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Raka Mukherjee

Raka Mukherjee, Senior Social Media Subeditor at News18.com, writes on women in STEM, science, and Internet culture.

- India
- December 31, 2021, 13:52 IST
The Rise and Rise of Dogecoin in 2021
Elon Musk could not stop tweeting about a Shiba-Inu themed 'meme' cryptocurrency in 2021. But how did it all start?
- India
- December 14, 2021, 08:27 IST
Elon Musk Thinks His Tweets Don't Affect the Value of Cryptocurrency
Elon Musk in his interview to TIME Magazine denies any role in his tweets sending cryptocurrency markets into a tizzy. How much of that is true?
- India
- December 03, 2021, 07:11 IST
BuzzCut: How an Obscure 2018 Song Cover Became Instagram's Most Trending Audio
Kaushik Rai sang the cover of PropheC's song 'Kina Char' in a car in 2018. In 2021, it became one of the top audios on Instagram.
- India
- November 19, 2021, 10:54 IST
Elon Musk to Mark Zuckerberg: Which Cryptocurrencies Do Billionaires Own?
Elon Musk thinks Dogecoin is the future and Warren Buffet thinks Bitcoin is 'rat poison.' What do the world's notable people feel about cryptocurrency?
- India
- November 05, 2021, 12:04 IST
These Indian Cities Could Be Underwater in Less Than 9 Years Due to Climate Change
Major Indian cities like Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata and more may be below sea levels by 2030 if the oceans don't stop rising.
- India
- November 05, 2021, 07:24 IST
BuzzCut: 'No Shave November': How a Social Media Challenge Amplified Cancer Awareness
No—Shave November is a month-long journey during which participants forgo shaving and grooming in order to evoke conversation and raise cancer awareness.
- India
- November 02, 2021, 09:05 IST
Squid Game Token Crashes in Obvious Scam Everyone Saw Coming
A 'rug pull' in crypto occurs when the creators of a project take off with investor’ funds. Data from CoinMarketCap shows that prices for SQUID, were down nearly 99.99% to $0.002541 in the past 24 hours - indicating high trading volumne.
- India
- October 31, 2021, 09:35 IST
Spooktober: This Halloween Trend Has People Dressing Up as White Ghost
Jack Stauber's track 'Oh Klahoma' is blowing up on YouTube, which started from last year when the ghost photoshoot challenge first made its appearance.
- India
- October 30, 2021, 12:21 IST
Thrift is the New Black: Indian Millennials on Instagram are Breaking the 'Second-hand' Stereotypes
News18 spoke to two owners and curators of two Indian Instagram thrift stores, who started their businesses a year ago on how they've navigated the complexities of the pre-loved space in a pandemic year.
- India
- October 26, 2021, 11:53 IST
Shiba Inu Coin Was Rising But Elon Musk Did Not 'Understand the Assignment'
Elon Musk clarifies that the only cryptocurrency he holds are Bitcoin, Dogecoin and some Ethereum. He does not own any Floki or Shiba Inu coins.
- India
- October 22, 2021, 07:07 IST
BuzzCut: Who is TikTok's 'Couch Guy' Everyone is Convinced Cheated on His Girlfriend?
'Couch Guy' has become an Internet sensation. But why did the 'vibe' of a TikTok video resonate with hundreds of thousands of people?
- India
- October 08, 2021, 07:04 IST
BuzzCut: It's Spooktober and the Internet Just Went into Halloween Mode
With reels, Spooktober has shifted base from YouTube to Instagram, Pumpkin spice latte recipes, pumpkin art, and halloween costume ideas, along with decor and things to do has arrived on the platform that is turning fall colours.
- India
- October 02, 2021, 14:57 IST
New Airport Tracker Tool Lets You Calculate How Much CO2 Departing Flights Emit
A new online tool called Airport Tracker intends to reveal 'the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from aircraft departing from airports around the world.'
- India
- September 30, 2021, 09:51 IST
Why Climate Change Could Affect Your Roti Sooner Than You Think
Climate change will affect crop production, and for India which contributes to 14% of the total global wheat, they could see year after years of low yields.
- India
- September 24, 2021, 07:23 IST
BuzzCut: 'It's My Party' and 'You Don't Own Me' How Lesley Gore's Music is Making a Comeback
The current viral audio is a mix of Gore's original song and Martinez's version of the lines, but the theme of the use remains the same as the original song intended: realizing a situation where being told you're doing something 'wrong' is actually okay.

Raka Mukherjee

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