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After Kannada media outrage over a joke on GI tag of ‘Mysore Pak’, its inventors to seek GI tag for the sweet

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2019

Dr Anand Ranganathan' Tweet on Mysore Pak steered a huge controversy, unnecessarily dragging FM Nirmala Sitharam into it.

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Pakistan’s fake news gang busted, Twitter suspends 50 fake handles impersonating top Indian Army personnel

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2019

These accounts were created in the name of senior Army officers including Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat and Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh to peddle Pakistan's manufactured lies about Kashmir.

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Digital Marketing company that used to pay Professional Congress troll says he won’t be assigning any ‘work’ to the ‘low-level influencer’

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2019

‘Professional Congress’ member, Andria D’souza, found herself in an embarrassing situation after it was revealed that she charges Rs 500 for tweeting promotional tweets.

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‘Professional Congress’ member posts promotional tweets for 500 rupees, blames ‘social media manager’ after having defended tweet

Nirwa Mehta - 17 September, 2019

Flipkart Big Billion Sale is here and well, 'Congress supporters' would like to earn a few quick bucks.

Media

Suvarna news anchor wants scientist arrested for his sarcastic Tweet about ‘Mysore Pak’, claims his act was ‘seditious’

OpIndia Staff - 16 September, 2019

The anchor of Suvarna news, Jayaprakash Shetty has now asked for the arrest of scientist Ranganathan for claiming Mysore Pak belonged to Tamil Nadu in a sarcastic Tweet

News Reports

ISRO chief Kailasavadivoo Sivan is not on social media platforms, ISRO issues statement

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2019

K Sivan has emerged most sought after especially in the last few days, as he has been the official voice of ISRO for most of the announcements regarding the Chandrayaan-2 mission

Crime

TikTok Celebrity ‘Shahrukh Khan’ and three others held for robbery in Greater Noida

OpIndia Staff - 5 September, 2019

The police said that Shahrukh Khan's partners were identified as Asif, Faizan and Mukesh. While Shahrukh, Asif and Faizan are residents of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, Mukesh hails from Bihar.

News Reports

Pakistan fake news machinery working overtime to spread fake news using Indian names: Maharashtra Cyber Cell

OpIndia Staff - 31 August, 2019

Pak fake news machinery working overtime under the guise of Indian names to tarnish India's image globally

Social Media

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account hacked, hackers post racist and abusive tweets

OpIndia Staff - 31 August, 2019

The micro-blogging site, co-founded by Dorsey, said the phone number associated with his account was compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile service provider.

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