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NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she has blocked governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter as she is "disturbed" by his regular posts against her government. Moments after Mamata's statement, governor Dhankhar cited the Indian Constitution and said that Article 159 mandates him to ensure that no one in the state “blocks” the constitutional norms and rules of law. 'Governor threatening state secretary, DGP'In strong remarks against Dhankhar, Mamata had alleged the governor is threatening the state's chief secretary and the director general of police. Addressing a press meet in Kolkata, Mamata said she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi several times seeking the removal of Dhankhar. "However, no action has been taken so far," she said. Mamata and her ministers have had frequent run-ins with governor Dhankhar on various issues. The governor has been openly critical of the Trinamool government over issues of law and order and governance and has often used Twitter to convey his displeasure. 'Why block information to governor?'Retaliating in equal measure, the governor cited articles of the Indian Constitution and indirectly alleged that the Mamata government withheld crucial information pertaining to the administration of state affairs for two years. "Under…

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has lodged a complaint to Twitter and requested the social media platform to remove political analyst James Chin's tweet, where he criticised several Muslim groups for asking the global community to give the Taliban a chance.It came to light two days ago when Chin (above) shared an email from Twitter informing him of the authority's request...

Actor Joe McGann has appeared to delete his Twitter account following alleged disagreements with his former Hollyoaks co-star Annie Wallace, after she claimed he was re-tweeting the ‘anti-trans cause’. Bafta nominee Annie, a patron of transgender rights charity Mermaids, took to Twitter on Saturday to confront the Edward Hutchinson actor, quote tweeting him and writing: ‘Principles? Apparently ex-cast member Joe would rather I’d used the Gents at work it seems.’ She added: ‘You know what you’re doing, and you know what your opinion is. It directly impacted me at work, despite my pleas for you to understand the effect it was having. ‘It escalated in 2020 and I had to choose between having a public row with a cast member or calming the waters.’ Joe’s original tweet is unavailable to view, as are the rest in their conversation, but Sally St. Claire star Annie’s part of their exchange remains online. Alleging his support of the ‘anti-trans cause’, the actress continued: ‘The problem Joe, as has been the case for a few years now, is that you reliably retweet the anti-trans cause “without comment”. The problem Joe, as has been the case for a few years now, is that you reliably…

19-year-old Jack Sweeney runs a Twitter account that tracks Elon Musk's private jet. Musk offered Sweeney $5,000 to remove it and give advice on how to make his jet less trackable. Sweeney told Insider he thought $5,000 was too low for the satisfaction he gets from the work. Loading Something is loading. A 19-year-old who was offered $5,000 by Elon Musk to shut down a Twitter account tracking the billionaire's jet told Insider he refused the offer because it wasn't enough to replace the satisfaction he gets from running the account.Protocol was the first to report that Jack Sweeney had been approached by Musk via private messages on Twitter. The DMs, a screenshot of which Sweeney shared with Insider, showed Musk asked him to take down the Elon Musk's Jet Twitter account,  saying it was a "security risk."Musk tweeted earlier this month, saying that social-media accounts discussing his whereabouts were "becoming a security issue."In the Twitter conversation viewed by Insider, Sweeney discussed with Musk how his bots are able to track the jet, and gave technical advice on how the billionaire could potentially make his jet less trackable. "How about $5k for this account and generally helping make it harder…

News broke out on Saturday that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has elected to retire from the NFL, although this may not be the case after all. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington reported on Saturday that Brady has opted to call it a career. The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback reportedly gave much thought into whether he should return to the Buccaneers for the 2022 campaign and has decided to retire with one of the reasons being his health. However, there is now rampant speculation that the longtime quarterback has not made his decision yet. Don Yee, Tom Brady’s agent, noted that the three-time NFL MVP winner “will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy.” To add to the drama, the TB12 Twitter account has now deleted its farewell post. The TB12 Sports account deleted this Brady farewell tweet. pic.twitter.com/Iu4CJOB1NP — Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) January 29, 2022 To top it all off, Brady has reportedly notified Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht that he has not yet made a call on whether he plans to come back for the 2022 season, which would be his third campaign in Tampa Bay. Licht is reportedly “waiting for a…

