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Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Yo Yo Honey Singh, Ankit Tiwari, Amit Trivedi, Mika Singh, Aastha Gill, Jubin Nautiyal and Akriti Kakar along with other artists will perform in a live concert on TikTok all through Sunday, April 26, aimed at spreading joy in the time of COVID-19 lockdown stress.## "I have been thinking of my fans during this time and just posted a new song, 'Quarantine love', with them on TikTok. Going on TikTok LIVE for this concert is going to be amazing!" said Mika.## Honey Singh, who is scheduled to perform live at 7 pm, said: "What better way than going live with your fans while at home and what a great way to spread some love, hope, and positivity during this time. I'm always looking at ways to engage with my fans and TikTok LIVE is the perfect platform to do so."## Ankit Tiwari also sounds excited about the idea. "At a time when people are at home, I feel privileged to have the opportunity to entertain my fans. This is going to be my first digital live concert and I'm really excited," he said.## The concert begins at 11 am with Salman Ali's performance, while Rapper Maddy will be concluding the digital show at 9 pm. While Mika performs at 6 pm, Ankit Tiwari goes live at 12 noon.## For music lovers stuck at home, the TikTok live concert is sure to turn Sunday into a fun day!## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) "Bigg Boss 13" contestant and singer Shehnaz Gill on Thursday gave a fun-filled warning to China where novel coronavirus originated.## She made a TikTok video in which she is seen warning the people of China in Chinese.## Not only this, she is also seen performing some Kung fu steps.## Reacting to the video, a user wrote: "So cute. Chinese people beware."## Another one wrote: "Coronavirus will be gone after watching this video."## During her stint in "Bigg Boss" house, Shehnaz had made news with her equation with Sidharth Shukla, who went on to win the show. She recently featured along with Sidharth in the music video of Darshan Raval's song, "Bhula dunga".## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Veteran actor Arvind Trivedi, who is best known for his role of Ravan in Ramanand Sagar's "Ramayan", has joined Twitter. His debut on the microblogging site comes after his former "Ramayan" co-stars Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhila made their Twitter accounts.## The actors are back in the limelight after Doordarshan started the re-run of the mythological show amid the coronavirus lockdown.## With Arvind's Twitter debut, fans got excited and showered him with love and praise. They even started trending #RavanonTwitter.## "Due to my kids and because of your unconditional love, I have joined Twitter. This is my original ID. Whoever retweets my tweet with #RaavanOnTwitter on April 18, I will follow them without second thoughts. Jai Shri Ram. Om Namah Shivaay," Arvind tweeted.## Apart from thanking fans for their love, Arvind also urged people to stay at home.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Actor Kushal Tandon is totally against the use of TikTok application in India, especially amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Not only this, but he has also demanded a ban on the app that originated in China.## "While the whole world is f****d coz of China, but still guess what are Indians and many others are giving them the revenue from s*** #tikTok, while China made TikTok for people who were useless and who had nothing to do, and look at us all haha, everyone is on TikTok, ban TikTok ...proud of never using TikTok," Kunal wrote on Instagram.## Kushal's post comes after Vivek Dahiya showed his support for the application.## "For those suggesting we should ban made In China. remember -- the mobile phone you use to express your thoughts about banning an app was also assembled in the same part of the world so are 7 out of 10 products in every average household. China is branded the manufacturer of the world, whether we like it or not. I am pretty sure the founder of this app was not responsible for conspiring the coronavirus. Additionally, Hydroxycioroquine used for recovery is either made In India or China. The bottom line is. we are all interdependent in this global marketplace. II one nation is a Buyer, then the other is a Seller. and both need one another to move forward. towards a single goal of prosperity. Unless of course, we are fully self-sufficient in everything but no such example exists," Vivek had said.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, April 17 (IANS) Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has stepped into social media by joining Instagram to share a special message for fans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.