Facebook, the Meta-owned social media platform, appeared to be down on Tuesday. Thousands of users took to social media to complain. At the time of writing over 11,000 people were facing issues as per Downdetector. Facebook appeared to be down globally on Tuesday. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash) The outage appeared to be global, as … Read more
A case has been registered against Malayalam filmmaker Chidambaram S Poduval, Kochi police confirmed to PTI on Monday. The Manjummel Boys director has been accused of sexually harassing a young woman in 2022. Before news broke, the director made his Instagram account private, which many initially believed was due to cyberbullying by actor Dileep’s fans. … Read more
A cryptic social media post from Iranian Supreme Leader Al Khamenei’s X account was made minutes after President Donald Trump confirmed that the 86-year-old had died in US-Israeli strikes in Tehran. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks up as he holds the Quran during a ceremony in Tehran (AP) Trump confirms Khamenei’s death In … Read more
Explosions were heard in parts of Dubai on Saturday after Iran launched a counterattack in response to the joint US and Israel campaign targeting Iran. Amid the rapidly escalating situation, an Indian resident in Dubai described the tense atmosphere on social media. An Indian man in Dubai said explosions were heard near his home after … Read more
Garrett Wade, a White House staffer, has been propelled to heightened media attention after reports that he runs the right-wing X account, Johnny MAGA. WIRED, the technology news outlet, claimed in a report that Wade is behind the said account. Garrett Wade (L) with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (Instagram) While Wade’s purported role behind the … Read more
Actor Parth Samthaan, who has worked in popular Television shows like Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan and Kasautii Zindagii Kay, has alerted fans of a fake account impersonating him on Snapchat. On Monday, Parth took to Instagram Stories and shared a screenshot of the account, saying it did not belong to him. Parth Samthaan has revealed that … Read more
The Mexican army on Sunday killed Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, a powerful drug lord and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives, during an operation that led to unrest across the country, including vehicles being set on fire and roads being obstructed by cartel members. Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as … Read more
El Mencho or Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the feared Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was killed during a military raid on Sunday. As per Mexico’s defense ministry, there was a shootout in the western state of Jalisco that left El Mencho seriously injured and he died while being flown to Mexico City. … Read more
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, said it had identified the account of the Canadian school shooter months before last week’s deadly attack but decided the activity did not meet the threshold for referral to law enforcement. OpenAI flagged, blocked Canada school shooter’s ChatGPT account in 2025 In a statement on Friday, the San Francisco-based company … Read more
Feb. 19, 2026, 2:02 p.m. MT AUSTIN – Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker just saw Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant last weekend in Los Angeles. The former teammates played against each other in the new U.S. vs. World NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome. Booker’s USA Stars defeated Durant’s USA Stripes in the championship, 47-21. … Read more