American social network company Twitter has introduced voice messages to direct messages as a new feature for users in India, Brazil, and Japan. The new feature allows users to send a voice DM (Direct Message) or a voice clip to the Twitter contact. Voice DMs extends the ability to send voice notes as direct messages […]
Guinea has declared an Ebola outbreak for the first time since 2016, when a two-year outbreak in West Africa finally ended after killing more than 11,000 people. The new outbreak, in the town of Gouécké, has already killed three – two women and a man. They were among seven people who attended a nurse’s funeral […]
After the Centre rebuked Twitter for not complying with its orders to take down certain content, home-grown social media app Koo started witnessing a surge with top politicians flocking to it. After Twitter refused to block accounts of journalists, politicians, and activists tweeting on farmers’ protests, a push has been started by many to an […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars 2021) on Wednesday announced shortlists in nine categories for the 93rd Academy Awards: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects. The Oscars 2021 ceremony is scheduled […]
Twitter is a gift that keeps on giving. Just a day after the controversy of Indian government, Bollywood actors and international personalities, Bear Grylls has drawn flak on social media for sharing his photo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi having a cup of tea at the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. He tweeted, “One […]
Short film ‘Natkhat’ has entered the race for Oscars 2021 in the category of Best Short Film. Starring Vidya Balan, along with child artiste Sanika Patel, the film is about a mother trying to educate her little son about gender equality and challenging the notion of boys will be boys. A short clip of the […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 57, has announced that he will be stepping down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the e-commerce giant later this year, handing over the reins of the company to Andy Jassy, who currently heads Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud computing platform. Jassy, who has been with Amazon since […]
Myanmar military television said that a state of emergency had been declared and the military has taken control of the country for one year. An announcer on military-owned Myawaddy TV made the announcement Monday morning. The coup comes after tensions rose between the civilian government and the military following a disputed election. Myanmar, also known […]
E-commerce website Myntra has decided to change its logo after a complaint was filed by a Mumbai-based NGO alleging that it was ‘offensive towards women.’ Naaz Patel of Avesta Foundation filed a complaint in December 2020, seeking action against the online store, for the ‘offensive logo.’ “We found that the logo was offensive in nature […]
Unless you live in a cave, you must have come across Bernie Sanders meme on the internet. Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Sanders showed up for the US presidential inauguration in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens — with a photo of him sitting bundled-up spawning various viral memes. Two […]