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THE KALYAN

New Lyrics, Same Policy A.R. Rahman’s recent performanc­e of his old Tamil hit, ‘Urvasi’, was just a bit different. Over 6 million have seen his performanc­e on MTV Unplugged, with crowdsourc­ed lyrics like ‘If the 500 rupee note gets demonetise­d.’As always, the lyrics were followed by the familiar refrain: ‘...take it easy policy.’

ANBUMANI RAMADOSS AND KANIMOZHI

Mum’s the Word Lesbian couple Dominique and Crissy, with a million-plus YouTube subscriber­s, announced they were expecting. Trolls swiftly appeared, saying Dominique was ‘too masculine’ to carry a baby; but the ladies shot back, saying they were both women and the choice was theirs.

VISHNU MANCHU, UPASANA AND DIA

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FAMILY: R. KARTHIK, RAMESH, T.S. KALYANARAM­AN AND RAJESH

Salt Seller The web’s sFeRnsIEat­NioDn his meat. Turkish butcher and chef Nusret Gökçe charmed the globe when a video of him delicately but deftly sprinkling salt on a steak trended online. He is now referred to as ‘Salt Bae.’ Bet everyone wants a pinch of that. To Misses Obama A letter from the daughters of former US president George W. Bush to the daughters of outgoing president Barack Obama is being widely shared online. “Explore your passions. Learn who you are. Make mistakes—you are allowed to,” wrote Jenna and Barbara Bush to Sasha and Malia Obama. AlarmMon makes sure you’re up. It only goes off after you play a game

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Duobook lets you switch between an e-book and its audio version seamlessly

VIDHYA RAGHAVAN KAMAL HAASAN WITH T.R. PACHAMUTHU

Joshin’ Joshi Looks like Bigg Boss fans are confusing TV actor Rohan Mehra with comedian Rohan Joshi. Sick of being Tweeted at, Joshi at first asked people to rectify their error. When that didn’t work, Joshi decided to embrace his newfound fame as a reality TV star, and started asking people to vote for him.

V. NARAYANASA­MY CHANDRABAB­U NAIDU AND VENKAIAH NAIDU

A video making Donald Trump’s hand gestures look like he’s playing an accordion made 30 million laugh internet star of the week smart sheet web win Over a million watched these three newscaster­s fighting about their

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James Corden’s spoof soap opera, with Kanye West lyrics in place of dialogue, wowed over 500,000 @lkummi

MARIAZEENA JOHNSON AND KIRAN BEDI

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