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Topic: Influencers

Two Sambhal sisters arrested for their ‘obscene’ reels. Villagers are upset they got bail

Their humorous, innuendo and expletive-laden content regularly clocks over a million views. But the family has now been ostracised in a bid to restore 'peace and purity'.

Fear grips Punjab influencers after extremists kill Kamal Kaur. ‘Dark days of 1984’

Across Punjab, social media influencers are panicking about being next on the hit list of Amritpal Singh Mehron, accused of orchestrating Kamal Kaur’s murder over ‘indecent’ content.

Pakistani gangster voices ‘support’ for Kamal Kaur Bhabhi murder accused, ‘because I too am Punjabi’

Shahzad Bhatti vowed support to Nihang Sikh Amritpal Singh Mehron a day after the latter issued threats to social media influencers in Punjab.

‘Delete or you’ll find me nearby’—Kamal Kaur Bhabhi murder accused’s chilling message to influencers

In video message, Mehron said he & his aides had warned the Punjabi influencer against spreading 'obscenity' through her posts, but she did not pay heed & was 'punished for her sins'.

Taking a rain check on G7 Summit & Trump’s Parivar Samriddhi Yojana

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Now showing: Kamal Haasan ‘Apology Tour’ & whispers in the Kremlin

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra sent to 4-day police remand by Hisar court

The influencer was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information and being in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen.

Nishikant Dubey urges ED, NIA to probe influencers after YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra’s arrest for ‘spying’

The BJP MP wrote on X that YouTubers, media influencers, Facebook journalists, & unemployed journalists should be probed to see if they are also 'conniving' with 'foreign powers'.

‘Prashant’ trend shows how advertising is changing—influencers, meme pages hold the power

Swiggy Instamart, Britannia, Phillips and a few others turned the joke into quick, clever content. Britannia even rolled out an exclusive ‘Prashant pack’.

Apoorva Mukhija returns with her story. ‘Didn’t mean to hurt anyone—except that man’s ego’

Popular as 'The Rebel Kid', Mukhija's remarks on Samay Raina’s YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent’ with podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia triggered social media outrage and led to multiple FIRs.

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.