Photo: Getty ImagesNumerous teammates, colleagues and fans reacted to news of Tom Brady's reported retirement decision ESPN's Adam Schefter reported "Brady is retiring from football after 22 extraordinary seasons, multiple sources tell @JeffDarlington and me" on Saturday (January 29) afternoon. Brady's company, TB12Sports, shared a since-deleted tweet listing the legendary quarterback's accolades, seemingly acknowledging the report minutes later. "7 Super Bowl Rings. 5 Super Bowl MVPs. 3 League MVP Awards. 22 Incredible Seasons. Thank you for it all, @TomBrady." Brady's agent, Don Yee, responded to the reports clarifying that Brady himself "will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy," although noting that he wasn't "getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what's being reported." Longtime New England Patriots teammate Julian Edelman -- who retired last offseason -- immediately responded to news of Brady's retirement with a photo of the quarterback and his favorite nickname included. "Thanks for the memories, babe @Tom Brady," Edelman tweeted. Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, who played alongside Brady the past two seasons, also praised the legendary quarterback amid his reported retirement decision. "The best ever. Congratulations bro @TomBrady grateful to have gotten to share the field…

Wordle shares inspired the "Not Wordle" meme.Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comBecause sharing Wordle results on Twitter has become nearly as popular as Wordle itself, the image of game play has filled tweets all month.Enter “Not Wordle.”The meme seizes on the different colored blocks — five squares per row — made famous by Josh Wardle’s word game, but is assuredly not Wordle.Cognitive scientist Ji Y. Son, a psychology professor at California State University, Los Angeles, started the Not Wordle trend Wednesday by posting a Wordle-esque block of 20 squares, all of them black.“Not wordle, just a zoom class,” Son tweeted, riffing on the ubiquity of Wordle shares.The concept has since taken off, embraced by a series of brands, sports teams and Twitter accounts for TV shows, movies and other pop culture properties.On Thursday, The Weather Channel used Not Wordle to comment on the impending nor’easter.The trend had spidey senses tingling for pandemic box-office sensation “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”“Grey’s Anatomy” went all blue, because the show knows a little something about blue Post-Its.And “Schitt’s Creek” might be over, but it’s never far from our hearts. Nor are David Rose’s statement sweaters.As for “Seinfeld,” a show about “nothing,” gets a…

Memes portrayed how people who used Orkut would explain to the younger generation, who now only knows Instagram and Snapchat. (Credits: Twitter) A Twitter handle, which goes by the name, Keh Ke Peheno, posed the question along with photographs of an antenna and the icon of the Doordarshan channel. Among other things that the post was able to dig out was Orkut.The question that took over Twitter on Thursday was – “Without saying your age, say something a young person today wouldn’t understand.”Hundreds of social media trends are introduced to the world but not all of them are able to take over our minds. Not just Instagram, even on Twitter – posts or tasks given by big companies or popular businesspersons get viral quite easily. Well, this Thursday a similar question took over Twitter, and business people, actors, and commoners were busy answering it. The question was – “Without saying your age, say something a young person today wouldn’t understand.” A Twitter handle, which goes by the name, Keh Ke Peheno, posed the question along with photographs of an antenna and the icon of the Doordarshan channel. Among other things that the post was able to dig out was Orkut.Paytm…

There is a fresh faceoff brewing between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Twitter. The social media site has responded to the allegations posed by ...

Krunal Pandya Team India all-rounder Krunal Pandya's Twitter handle got hacked by a bitcoin scammer. Krunal Pandya. (Source: Twitter) Team India all-rounder Krunal Pandya's Twitter account has been hacked by what looks like a bitcoin scammer. A Tweet from his account by the hacker also said that he is selling the account for bitcoins. The first activity since the hack happened was around 7:31 AM (IST), a retweet of an account that thanked the all-rounder for following back. Krunal Pandya bhi Hack ho gaya pic.twitter.com/plsKILJYDs — Rodony (@Rodony_) January 27, 2022 However, Krunal is not the only public figure who got his account hacked. Last year (2020) over 100 high-profile accounts were hacked by anonymous scammers promoting such scams. Krunal was last seen in action at the Vijar Hazare Trophy 2022 representing Baroda and has five ODIs appearances with 19 T20Is for his country India. The IPL 2022 mega auction are about take place next month and Krunal will be looking forward to that now as 10 teams will fight against each other for top T20 players from the whole world. Both Pandya brothers after a great run with the Mumbai Indians weren't retained. Hardik has already signed a deal…