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Patriot Bureau -February 17, 2023

Twitter closes offices in Delhi, Mumbai; staff asked to work from home

Twitter closes offices in Delhi, Mumbai; staff asked to work from home

The firm downsized from more than 7,000 people to 2,300 active employees across the globe -- the mass-layoffs began with firing of CEO Parag Agrawal as well as the CFO and many other high ranking leaders last year.

Patriot Bureau -October 28, 2022

‘The bird is freed’, so are its top executives: Elon Musk fires Parag Agrawal, 3 others

‘The bird is freed’, so are its top executives: Elon Musk fires Parag Agrawal, 3 others

Agrawal, who was appointed Twitter's chief executive last year, had clashed with Musk publicly and privately in recent months about the takeover

Jayali Wavhal -September 15, 2022

Indian Twitterati celebrates National Engineer’s Day with a grand meme fest

Indian Twitterati celebrates National Engineer’s Day with a grand meme fest

Over the last decade, engineers have found themselves at the receiving end of several memes – especially the ones about unemployment, and they have been a good sport about it. Today, the nation recognises their extensive contribution to the growth of the nation and honours them

Jayali Wavhal -September 4, 2022

Cyrus Mistry dies at 54, condolences pour in on Twitter

Cyrus Mistry dies at 54, condolences pour in on Twitter

The former chairman of Tata Group had turned 54 just two months ago, on 4 July. 

Patriot Bureau -September 2, 2022

Indian Navy changes ensign at INS Vikrant, Twitterati reacts

Indian Navy changes ensign at INS Vikrant, Twitterati reacts

While several praised the Indian Navy for getting rid of the ‘colonial past’ by changing the ensign for the fifth time now, some netizens say it doesn’t meet the aesthetic standards

Jayali Wavhal -August 21, 2022

Indian ads that faced severe social media backlash

Indian ads that faced severe social media backlash

Recently, Zomato faced severe backlash for its ad about the thali at Ujjain's Mahakal restaurant being mistaken for the prasad offered at a renowned religious place. We take a look at some ads that also bore the brunt of the boycott trend on social media

Rohan Chauhan -June 9, 2022

Bindu keeps a promise: Marries herself in a digitized event

Bindu keeps a promise: Marries herself in a digitized event

Today a unique event took place. Kshama Bindu, a 24-year-old Gujarati woman who identifies herself as bisexual, married herself. The wedding took place digitally with all the wedding rituals presided over by an online pundit

PTI -January 6, 2022

21-year-old engineering student from Assam arrested in the Bulli Bai case

21-year-old engineering student from Assam arrested in the Bulli Bai case

Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a second year engineering student from Assam’s Jorhat in the “Bulli Bai” case. He is the fourth person nabbed for their alleged involvement in the app that has listed hundreds of Muslim women for “auction”. Niraj Bishnoi, 21, the main conspirator in the case will be reaching Delhi around 3.30 […]