Tag: Social Media

Wrestlers’ complaints must be addressed without delay

Support for the demands raised by India’s medal-winning wrestlers has been increasing steadily. The repressive actions taken by the police against the wrestlers and their supporters have increased support for their movement as people were very unhappy to see respected women wrestlers who brought glory to the country in international sports events being treated in a highly undignified manner.

June 8, 2023

All ranks are race, caste, creed and gender agnostic: Army responds to misinformation on officers serving in Manipur

The Indian Army released a statement on Thursday stating that all its ranks were race, caste, creed, and gender neutral.

June 2, 2023

Chhattisgarh: Man arrested for raping a cow in Durg

After the video of the heinous act went viral on social media, several outraged members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal demanded the arrest of the culprit at Jamul police station.

May 31, 2023

Punjab govt warns against ‘online’ fraud in the name of solar pumps

The New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Aman Arora cautioned farmers against fake Facebook accounts and PM-KUSUM Portals created to dupe them.

May 30, 2023

Rajamouli, Jr NTR mourn Ray Stevenson’s passing: ‘Pure joy’; ‘gone too soon’

Irish actor Ray Stevenson may have played the villainous British Raj governor of Delhi in 'RRR', but he was much-loved on the sets as the tributes of S.S. Rajamouli and Junior NTR clearly indicate.

May 23, 2023

Reels vs Real: Balancing Parenthood & Social Media Influencing

Being a parent is difficult enough without having to also work as social media influencers

May 13, 2023

5 must-have tech tools for women to stay safe from cyber harassment

Cyber harassment is a menace that can present itself in all shapes and forms.

April 27, 2023

Thugs of a perfect family

No separation exists between personal family life and the life portrayed on the internet. Everything is up for grabs from play dates to romantic dates on these videos, to more private moments that you probably wouldn’t want strangers viewing.

February 9, 2023

UP cops restrained from using social media on duty

The state police have framed a social media policy after studying the policy of different countries.

February 8, 2023

Hrithik Roshan turns 49; wishes overflow his social media accounts

Hrithik's father Rakesh Roshan also shared a picture of the two, with a heart-warming birthday wish.

January 10, 2023

Stolen focus

Social media platforms have morphed into Frankenstein‘s monsters. Scrolling and swiping culture has reduced our attention span. It has also deactivated our critical thinking and skills. Why bother when the matrix does the thinking. We are so dazzled by our spectacular successes that we may not notice if we have gone astray. Has deep thinking become a thing of the past?

January 10, 2023

Some globalisation is here to stay

Not everything on TikTok is vulgar, or threatening peace and security. When institutes are no longer the gatekeepers of their field, they will push back until they are forced to adapt, often to their disadvantage.

December 13, 2022

Netizens get curious as Nawazuddin hints at his dream project

Earlier today, the versatile performer took to his social media page to drop an intriguing image with the caption ‘A step towards my dream’ and has left everyone wondering what the big announcement could be.

December 7, 2022

Punjab ultimatum to social media handles over gun culture

The Punjab Police gave social media handles 72 hours to remove objectionable content promoting gun culture.

November 26, 2022

Content moderation

The pressure to do more, given the proliferation of malicious, agenda-driven users of social media and online platforms, is growing. This is especially true of developing nations which have borne the brunt of transnational and domestic (mis)information flow as a potent tool of fifth-generation warfare (5GW) ~ from promoting enmity between communities to encouraging the use of violence, and blatant defamation.

November 26, 2022

Koo launches new features like 10-profile pictures, others

Home-grown social media platform Koo announced the launch of four unique new features on Friday. A company statement said the app had enabled users to upload up to 10 profiles, save a Koo, schedule a Koo, and save drafts.

November 11, 2022

HP Polls: Pol parties embracing new technology to reach out to voters

Since, the traditional way of reaching out to people doesn't resonate with the younger generation, social media presence has grown significantly as a platform for disseminating information

November 8, 2022