an act ‘prejudicial to maintenance of harmony’, violating Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code.

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· Mar 12, 2020 · 03:47 pm

It’s an ECG...it’s a seismograph reading: Twitter chuckles at Trump’s signature in visitors’ book

US President Trump wrote a message to his ‘great friend’ Narendra Modi in Sabarmati Ashram, adding his name with a flourish.

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· Feb 24, 2020 · 05:14 pm