Memes

'Garam Garam Jalebi:' X users troll Congress after BJP's victory in Haryana

BJP returns to power in Haryana for the third consecutive term and Jalebi starts trending on X symbolising Congress' defeat in the state

X services restored after brief global outage; cause still unclear

X outage, which lasted several minutes on Wednesday, resulted in pages failing to load. Many users encountered a "something went wrong, try reloading" message on their screens

Budget 2024 sparks meme fest: Bihar and Andhra Pradesh lead the fun

The internet has erupted with memes following Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget announcement, which included significant financial allocations for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh

Bombay HC tells social media cos to take action against deepfakes of NSE MD

The Bombay High Court has directed social media intermediaries to take prompt action against alleged deepfake videos of NSE's managing director and chief executive officer giving stock recommendations. A single bench of Justice R I Chagla in the order of July 16 also directed social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram to remove or delete all accounts infringing upon the trademark of NSE (National Stock Exchange of India Limited). The balance of convenience also lies in favour of the Plaintiff (NSE) and irreparable loss and/or harm will be caused to the Plaintiff, unless the ad-interim (temporary) relief sought for is granted, the HC said. The bench directed the social media platforms to remove or delete the content within ten hours upon receiving a complaint against such morphed videos and profiles where the plaintiff's trademark is infringed. The court said social media firms are mandated by the Information Technology Rules to take prompt action on the

Microsoft glitch triggers chaos, internet turns it into comedy gold

Microsoft Windows users across the world are finding themselves face-to-face with the infamous 'Blue Screen of Death'

WATCH: Bull spotted in UP SBI branch; wants Rs 15 lakh, says Akhilesh Yadav

As the video of the bull being spotted in the State Bank of India branch in UP went viral, social media users turned the incident into a meme fest, in which former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav also took part

'Dil se bura lagta hai' meme creator Devraj Patel dies in road accident

Bhupesh Baghel, chief minister of Chhattisgarh posted the news on his Twitter page, mourning the death of the young actor

SC verdict on Centre-Delhi services triggers meme fest on social media

The Supreme Court's verdict on the contentious Centre-Delhi services matter has triggered a flood of memes on social media with several netizens sharing posters, video clips, and images from popular films like 'Lagaan' and 'Nayak' along with humour-laced captions eliciting mirth and chuckles. In a major win for the AAP government, the apex court on Thursday, in a unanimous verdict, ruled that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over services except for public order, police, and land. An hour after the verdict, the AAP's Twitter handle shared a video clip of a scene from the climax of the 2001 Aamir Khan-starrer film 'Lagaan' wherein the main protagonist 'Bhuvan' takes a ragtag team of natives to victory in a cricket match against British players. "Finally, 'hum jeet gaye'," the Kejriwal-led party tweeted along with the clip, echoing the line from the movie. The party also ran a hashtag '#KejriwalJeetGaya' and shared video snippets of his old speeches. In one

Earn Rs 100,000 per month: StockGro hiring for Chief Meme Officer

The work can be done from anywhere and would involve creating "snackable memes" that talk about GenZ and millennials

YouTuber arrested for meme on Mamata, search on for 7 more content creators

A 29-year-old YouTuber was arrested from West Bengal's Nadia district on Tuesday for allegedly creating memes on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that were derogatory, police said. Tuhin Mondal, the content creator, was arrested from his house in Bapujinagar in Taherpur police station area by officers of the Kolkata Police's Intelligence Branch, they said. He was arrested on the basis of a complaint filed by a 21-year-old man at Taratala police station in south Kolkata a week back, they said. "Mondal, who has no steady income, is believed to have made provocative, derogatory and abusive memes by editing parts of the chief minister's speeches to defame her. The complainant claimed that such acts can incite violence and disrupt peace," an officer of Kolkata Police said. The complaint also names at least seven other content creators, and police said that a search is on to arrest them. A case has been filed under relevant sections of the IPC, they said. In June, Kolkata Police arrested

Instagram resolves issues that caused brief outage, disruption on platform

Several users took to Twitter to share updates and memes about the service disruption

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2022: How social media reacted to the match

India played Pakistan in the second match of Asia Cup 2022 and defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets. Read this detailed article to know the reaction of netizens and celebrities on social media

US: AMC, Bed Bath & Beyond lead rout in meme stocks as mania fizzles

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. plunged 38% in premarket trading ahead of its debut of a new class of shares and after peer Cineworld Group Plc confirmed it may go bankrupt.

Indians spend 30 mins a day consuming memes; duration up by 80%: Study

The Indian smartphone users are spending 30 minutes a day on consuming memes and 80 per cent have increased meme consumption in the last year, a new report showed

Field day for netizens as CPI-M leader bans IndiGo from travel plans

Social media was abuzz with memes and comments as CPI-M leader E.P.Jayarajan annouced to 'drop' IndiGo from his travel plans after the airlines banned him for three weeks

European Commission set to ban trade practice propelling meme stocks

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is separately weighing a ban on payment for order flow, in which trading firms pay retail brokerages to execute their trades

Trump-tied meme stock world gets bigger with NFT drop

Shares in Creatd Inc. surged as much as 69% after the company announced a new non-fungible token art drop through its OG Gallery unit consisting of three photographs of Trump

Online brokerage Robinhood's meme stock status fuels IPO uncertainty

The trading app's monthly active users surged from 11.7 million at the end of December to 21.3 million as of the end of June

Latest meme stock: Danish biotechnology company jumps almost 1,400%

Orphazyme A/S, which develops therapies to treat genetic disorders, says it has no idea why its American depositary shares surged overnight

After GameStop, the rise of Dogecoin shows us how memes can move markets

To own Dogecoin is to participate in a culture. People buy it because it's fun to have, is inherently amusing, and comes with a welcoming and enjoyable community experience