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"Boy From Slums" To National Hockey Star: His Story Is Winning Hearts

Offbeat | Thursday September 5, 2019

A viral Facebook post on national hockey player Devindar Walmiki is winning hearts online. The post, shared by popular Facebook page 'Humans of Bombay', talks about his struggles and his journey to becoming a celebrated hockey player.

Woman's Facebook Post On Those Left Out Of Assam NRC Lands Her In Trouble

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 5, 2019

A woman author, who allegedly suggested in a Facebook post that those left out of the National Register of Citizens, be put in detention camps after being sterlised, has been booked by Kerala Police.

Cathay Flight Attendant Says Fired Over Facebook Posts On Hong Kong Protests

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

A flight attendant on Friday accused Cathay Pacific of summarily firing her over Facebook posts linked to Hong Kong's political crisis, adding to concerns about a China-driven witch-hunt to root out pro-democracy supporters at major firms.

Man Arrested For Dumping Dirt On Car. His Girlfriend Was Inside

Offbeat | Thursday August 22, 2019

A man in Florida, USA, has been arrested for dumping a mound of dirt on a car that his girlfriend drove to his place of work. Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post last Thursday that Hunter Mills had been charged with felony criminal mischief for the act.

Huge Snake Falls From Ceiling To Bed. Pics Will Make You Shudder

Offbeat | Tuesday August 20, 2019

A Facebook post by Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers shows a carpet python on a bed. The snake was relaxing on a light fitting that couldn't take its weight and gave way.

Deleted 2 Years Ago, Facebook Post On Beef Returns To Haunt Assam Woman

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday August 15, 2019

A two-year-old Facebook post that seems to express support for Pakistan and encourage beef consumption has landed a Gauhati University research scholar in trouble, with Assam police filing a case against her. The accused - Rehna Sultana - claims that the post had been "misinterpreted", and was deleted minutes after it was originally posted in June ...

Case Against Assam Woman For 2-Year-Old Facebook Post On Beef

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 15, 2019

Assam Police on Wednesday registered a suo motu case against a woman, a research scholar of the Gauhati University, for a two-year-old Facebook post on beef eating, which was claimed to have been deleted long back.

National Awards Jury Head Rahul Rawail Deletes Post About Mammootty Apologising For Hate Mail

Entertainment | Nilanjana Basu | Monday August 12, 2019

The National Film Awards jury were trolled for not naming Mammootty as Best Actor

"Know Your Future From Sacred Cow": Robert Vadra On Facebook Video

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday July 28, 2019

Businessman Robert Vadra today said he loves India for its "diversity and versatility" in a Facebook post where he also shared a video of a cow that he claims can "predict future".

Boyfriend Was Racially Profiled While Proposing At Orchard, US Woman Alleges

World News | Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Cathy-Marie Hamlet started her Facebook post with the good news: She'd gotten engaged.

"Vile Idiot Needs A Round": 2 Cops Threaten Lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez, Fired

World News | Alex Horton, Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Two Louisiana police officers were fired Monday for a Facebook post that suggested Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., should be shot.

Myanmar Filmmaker Charged Over Facebook Posts About Military

World News | Reuters | Friday July 19, 2019

A Myanmar judge on Thursday charged filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi for Facebook posts he made about the powerful military, meaning he will stand trial despite concern over his health and an outcry from human rights groups.

Ranchi Teen, Arrested Over Online Post, Wants Action Against Complainants

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Thursday July 18, 2019

A 19-year-old woman who was arrested over a Facebook post and asked by a court to distribute copies of Quran as a bail condition has said that she will take action against the people who filed a complaint against her, according to news agency ANI.

Ranchi Teen Won't Have To Distribute Qurans, Judge Modifies Bail Order

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A 19-year-old woman arrested for sharing a controversial Facebook post that allegedly targeted a minority community was granted bail by a Ranchi court on Monday on the condition that she distributes five copies of the Quran to the complainant as well as various libraries across the city. As protests erupted, the court today dropped the controversia...

Man Arrested For "Offensive" Posts On Uttarakhand Chief Minister: Cops

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 15, 2019

A man has been sent to jail in Uttarakhand for posting alleged offensive and objectionable posts against Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on his Facebook account, top police officers said on Monday.