## The "Pirates Of The Caribbean" star made his debut on the platform on April 16 by sharing a photograph of himself sitting on an old wooden bench in what seems like a cave, surrounded by candles and lights.## "Hello everyone... filming something for you now... gimme a minute," he captioned the image.## Depp gained 600,000 followers just three hours after creating the account, reports aceshowbiz.com.## A representative for the official account of his band The Hollywood Vampires and member Joe Perry both left comments featuring similar emojis on the comment section.## Moments later, the actor came back on the photo-sharing website and posted a piece he'd been filming.## A video message, which started like: "Hi everyone, hello to whoever might be out there in ether-land receiving this transmission. This is my first experience within the world of social media. I've never done anything like this before. I don't think I've ever really felt any particular reason to, until now."## "Yeah, now is the time to open up a dialogue as the threat of this invisible enemy has already caused immeasurable tragedies and enormous damage to people's lives. People are ill and without care, people are getting sick, fighting for breath and dying at frighteningly high rates."## Depp went on to reference those who have lost their jobs and others living on the streets "with no shelter or option of self-isolating at all".## "So I feel we need to try and help each other through these hard times, these trying times, for those we love, for our community, for ourselves, for the world and for the future."## He concluded his first Instagram message by thanking fans for "your kindness, your unwavering support, and your strength over these years. I am touched beyond words."## The actor then shared his version of musician John Lennon's "Isolation" saying that "there's more to come" and noting that he hoped fans would "enjoy our version."## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Actor Shashank Vyas is not a social media addict. He says he chose not to make his personal life public by posting pictures or tweeting private details.## "All this time I have been accused of not being on social media by my fans. I don't take social media seriously. It is a fun thing and I only use it to reach out to my fans, that too once in a month," said the young actor.## "One has a choice of being on it or not being on it. I choose not to make my personal life public by posting pictures or tweeting private details. It is an individual choice at the end of the day. Posting everything online and then complaining of invasion of privacy is a hypocritical thing to do," he added.## He feels that just like having a million followers won't affect his craft, similarly having fewer followers won't affect his "dream, my health, and my craft".## "Through social media, one only wants to seek social validation or adulation to feel good about themselves. In other words, it is all illusionary space. The key to happiness is in my pocket and not in someone else's hand," he said.## Meanwhile, Shashank said that he has always tried to concentrate on his work and agrees that there might not be too many great roles out there.## "Any seasoned actor who in the real sense is passionate about acting, will not pick up a role casually. There is a huge scarcity of good writers. Right now, only supernatural shows are getting made, which does not offer much to an actor in terms of creative satisfaction," he said.## "Many fantastic actors say no owing to the lack of good scripts. A script has to be so compelling that you hear it once and you know you would like to be a part of it. If the role is well-written on paper then an actor has to be physically and mentally present and everything will turn out good. The part where an actor is not convinced is the logic bit. The audience today is spoilt for choice with the vast amount of shows to choose from and they will not accept just about anything. The content has to be compelling," added the "Balika Vadhu" actor.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Actress Kajol is extremely happy about garnering over 10 million followers on Instagram. On Saturday, she took to the photo-sharing application to thank her fans.## "This is a shout out to my Insta fam who have shown love to the reel and real me so much! Gratefully, yours Kajol," she wrote.## Along with her thank-you note, she posted a small dance clip of her from the film "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham", clearly to convey her joy.## On the film front, Kajol, who was last seen in the short film "Devi", is all set to make her digital debut with the Netflix film "Tribhanga".## A drama set in Mumbai, "Tribhanga" weaves a complex tale that goes back and forth through three generations of the same family, from the late 1980s to a modern-day milieu. The storyline looks at the importance of family in everyday lives. It is directed by Renuka Shahane.## Stay tuned...

