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On a February evening in 2013, Beyoncé headlined one of the greatest Super Bowl halftime shows of all time as she reunited with Destiny’s Child. The Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year was ‘Selfie’, and people still relied on Vine for a laugh. It seemed like a new dawn for the digital age as dog…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ticked off many boxes with a bold start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign that saw them decimate defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, etc. looked on song as the Bengaluru franchise secured a dominant 7-wicket victory in the…
Pakistan, a team that is often criticised for its poor fielding, saw pacer Haris Rauf pull off one of the finest catches in the team’s history. Rauf produced a one-handed stunner during the third T20I of the 5-match series against New Zealand on Friday to send opening batter Fin Allen packing early in…
Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment [File] | Photo Credit: AP Netflix’s hopes for claiming an Academy Award for best picture appear to have vanished after a series of embarrassing social media posts resurfaced. The genre-bending musical crime drama “Emilia Perez” looked like the streaming service’s strongest shot yet at best…
CITOPIR in performance | Photo Credit: Ashik Babu CITOPIR’s origins trace back to a serendipitous meeting in 2017. Introduced by Asian beatboxer Mic Lee, Manmeet Kaur and Flavien discovered a shared appreciation for hip-hop, graffiti, and a passion for exploring natural landscapes. Their synergy as artists evolved into a collaborative journey that merges their individual styles…
The Ernakulam Central police in Kerala are keeping a close tab on the social media handles of actor Honey Rose in the wake of her complaint of sexually-loaded derogatory comments to her social media post. The police also recorded the statement of the actor who turned up at the station on Monday (January 6, 2025)….
How much is your privacy on Facebook worth? This question has seen renewed attention following the revelation that political analysis firm Cambridge Analytica, hired by the Trump election campaign, gained access to the private information of more than 50 million users. One of the possible responses that’s generated some discussion is the creation of a…
The love-seeking singles of Facebook’s new dating service, privacy experts say, may not be prepared for what they’ll encounter: sham profiles, expanded data gathering and a new wave of dating fraud. Facebook – under fire for viral misinformation, fake accounts and breaches of trust – said this week it will soon offer a new dating…
Millions of people received an email from Twitter last week advising them to change their password. Apparently, a bug allowed some employees inside the company to see users’ passwords in plain text, creating the possibility that private information could be compromised. I received this email, read it and promptly deleted it. I forgot all about…
Anuradha Venkataraman | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In 2016, a haunting headline in The Hindu, ‘Landless families have no place to bury their dead,’ jolted Anuradha Venkataraman. The article detailed the plight of landless families, especially Dalits, in Shivamogga district, Karnataka, who were forced to bury their loved ones on riverbanks, only to have the…
