Viral
Viral stories from India and the world: trending videos, social media buzz and the stories everyone is talking about.
Viral 80s AI photo trend sweeps social media in India
A viral AI photo trend turning modern selfies into 1980s-style portraits has spread across Indian social media, with Piyush Goyal, Kiara Advani and Virat Kohli among those who joined in.
Viral video: US officer’s Punjabi fluency wins hearts online
A video of a US Border Patrol officer greeting a Punjabi-speaking traveller in fluent Punjabi at a checkpoint has gone viral, winning praise online for the officer's language skills.
Video of family celebrating first girl child in 200 years goes viral
A family in Beed district, Maharashtra, celebrated the birth of their first daughter in 200 years with drums, fireworks and a decorated chariot procession, and the video has gone viral.
Viral video shows Assam teacher on Census duty with twin daughters
A video of Assam teacher Rumi Deka carrying out Census 2027 fieldwork with her twin daughters by her side has gone viral, drawing widespread praise online.
JW PEI changes product name after saree cultural appropriation row
California-based fashion label JW PEI has renamed a saree-style garment after facing backlash for marketing it as a 'draped maxi dress' without crediting its Indian roots.
Bribes.fyi: Delhi student builds platform to report bribery online
A Delhi B.Tech student has built Bribes.fyi, a free crowdsourced platform where citizens can anonymously report being asked for bribes at government offices.
Arunachal girl’s ‘call us Indians’ clip goes viral, wins praise
A viral video of a 4-year-old girl from Itanagar firmly telling a stranger not to call her Chinese, and to call her Indian instead, has won widespread praise online.
Mumbai Police shares helpline numbers in Friendship Day message
Mumbai Police marked Friendship Day 2026 by calling itself 'that one friend who's just a call away,' sharing 4 key emergency helpline numbers.
Karnataka shop’s Rs 10 lakh jewellery ‘stolen’ by rat, CCTV reveals
CCTV footage revealed a rat dragging off over 50 grams of gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh from a shop in Tumakuru, Karnataka.
Kangana Ranaut’s ‘gutter’ jibe at Gen Z triggers row
Kangana Ranaut's 'generation gutter' jibe at Gen Z protesters has triggered a political row and a sharp CJP response.