The Indian Express Trends Desk is a dedicated section that curates and highlights the latest trends, viral stories, and engaging content from around the world. With a focus on social media buzz, popular culture, and...Read More
The Indian Express Trends Desk is a dedicated section that curates and highlights the latest trends, viral stories, and engaging content from around the world. With a focus on social media buzz, popular culture, and human-interest stories, the Trends Desk brings readers a mix of news and entertainment that captures the zeitgeist of modern digital life. Covering a wide range of topics from trending videos, internet sensations, lifestyle fads, and quirky events, it provides readers with quick and engaging insights into what’s grabbing attention online. Whether it’s an inspiring story of individual achievement or a humorous viral trend, the section serves as a window into the dynamic and rapidly changing world of internet-driven culture. The Trends Desk also emphasizes interactive and shareable content, allowing readers to stay informed and connected with the pulse of the digital age.
December 7, 2025
The viral video showed a man holding up his wedding invitation to fellow passengers at an airport amid the IndiGo flight cancellation crisis.
December 7, 2025
December 6, 2025
Singer Zayn Raza posted a reel on Instagram showing himself sitting on the floor with his guitar, performing the early-2000s hit ‘Woh Lamhe’ for weary travellers.
December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
In the clip, model Mallika Arora speaks to the woman as she sits on her scooter, on which a walking stick is also seen.
December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
From his moving autorickshaw, Pablo Garcia captured a quirky sight – a calf standing peacefully inside another autorickshaw, blending into the traffic as casually as any regular passenger.
December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
Mandava shared an emotional video of her parents watching her walk through Bowery Station and open the Chanel show, her mother calling her name through tears as her father looked on proudly.
December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
The video shows the man repeatedly asking for sanitary pads for his daughter, who he says was bleeding and needed immediate support.
December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
In the hours following the death of Pyari Maryam, social media was flooded with speculation that her babies had not survived.
December 6, 2025
December 5, 2025
The woman said that everyday life in India surprised her in ways both big and small.
December 5, 2025
December 5, 2025
Medha Kshirsagar from Hubballi and Sangama Das from Bhubaneswar, both Bengaluru-based software engineers, were supposed to be welcomed at a reception at Gujarat Bhavan in Hubballi on Wednesday.
December 5, 2025
December 5, 2025
Sharing the news online, Perplexity AI’s CEO Aravind Srinivas said he was honoured to team up with Cristiano Ronaldo.
December 5, 2025
December 5, 2025
While the decision may sound glamorous from the outside, Dosamaa’s co-founder, Mohan, doesn’t sugarcoat the reality. The shift, he says, was incredibly tough, filled with long nights, exhaustion, and constant operational challenges.
December 5, 2025
December 5, 2025
One of the videos gaining major traction on X shows exhausted, anxious passengers waiting for hours without a single update from airline staff.
December 5, 2025
December 4, 2025
Google's most searched AI in India in 2025: India’s fascination with Ghibli-style AI art soared in 2025, with people using ChatGPT to turn travel memories, couple portraits, and everyday photos into dreamy, anime-inspired visuals that flooded social media.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
Porter, who has already visited India twice this year, breaks down what newcomers should really expect when it comes to transport, food and the country’s trademark warmth.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
Sridhar Vembu says this 'major cultural shift' will empower young people to become financially independent without drowning in student debt.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
Sharing a montage of his work life in Germany, the techie emphasised that employees’ well-being is not the priority in India.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
In his post, the resident said the society enforces a rule that prohibits bachelors from having overnight guests, while families face no such restrictions.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
He highlighted that he focused entirely on work, starting from 8 am to 10.30 pm, noting that he had developed stamina for working such long hours over time.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
Johnson, 48, shared the news in an unusually heartfelt post on X, beginning with the disarmingly simple announcement: ‘Guys, I have a girlfriend.’
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
Videos circulating on social media show the group marching through the streets, chanting slogans in support of Putin and PM Modi after the aarti ritual.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
A flood of videos capturing the chaos at airports following the Indigo flight disruptions has been drawing widespread attention on social media.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
In the video, the bride carefully adjusts both her guitar and her veil before singing "Ek Din Aap", the Shah Rukh Khan classic from the 1997 film "Yes Boss".
December 4, 2025
December 3, 2025
World’s highest-paid TV hosts in 2025: Forbes' estimates show that TV personalities continue to command massive pay cheques by combining on-air jobs with production deals, side businesses, and long-running fame.
December 3, 2025
December 3, 2025
In a video posted by Ayu Shikesarwani, she can be seen standing inside a train as her father waits on the platform.
December 3, 2025
December 3, 2025
Hugh crowned Bengaluru as India’s best food city, giving full credit to its unbeatable breakfast scene. He couldn’t stop raving about the classic combination of idli, dosa and filter coffee.
December 3, 2025