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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicTikTok

Topic: TikTok

TikTok vs YouTube is the new class war on internet. It all began with a roast

The TikTok vs YouTube war is looking like a microcosm of the larger political story raging across India--between raw aspiration and entrenched entitlement.

TikTok launches #MatKarForward campaign with Virat Kohli and Kriti Sanon to fight fake news

Actors Ayushmann Khurana, Sara Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon and cricketer Virat Kohli have teamed up with the app to discourage people from forwarding unverified videos.

TikTok wants to do something traditional – produce a reality TV show

The company, part of Chinese technology giant ByteDance, is seeking to broaden its appeal and showcase different ways of using its videos.

Mystery shrouds Noida teen’s ‘suicide over TikTok likes’, police suspect peer pressure

The youth hung himself from the ceiling fan in his room Thursday. He had created an account on TikTok just a day before.

TikTok donates protective suits, masks worth Rs 100 crore to India to fight coronavirus

In its official statement, TikTok, the Chinese video-making app, also lauded India’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Don’t look down on TikTok. The ‘timepass’ app now has COVID-19 experts and Bollywood celebs

Many look down on TikTok as the app for India’s unemployed youth but it has evolved to become a unique space for all.

Funny videos, TikTok dances, serious info — how social media has responded to coronavirus

From handwashing songs to ‘distracted boyfriend’ memes, social media users are doing their bit to spread awareness on COVID-19.

Busting treatment myths, English tutorials — look closely, TikTok is more than just cringe

People perceive TikTok as a bastion of unemployed youth, but many are actually using the platform to educate others, sustain themselves and use the platform as a career launch pad.

TikTokers dubbed ‘Shudras of internet’: Indians didn’t spare even social media from casteism

The irony is that social media, which was supposed to be a democratic space for every section of society, has been categorised into caste hierarchies.

‘Better to be TikTok-er than a rioter’ – Delhi violence has divided TikTok users

When CAA-NRC violence broke out, TikTok users put up a show of unity. Now they are asking why Delhi is rioting if it gets free electricity and water.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.