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Twitter is all praise for this Swiggy delivery executive's painting skill, check for yourself
Director and producer Pooja Bhatt have shown interest in getting in touch with the artist, while an IAS officer from Malda in West Bengal offered him a contract to paint the walls of an Anganwadi centre.
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Sonam Kapoor vows to never fly British Airways again: Here’s why
The airline has extended an apology to the actor
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Cyberabad cops in soup for replying to tweet about 'jihadis in Hyderabad's IT firms'
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi even tagged VC Sajjanar – the Cyberabad Police Commissioner – in a tweet, asking him for a clarification and number of such "jihadi" workers in Hyderabad's software companies.
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#BoycottNirma trends on Twitter as people find ad featuring Akshay Kumar hurtful to Maratha sentiments
Meanwhile, a section of Twitter users have come out in support of the advertisement for promoting gender equality
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His Highness...: Pune Police reaction to 'fancy' number plate wins over Twitter users
In the humorous tweet, the Pune Police take a dig at the owner of White Honda Activa for choosing a “crown” sticker to desecrate the registration plate
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Chidambaram's reply to JNU VC's appeal for calm: You are the past, you should leave JNU
Commenting on the campus violence witnessed in JNU, the VC had said that violence is never the answer and that students should forget the past and move on with their lives to restore normalcy at the earliest
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JNU violence protest: ‘Free Kashmir’ placard holding protester shares clarification and apology
Several netizens and media outlets assumed that the woman holding the contentious poster is a Kashmiri, while politicians swooped in to take jibes at her
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Twitter user shares proof that you could be wearing sandals just like the ones worn in India 900 years ago
A Twitter user shared a picture of ancient sculpture from a temple in Tamil Nadu’s Avudayarkoil, that dates back 900 years.
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Couple gets 48 hours' notice to change wedding venue; President Kovind steps in for rescue
In a tweet posted on January 5, bride-to-be Ashley Hall tagged the Rashtrapati Bhavan as a last resort, hoping for a miracle.
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From Nirmala Sitharaman to Kanhaiya Kumar: How JNU alumni reacted to masked mob attacks
Condemning the violence, the BJP has blamed the “forces of anarchy” of “creating unrest to shore up their shrinking political footprint”
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2020 is the year for weekend getaways - here’s why
April turns out to be the most gifted month, vis-à-vis long weekends, in the year 2020
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Anand Mahindra is a fan of 8-year-old Licipriya Kangujam; here is why
The idea to make plantation drives compulsory in schools might have struck Anand Mahindra as a novelty, but 8-year-old Manipuri environment activist Licipriya Kangujam was quick to remind him that she had pitched it long ago.
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‘Cold Mess’ among Barack Obama's favourite songs, Prateek Kuhad won't 'sleep tonight'
The singer, who is touring the world at the moment, was elated to find his name featured alongside some of the world’s most popular musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce
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Rahul Gandhi is next PM: Youth Congress gets trolled on Twitter
Youth Congress workers did not understand the hashtag "2019inwords" at first and posted a prediction for the upcoming year instead of summing up this year.
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Shatrughan Sinha takes on PM Modi over UP Police’s ‘misconduct’ with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Questioning the police excess, the Congress leader took to Twitter to express his concern over the fate of “other” Indians who do not come from influential families, if such behaviour could be meted out to the "beti" of the Gandhi family.
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Why did Anand Mahindra hold a grudge against Bill Gates for over two decades?
Discussion on the topic began when a Twitter user Ramesh Babu shared a screengrab of a Gates documentary to enquire about the discussion going on between him and Mahindra
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Aaditya Thackeray reprimands Sena workers after they tonsured man for criticising Uddhav Thackeray
The young Shiv Sena leader asked the party workers to follow the lead of their CM and keep calm in such situations
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Is Trump's Space Force in violation of the Outer Space Treaty?
the 1967 Outer Space Treaty outlines that outer space shall not be weaponised, in order to enable all countries to peacefully explore it.
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Head-turners: 5 Women who led anti-government uprisings in 2019
While many of these uprisings failed to achieve their political goal, they brought women to the forefront of rights marches even in some of the most orthodox countries
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Is it a dry day amid Section 144? Bengaluru Police reassures Twitter user with cheeky reply
To contain the growing unrest in the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Bengaluru Police had imposed prohibitory orders in several pockets of the city
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Twitter blasts Alia Bhatt for posting wrong Preamble to extend support to CAA protesters
The one that Alia shared read: India is a “sovereign democratic republic”, but it was tweaked by our former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to “Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic”.
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Forbes 2019 Celebrity list: Salman Khan drops to number 3, find out who takes top spot
Actor Deepika Padukone, who did not act in any film this year, slipped down six positions to be ranked 10th in the list
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Mamata Banerjee trades barbs with WB governor over Citizenship Amendment Act
Governor Dhankar said he was stunned by how the two top officials ignored his requests for a briefing and update on the “current painful situation in Bengal".
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Fancy free lunch at Buckingham Palace and fat salary? Here’s your chance
The British royal family is looking for a "head of digital engagement" to manage the Queen's presence on social media and help her connect with 6.9 million followers