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Here is the list of top 10 most followed Tiktok profiles in India. As of now, Riyaz Aly has the most follower profile in India and it seems like no one can beat him in the coming years due to his immense popularity in India. ## Top 10 Indian Tiktok followers Handle as of 28th May 2020: ## Top 10 highest followers on tiktok in india SNTiktok AccountFollowersHearts 1. Riyaz Aly 42.6 M 1.9 B 2. Faisal Shaikh 31.4 M 1.9 B 3. Arishfa Khan 28.1 M 1.1 B 4. Nisha Guragain 27.9 M 735.0 M 5. Jannat Zubair Rahmani 27.9 M 720.0 M 6. Awez Darbar 25.6 M 1.0 B 7. Sameeksha Sud 24.2 M 1.1 B 8. Avneet Kaur 22.3 M 545.0 M 9. Piyanka Mongia 22.3 M 435.0 M 10. Beauty Khan 21.2 M 615.0 M ## 11. Garima Chaurasia with 21.1 M. ## 12. Shilpa Shetty with 19.4 M. ## 13. Oye Indori with 19.1 M. ## 14. Lucky Dancer with 18.0 M. ## 15. Neha Kakkar with 17.2 M. ## M=million=10,00,000 = 10 lakhs ## B=billion=1,00,00,000 = 100 crores ## Followers: The total number of Followers of a specific Tik tok Profile. ## Hearts: The total number of heart likes for a specific Tiktok Profile for all videos. ## - 30 M Mark: Riyaz Aly (1st), Faisal Shaikh (2nd) ## - 40 M Mark: Riyaz Aly (1st) For more and the latest news about Tiktok, stay tuned to us.

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Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) With Ramanand Sagar's popular eighties mythological serial "Ramayan" back on Doordarshan, the Indian audience has got a chance to revisit the epic story all over again. The show has set off social media discussion, too.## The discussion over the past 24 hours or so has taken a gender-based turn with some viewers calling queen Kaikeyi a b**ch and hurling abuses at her maid Manthara. As the badmouthing continued, these two characters incidentally kept trending on Twitter.## There has been a debate centered on the feminism quotient in the show, too. While some users felt "Ramayan" did not mete out fair treatment to its female characters, others felt the storyline champions women's empowerment.## Hailing the storyline as an instance of women's empowerment, a viewer tweeted: "We were so progressive even 7000 yrs back, it's amazing. Sita was a very intelligent & warrior woman. Kaikeyi wasn't only a warrior, she was Saarthi of King Dashrath in Devasur Sangram, which was not at all an easy task. True women empowerment. #Ramayan"## Another viewer shared: "Seeing Ramayan today, I am reminded of first female drivers were from India. Kaikeyi and Satyabhama."## Still, others reminded that Kaikeyi was no pushover as a character. "Ramayana and equality. Guys, remember that Kaikeyi was the first woman in combat," a user tweeted.## However, not everyone feels that the story upholds "women's empowerment", and not everyone shared kind words for the antagonist Kaikeyi.## A viewer opined: "Kaikeyi was a class A b**ch, wasn't she? Asking for her son to be crowned king was alright, but sending Ram to exile was evil at a whole new level. Don't bash me, I won't take it back!"## Another viewer expressed: "Kaikeyi was the most unfortunate character in the entire epic. The poor lady loved Ram more than her own son, went to battle for her King, was also probably the most intelligent of the Queens & yet, in 1 moment of clouded thinking, she ruined it for everyone. What a beautiful lesson!"## Still, another said: "A woman can make or destroy a home. Perfect example - Kaikeyi"## While one viewer declared that Kaikeyi was a pseudo-feminist, several others protested.## "Kaikeyi was the first pseudo-feminist. #Ramayan" opined the viewer.## "Kaikeyi is a good example that a woman can ruin a man's life even without Pseudo feminism. #Ramayana #Ayodhyakaand" said the viewer.## A social media user made an interesting observation saying "Ramayan" would have had a different perspective altogether if it was penned from the viewpoint of any of the female characters.## The tweet reads: "Have you ever not wondered how the story would have unfolded in its own different indifferent manner if the pen was given to Kaikeyi or Manthara, to Urmila or Kaushalya, to Surpnakha or Mandodari?"## It has just been a few days since Doordarshan started airing "Ramayan", and one thing is clear: more than three decades later, the show has lost none of its power to remain a talking point, any which way.## For more and latest news about Social Media, stay tuned with us.

