Conformity on social media

The Delhi high court on Monday declined to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding out fake accounts, saying it would lead to data of genuine account holders, who are much more in number, going 'unnecessarily' to foreign countries. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said linking of accounts with social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, with Aadhaar, PAN or any other identity document requires framing of policies or amendment in existing laws by the central government and this exercise cannot be done by the court."Role of courts is to interpret the law as it is. We are not concerned with what the law ought to be," it said, adding that in exceptional cases where there is a gap in the law, the courts can step in. It said that in the instant case, linking of social media accounts with identity data like Aadhaar or PAN was a 'crucial matter' which has to be appreciated by the central government and … [Read more...] about HC refuses to order Aadhaar-social media link

New Delhi:  Bollywood singer Himesh Reshammiya, who gave a big break to singing sensation Ranu Mondal, has reacted to the singer getting trolled often on social media. The internet that made Ranu a star was quick to criticise when she refused a delighted fan for a selfie. However, Himesh too didn't seem very pleased with Ranu's latest antics. Recently when Himesh was asked to comment on the incident, he retorted by saying that he is not her manager so why is he being asked about her. Talking about giving breaks to people in the music industry, Himesh said that Ranu isn't the only one he has launched. The singer revealed that he has also given a break to popular singers like Palak Mucchal, Darshan, Aryan. When asked whether Himesh will give Ranu a chance to sing for him again, Himesh said that he will speak to other music directors and producers to give Ranu, a chance because she has a really good voice. The singer, however, dodged questions on Ranu being a regular subject to … [Read more...] about Himesh Reshammiya reacts to Ranu Mondal getting trolled on social media

In spite of a delayed flight and a very hectic schedule in aapnu Amdavad, Shaan was his usual cheerful self while promoting 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs' in the city. Looking dapper in designer attire, the cool as a cucumber singer accompanied us to Ahmedabad Haat for a photo shoot, where he was mobbed by Amdavadis for selfies. He happily obliged everyone, and tried his best to speak in broken Gujarati. Since his wife Radhika’s family lives here, he kept mentioning "Hoon Gujarat no jamai chhu". Excerpts from a chat: Unlike earlier, Bollywood now has multiple singers for a film’s score. Do you think this has helped the music industry? It is a good change because we, as an industry, can create interesting music with such permutations and combinations of singers. I feel it certainly brings forward the best talent from the younger lot. However, if they deliver similar kind of music like the established singers, sometimes it becomes tough to recognise the singer. In fact, … [Read more...] about ‘I’ll never upload a song for social media likes or views’: Shaan

New Delhi: Former Bigg Boss contestant Payal Rohatgi got trolled for posting a communal rant against an airline. The actress and her beau Sangram Singh  was was leaving from Mumbai for Poovar, Kerala and they were supposed to board the Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram 6.50 am flight. The dup reached the boarding gate around 30 minutes prior to the boarding time but Payal and Sangram were off loaded. This didn't go down well with Payal and she took to Facebook and vented out her anger against the Airlines. The actress posted a LIVE video on the social media giant and said officials named Abdul and Nadeem ‘who were Muslims’ didn’t allow her. Payal also shared the same on micro-blogging site Twitter. Her post reads, "Am I being subjected to this treatment because I am a Hindu, Nadeem/Abdul Muslim. We reached the gate 6.20 am." https://twitter.com/Payal_Rohatgi/status/816093905884090368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The netizend did not find it appreciating and they lashed … [Read more...] about Former Bigg Boss contestant Payal Rohatgi slammed on social media for making communal rant against airline

Business tycoon Anand Mahindra shared a couplet on micro-blogging site Twitter, which he mistakenly believed was by Gulzar. As always, Twitteratti did not hesitate before pointing out the error to the business tycoon. The couplet which read, "Khud se zyada sambhal kar rakhta hoon mobile apna, kyunki rishte saare isi mai kaid hain," was shared by Mahindra with the caption, "Thank you Gulzarji, for giving me the logic for remaining wedded to my device! (Even if this was a tongue-in-cheek comment, it's true that mobiles help us stay connected!)" As of now, it is not known who the writer of the couplet is but Twitterati has assured that the same is certainly not by lyricist Gulzar. A Twitter user, namely Pavan Jha, replied to Mahindra, "This one is already listed in #NotByGulzar database." Thank you Gulzarji, for giving me the logic for remaining wedded to my device! 😊🙏🏽. (Even if this was a tongue-in-cheek comment, it’s true that mobiles help us stay … [Read more...] about Anand Mahindra Shares Couplet, Twitter Informs It’s Not by Gulzar