Social Media Posts

Taapsee Pannu Explains What Her Amrita Pritam Tweet Was About

Entertainment | Subhash K Jha, Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 11, 2019

Taapsee Pannu quoted Amrita Pritam in a recent social media post, which lead to the reports of her playing the poetess in an upcoming film.

"BJP Is Hiring A Journalist Who Reports Facts": Congress's Sarcastic Post

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday September 5, 2019

The BJP is hiring "a journalist who reports facts" but "can also be sent to jail if the story is true" the Congress claimed in a social media post today, in an apparent reference to the Uttar Pradesh government that filed a case against the journalist who posted a video of school students eating rotis with salt

Harvard Freshman Deported From Airport Over Friends' Social Media Posts

World News | Deanna Paul, Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 28, 2019

Ismail Ajjawi touched down at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday night, prepared to begin his freshman year at Harvard University. The 17-year-old Palestinian student never left the airport.

Watch: Hardik Pandya's Babysitting Video Rules Internet

Prakash Rai | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Hardik Pandya's video won the Internet over in no time as the netizens found it to be very cute and flooded the post with great replies.

Security Forces Rubbish Pak Journalist's Tweet On Rift Among Cops In J&K

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 12, 2019

Security forces on Monday dismissed a "malicious" social media post by a Pakistani journalist about an alleged clash between the CRPF and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, saying the content was untrue and absolutely baseless.

US Government Questions Tech Companies on Ways to Predict Shootings From Social Media

Tony Romm, The Washington Post | Saturday August 10, 2019

Top officials in the Trump administration expressed interest in tools that might anticipate mass shootings or predict attackers by scanning social media posts, photos and videos during a meeting Friday with tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter.

"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.

Tax Authorities Don't Snoop On Social Media, Says Top Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 14, 2019

It is a "misconception" to think that the Income Tax Department is snooping on social media posts related to exotic foreign tours or possession of expensive goods to check undisclosed income, a top official has said.

Kangana Ranaut Argues With Journo At Judgementall Hai Kya Event, Accuses Him Of 'Smear Campaign'; Rangoli Chandel Backs Her Up With Tweets

Entertainment | Monday July 8, 2019

On Monday morning, Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli Chandel, who also doubles up as the actress' manager, tweeted screenshots of Justin Rao's social media posts, in one of which called Manikarnika "Manikarnikahaha."

Dharmendra's Advice For Son Sunny Deol, Debutant MP, Has Twitter "Garam"

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday July 4, 2019

Newly-elected BJP parliamentarian Sunny Deol received some fatherly advice from Dharmendra today morning, in the form of a confusing social media post

Karun Nair Gets Engaged To Long-Time Girlfriend

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday June 30, 2019

Karun Nair has featured in six Test matches and two ODIs for India.

Wave Of Arrests Against Alleged Defamatory Social Media Posts: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday June 14, 2019

A member of the ruling BJP's social media cell in Assam has been arrested for allegedly making communal remarks and insulting Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in posts on Facebook. Another person, a BJP supporter, has been arrested for defamatory posts against Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on the same social media platform. In Kerala, Chief Mi...

11 Charged In Aligarh For Inflammatory Social Media Posts Over Murder

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Police have charged 11 persons for allegedly posting inflammatory content, and were maintaining tight security on Tuesday to prevent any flare-up in the aftermath of the brutal murder of a toddler, even as internet services were restored late evening in Khair tehsil.

On Journalist's Arrest Over Social Media Post, Akhilesh Yadav's Reaction

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday attacked the Uttar Pradesh government for arresting a journalist for sharing an alleged objectionable post against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Gay Couple Beaten On London Bus After Refusing To Kiss In Front Of Gang

World News | William Booth, The Washington Post | Friday June 7, 2019

Two women were punched by male assailants on a London bus after the couple refused to perform a kiss for the gang that surrounded and taunted them, according to an account by one of the victims. The alleged attack last week was revealed in social media posts by one of women, Melania Geymonat, who said she was punched and bloodied.