Buzz of the day: Barkha Dutt retorts to Arnab's jibe; 'Chinese incursion in Uttarakhand'

What drove the social media on July 27? Barkha Dutt retorts to Arnab's jibe; Chinese incursion in Uttarakhand, says CM and more...

July 27, 2016 06:41 pm | Updated October 18, 2016 01:17 pm IST

#ArnabGoswami created a storm on social media on Wednesday, after NDTV's consulting editor Barkha Dutt lashed out at the Times Now editor-in-chief in a Facebook post.

In the post Ms. Dutt criticised the News Hour anchor of "cowardly hypocrisy" and said that she was "ashamed" to be in the same profession as him. Earlier Mr. Goswami, in his show, targeted a few media people as "pseudo-secular and pro-Pakistan."

Twiterian, along with the trolls, of course couldn't stay away; they took the opportunity to comment on the controversy.

Meanwhile, A life-size statue of former president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was unveiled at Peikarumbu, Rameswaram on the occasion of his first death anniversary. >Read more

Again soon after Uttarakhand CM >Harish Rawat confirmed reports of transgression by Chinese troops at Barahoti in Chamoli district, #Uttarakhand started trending.

Video of Mr. Rawat issuing statement to media, started making rounds on Twitter.

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