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CNN Televised Its News Anchors Getting Drunk On New Year’s Eve

January 2, 2019 Loknath DasAnchors, CNN, Drunk, Eve, Getting, Its, New, news, On, Televised, Years

On Monday, CNN’s anchors and correspondents engaged in what has become an annual tradition for the network on New Year’s Eve: drinking on air. CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, Brooke Baldwin and Randi Kaye spent the night drinking shots, champagne and vodka-sodas and encouraging viewers at home to join them, highlights of which you can see in the video above. While CNN was not the only network to show hosts drinking on air (Fox News hosts mixed drinks on camera during its New Year’s Eve special), its broadcast centered on…

Manipur Journalist Detained for “Abusing” PM Modi, BJP On Social Media

December 21, 2018 Loknath Das"Abusing", BJP, Detained, for, Journalist, Manipur, Media, Modi, On, PM, Social

The journalist’s lawyer will appeal against his detention in court. New Delhi: A television journalist has been detained for criticising Manipur’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on social media under a law intended to ensure national security, leading to protests in national capital New Delhi. He will remain in custody for a year, the highest period of detention permitted under the National Security Act (NSA), a government statement read. Kishorechandra Wangkhem, 39, was working for a television channel in the the northeastern state last month when he uploaded several video…

“Don’t Want To Be On Earth”: US Comedian’s Instagram Post Invites Cops

December 16, 2018 Loknath Dasbe, Comedian's, Cops, Don't, Earth, Instagram, Invites, On, post, to, US, Want

The alarming message, has been deleted, along with Pete Davidson’s Instagram account. Pete Davidson wrote on Instagram Saturday afternoon that he didn’t “want to be on this earth anymore.” The post came shortly after the SNL cast member had used the social media platform to applaud Kanye West for speaking openly about his own mental health issues. Davidson wrote: “i’m doing my best to stay here for you but i actually don’t know how much longer i can last. all i’ve ever tried to do was help people. just remember…

Roger, the world-famous ripped kangaroo dies at 12. Social media is heartbroken

December 15, 2018 Loknath Das12, at, dies, heartbroken, Is, kangaroo, Media, ripped, Roger, Social, The, world-famous

Roger, the buffed up kangaroo who lived at a sanctuary in Australia died recently at the age of 12. He passed away because of old age. Roger received worldwide recognition for his impressive physique. Roger was rescued by a man named Chris Barns as an orphan joey while he was still trapped inside his dead mother’s pouch. When Chris found him, he decided to open a kangaroo sanctuary. The kangaroo grew up to be the alpha male at the sanctuary and was an amazing one at that. He stood tall…

Bengaluru teenage boy thrashes mother with broomstick, video goes viral

December 10, 2018 Loknath DasBengaluru, Boy, broomstick, goes, mother, Teenage, thrashes, Video, Viral, With

The boy reprimanded his mother after she found pictures of him smoking a cigarette. (Photo: Screenshot from a YouTube video) A video of a 17-year-old boy thrashing his mother with a broomstick has gone viral on social media. The video was recorded by the boy’s sister. In the video, the boy is seen hitting his mother for bad mouthing him and discussing him with their neighbours. The teenager could be heard threatening his mother, saying “you will be beaten again if you don’t stop doing this [bad mouthing and discussing…

Pro-Russia Social Media Takes Aim at Macron as Yellow Vests Rage

December 8, 2018 Loknath DasAim, As, at, Macron, Media, Pro-Russia, rage, Social, Takes, Vests, Yellow

Emmanuel Macron successfully dodged cyberattacks and fake news reports that were widely blamed on a Kremlin effort to destabilize his 2017 presidential campaign. Now, with France convulsed by violent protests, the Russians appear to be back – and may be hitting closer to their mark. Among 600 Twitter accounts known to promote Kremlin views, the top hashtag now is #giletsjaunes, the French name for the so-called Yellow Vests protest movement, according to the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a unit of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. that monitors those…