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Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi is finally on social media and his following is, not surprisingly, phenomenal already. In less than 24 hours that he joined Twitter and Instagram on the occasion of Ugadi -- the Telugu new year -- on Wednesday, he has managed to garner mega numbers.## On Instagram, he debuted with the handle @chiranjeevikonidela and has 438k followers by early Thursday morning. He started out posting a picture of himself, followed by one where he strikes a happy pose with his mother, Anjana Devi.## His Twitter account is called @KChiruTweets. The count of followers was already closing in on the 100,000 marks by Thursday morning.## On Twitter, too, he posted the same picture with his mother as on Instagram.## "Home Time... Mom Time !! Let's especially take care of our parents and elders during this time. Send me your selfies with your parents/elders. #StayHomeStaySafe #UnitedAgainstCorona," he tweeted as a caption with the picture.## On Twitter as well as Instagram, Chiranjeevi introduces himself as: "Indian. Actor."## He appealed to all his fans to take care of the elders in the household in these trying times of coronavirus lockdown.## For more and latest news about Social Media, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Singer Kanika Kapoor, who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, is being slammed by netizens for not going into self-quarantine after returning to India from London a few days ago. Users on social media users called her "irresponsible" and "uneducated" when they got to know that she has reportedly attended several high-profile parties and events after arriving in the country. ## "Kanika Kapoor's episode just shows that stardom and money and privilege doesn't guarantee minimum common sense. Their irresponsible behaviour can upset the fight against #coronavirus which till date has been reasonably contained in India," a user tweeted. ## Another one even asked police to arrest the "Baby Doll" singer. ## "Horrible Behavior!!! She should be arrested," the user added. ## Condemning her negligence, a user called her "uneducated". ## On Friday morning, Kanika had taken to Instagram to announce that she has been infected with the virus. ## "Hello everyone, For the past 4 days I have had signs of flu, I got myself tested and it came positive for Covid-19. My family and I are in complete quarantine now and following medical advice on how to move forward. Contact mapping of people I have been in touch with is underway aswell. ## "I was scanned at the airport as per normal procedure 10 days ago when I came back home, the symptoms have developed only 4 days ago. At this stage I would like to urge you all to practice self isolation and get tested if you have the signs. ## I am feeling ok, like a normal flu and a mild fever, however we need to be sensible citizens at this time and think of all around us. We can get through this without panic only if we listen to the experts and our local, state and central government directives," Kanika wrote. ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Seattle, March 19 (IANS) When it comes to fake news on social media platforms, some users outright ignore it, some take it at face value, some investigate whether it is true and some get suspicious of it but then choose to ignore it. ## Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, provide people with a lot of information, but it's getting harder and harder to tell what's real and what's not. ## "We wanted to understand what people do when they encounter fake news or misinformation in their feeds. Do they notice it? What do they do about it?" said senior study author Franziska Roesner, an associate professor at University of Washington in Seattle. ## "There are a lot of people who are trying to be good consumers of information and they're struggling. If we can understand what these people are doing, we might be able to design tools that can help them," added Roesner in a paper accepted to the 2020 ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ## The team watched 25 participants scroll through their Facebook or Twitter feeds while a Google Chrome extension randomly added debunked content on top of some of the real posts. ## Participants had various reactions to encountering a fake post. ## Previous research on how people interact with misinformation asked participants to examine content from a researcher-created account, not from someone they chose to follow. ## "That might make people automatically suspicious," said lead author Christine Geeng, a doctoral student. "We made sure that all the posts looked like they came from people that our participants followed". ## The researchers either installed the extension on the participant's laptop or the participant logged into their accounts on the researcher's laptop, which had the extension enabled. ## The team told the participants that the extension would modify their feeds -- the researchers did not say how -- and would track their likes and shares during the study -- though, in fact, it wasn't tracking anything. ## The extension was removed from participants' laptops at the end of the study. ## Participants could not actually like or share the fake posts. ## On Twitter, a "retweet" would share the real content beneath the fake post. ## The one time a participant did retweet content under the fake post, the researchers helped them undo it after the study was over. On Facebook, the like and share buttons didn't work at all. ## After the participants encountered all the fake posts -- nine for Facebook and seven for Twitter -- the researchers stopped the study and explained what was going on. ## "Our goal was not to trick participants or to make them feel exposed. We wanted to normalize the difficulty of determining what's fake and what's not," said Geeng. ## While this study was small, it does provide a framework for how people react to misinformation on social media. ## The researchers can use this as a starting point to seek interventions to help people resist misinformation in their feeds. ## For more and the latest news about Lifestyle, stay tuned to us.