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Monday, October 13, 2025
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Topic: Instagram

Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp set to move to a common Facebook tech home

Facebook is looking to integrate apps it owns, a move that will surely make it even easier for it to gather data on people, and pinpoint ads to them.

Selfies are leading people to get plastic surgery. Not true, say psychiatrists

A study by a Mumbai-based cosmetic surgeon has claimed that obsession with selfies was driving people to seek a little nip & tuck.

Befriending peacocks to being #Humbled: Modi is winning Instagram to woo millennials

PM Narendra Modi is the most-followed world leader on Instagram, where he shares glimpses of the man behind the public office.

Meet the egg that dethroned Kylie Jenner on Instagram

The picture of a regular egg has got over 25 million likes on Instagram to become the platform’s most liked post, beating Kylie Jenner’s baby announcement post.

Imran Khan’s Instagram page is world’s second most active government-run account, says BCW

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistan assures help in advancing Afghan peace process after Trump’s request; Finance minister says country's economic crisis is over.

Modi is world’s favourite leader on Instagram, thanks to Davos shot & pix with Virushka

Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on Instagram, millions ahead of US President Donald Trump, according to the study.

‘Shameless’ crowdfunding to loans at 24%, Indians will do anything for Instagram-worthy trips

Millennial Indians are coming up with new, creative ways to fund their exotic travels — whether it's a trip across Europe or a weekend getaway to Lonavla.

Unless Nick dresses up like Ranveer, we are not interested in Priyanka Chopra’s wedding

The very thought of following two weddings on social media takes a toll on my mental health.

Indian women are getting assaulted on Tinder dates and no one knows how to stop it

Most women are reluctant to report matches from dating apps fearing retribution, which leaves the assaulters free to pursue others.

Why young Indians aren’t on Twitter

On his India trip, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sought to pitch Twitter as a platform to effect change, but India's young swear by other social networks.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.