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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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Topic: Instagram

Has Instagram changed the way Indians consume big fat celebrity weddings?

Big fat celebrity weddings have become a rage on Instagram, with minute-to-minute updates of hundreds of pictures shared by different handles.

US silence over Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance, and the bad Instagram business

Ethiopian PM does press-ups with protesting soldiers, and a new rule for overweight people in a Greek island. 

The woman pulling a rickshaw in Kolkata is not an IAS topper

Tamil Nadu Congress leader J. Aslam Basha puts out tweet with misleading caption, which received more than 2,700 likes. 

Kavanaugh inquiry: What Christine Blasey Ford revealed during US senate hearing

Xi is not a friend anymore, remarks Donald Trump, and Iran says America stands isolated as it tries to 'violate international laws'. 

How an Army officer proposed to his air hostess girlfriend after grad ceremony in Chennai

Chandresh Singh and Dhara Mehta’s love story is breaking the internet, but the fairytale ending hasn’t come without hardship.

Smriti Irani may rage on Twitter, but she’s always relaxed on Instagram

One of Union minister Smriti Irani's recent posts was captioned ‘a little eyeliner and it’s a new spin to old me’.

Censored, yes, but China’s versions of Instagram and WhatsApp are a global rage

Apps like TikTok and We Chat reportedly have millions of users around the world, and a bike-sharing app has already reached 200 cities.

SRK’s son has almost 1 million Instagram followers with 21 posts. Here’s how he does it

Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan has a follower-to-post ratio of 44047:1. Hint: no politics, no mummy/daddy, and definitely no food porn.

Facebook, Twitter woes could be an indication of profound change in internet habits

The increasing disappointing user gains of Facebook, Twitter & Snapchat could be an alarming warning bell for social media companies.

Why Kiki challenge is such a big hit with Indian farmers and older women

The unprecedented popularity of Kiki challenge in India is driven by several sociological and psychological factors.

On Camera

BJP turned social media into its biggest asset. Now it’s the Modi govt’s biggest liability

The Modi government appears unable to shake itself free of X. It is increasingly pandering to social media outrage, a silent enabler of the monster it has itself created. 

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.