Brands cower as social media mobs run riotBrands are categorically asking creatives and marketers to steer clear of religion, politics or anything that has the potential to offend, ...
14 Oct, 2022, 08.09 AM IST
Brands and public personalities 'walk on eggshells' as social media boycotts trendIf boycotts are a form of legitimate protest, then social media users seem to have taken that to another level these days. Anything and any...
26 Sep, 2022, 07.41 AM IST
View: A candle for this Diwali nightIn attacking festival ads, the right wing crudely constructs the model Hindu woman and regulates Muslim presence. If this country needs a t...
02 Nov, 2021, 07.21 PM IST
Big brands put localising on fast track amid social media backlashZomato recently faced a massive backlash on social media over an agent asking a user from the state to learn Hindi - the national language ...
01 Nov, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
Online backlash makes companies revisit brand strategyStory-telling techniques for product marketing and brands could take a beating for certain categories as a result and devising post-campaig...
26 Oct, 2021, 10.43 AM IST
Metaphor for unityNo festival belongs to a specific community or religion. In a composite culture like ours, Eid was celebrated by Hindus, and Muslims wholeh...
25 Oct, 2021, 11.50 PM IST
Dabur apologises for Fem adWhile many social media users said they appreciate the ad for being inclusive and progressive, an equally large number of people said the a...
25 Oct, 2021, 03.12 PM IST
Zomato and Fabindia face flak on social mediaFood app in language row; apparel retailer trolled for 'Jashn' ads
20 Oct, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
IT firms brace for travel costs; Zomato & Fabindia under fireThe savings that India's software services firms have enjoyed due to Covid-induced travel restrictions may be coming to an end.
20 Oct, 2021, 05.53 AM IST
Party knows I can't do politics, I can only do poetry: Kumar VishwasExpressing his desire to "read Sahir, Faiz or Eliya in the Parliament someday", the poet said that it was difficult to find a balance betwe...
19 Feb, 2017, 06.05 PM IST
For Sanjiv Saraf, rescuing Urdu from neglect and popularising it is his life's mission"Urdu was born here in India. It developed here. In no other country in the world do you have Urdu. There is so much of Hindi in Urdu," Sar...
27 Dec, 2015, 05.02 AM IST
Won't let 'agenda of destruction' blur development focus: GovernmentAmidst outrage over the Dadri lynching, the government stressed that it will not allow the "agenda of destruction" to dominate over develop...
05 Oct, 2015, 08.59 PM IST
Romancing Urdu: From China, with loveThe couplets he recited at the 17th annual Jashn-e-Bahaar mushaira here on Friday evinced much interest among those present at the event.
05 Apr, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Politicians remember Urdu only during election time: poet Gulzar DehlviPoliticians remember beauty of Urdu during elections, and rest of time, language remains non-existent for them, noted Urdu poet Gulzar Dehl...
05 Apr, 2014, 03.52 PM IST
Honour Ghalib with Bharat Ratna: KatjuClassical Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib should be honoured with the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, PCI Chairman Markandey Katju ha...
13 Apr, 2013, 03.18 PM IST
- Bharat Ratna to cricketers, filmstars a mockery of award, says Justice Markandey Katju
Katju said that giving Bharat Ratna to cricketers and film stars, who have "no social relevance", is making a "mockery" of the award.
20 Dec, 2011, 09.00 PM IST