Pratik Prasenjit is a content producer at Hindustan Times. He has previously worked with television media, digital marketing and news agencies. He looks after producing, publishing and marketing social media creative assets for @httweets.
Articles by Pratik Prasenjit
Till death and beyond: Man loved his car so much he wished to be buried inside it
A Chinese man was so madly in love with his car that he wished to be buried inside his silver-grey sedan after he died.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 06:18 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
‘Where are you from?‘: New hometown meme leaves desi Twitter in splits
Anyone, who has grown up in a small town or city and moved to a bigger one later, has surely encountered this one annoying question: Where are you from? Twitter has the perfect reply.
Updated on May 31, 2018 03:15 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Shirt or T-shirt? : Luxury brand mocked for ₹87,000 hybrid garment
From the back it looks like any other tee, but from the front this Balenciaga topper looks like fashion gone bizarre.
Published on May 30, 2018 05:32 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
‘I feel richer’: 1 paisa cut on petrol, diesel prices fuel jokes on Twitter
The “cruel joke” clearly did not go down well with people on social media. Twitter users vented their frustration taking swipes at the government while some resorted to cheeky one-liners to thank the oil companies for the “largesse”
Updated on May 30, 2018 01:51 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
‘Ghar Se Nikalte Hi’: Twitter users spin hilarious before-after memes
Who would have thought that a romantic song from the 90’s would turn into a hilarious meme format in 2018?
Updated on May 16, 2018 03:06 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Pot in the pot: Cops on why flushing marijuana down the toilet may not be a good idea
Not just the pot, cops also found a bathtub filled with plants, individual plants grown in the shower and trays all over the bathroom.
Updated on Apr 13, 2018 07:23 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
This baby was born four years after his parents died in a car crash
The couple died in a car accident in March 2013 in Jiangsu province of China five days before the scheduled transplant.
Updated on Apr 13, 2018 05:06 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Sania Mirza’s patriotism ‘questioned’ for speaking on Kathua gang rape case, here’s her reply
Tennis champion Sania Mirza was one of the many celebrities on Thursday to take to Twitter to question the apathy surrounding the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua.
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 04:21 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
The ‘Mike drop’ moment: BBC reporter falls into pool during live interview, Twitter giggles
Seconds after he cautioned himself , the reporter misjudged a step, slipped and fell into the pool, causing a splash so apparent that England’s swimming gold medalists burst into fits of laughter.
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 03:15 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Govt websites go offline, cybersecurity chief says it’s a glitch and not a hack
The initial reaction of defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as well as the spokespersons of some of the other ministries (who did not know why their websites were down), was that there had been a hack
Updated on Apr 07, 2018 08:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rajesh Ahuja and Pratik Prasenjit
7-year-old cancer patient’s dream comes true, ‘plays’ Mumbai cop for a day
7-year-old Arpit Mandal wishes to grow up and join the police force, but a life-threatening disease stands between his dream and “undaunted spirit”.
Updated on Mar 23, 2018 01:54 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Love packages: Gurgaon man offers ‘boyfriend on rent’ services on Valentine’s Day
Shakul Gupta, a 26-year-old Gurgaon-based entrepreneur, is all ready to rent himself out and provide four “packages” from “holding hands” to “anything you want” on Valentine’s Day this year.
Published on Feb 12, 2018 04:23 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Double whammy: Chinese men set cash on fire to prove who’s richer, fined by cops
After one proposed a “cash-burning contest” to settle the dispute over who was richer, the two men started taking out 100-yuan notes and set them on fire at the table.
Updated on Feb 06, 2018 11:27 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Never off duty: Pakistani reporter dons groom’s attire, covers own wedding
Hanan Bukhari, who works with Pakistan’s City 41 channel, appeared on-air in his wedding attire and interviewed his family members including his father, wife and mother-in-law about the occasion.
Updated on Feb 06, 2018 01:40 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
‘Ghoomar on Ice’: This skater dancing to Padmaavat song is taking the internet by storm
The video of Las Vegas figure-skater Mayuri Bhandari performing ghoomar on the ice rink in a red costume and ice skates is getting a lot of love on social media. It has been viewed by over 17,000 people.
Updated on Feb 02, 2018 05:56 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Game over: Chinese youth paralysed after 20-hour marathon gaming binge
The man entered the café in the evening of January 27 and kept playing without a break till afternoon the next day. He found he could not move his legs only when he tried to get up from his chair to go to the toilet.
Updated on Feb 02, 2018 02:22 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Breaking gender stereotypes: BSF women bikers steal limelight at Republic Day parade
The 113-member squad Seema Bhavani was chosen from different ranks of the BSF to become the first-ever women bikers’ contingent at the 69th Republic Day parade.
Updated on Jan 27, 2018 02:36 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
‘Not Rajput pride’: Twitter fumes after attack on school bus over Padmaavat release
People took to Twitter and lashed out at the agitators protesting release of Padmaavat for holding the states to ransom. People also vented their anger on state governments, alleging them of giving the rioters a free run.
Updated on Jan 25, 2018 04:58 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
When Tokyo met Tamil Nadu: Japanese couple has a ‘dream wedding’ in Madurai
From exchanging the wedding vows in Tamil to taking the ‘sathapathi’ or seven rounds around the fire, the wedding went strictly by the book. The couple also had their wedding cards printed in Tamil.
Updated on Jan 03, 2018 05:45 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Ouch! ‘English tutor’ Shashi Tharoor schooled for ‘grammatical mistake’ on Twitter
Suhel Seth, who is known for slamming those on social media for their incorrect English, picked a grammatical mistake and pointed out that Shashi Tharoor used ‘whom’ instead of ‘who’.
Updated on Jan 03, 2018 01:14 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
‘Humanitarian gesture, template for others’: How Pakistan media reported Kulbhushan-family meet
Reportage was pivoted on Pakistan’s “humanitarian and goodwill gesture” in permitting Kulbhushan’s family to pay him a visit,ignoring how a glass wall was placed and multiple cameras were set up to scuttle what was supposed to be a “private meeting”
Updated on Dec 26, 2017 05:30 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
‘Out on 99’: Twitter turns Virat-Anushka’s meet with Modi into hilarious memes
Here’s how Twitter turned cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma’s meeting with Modi into hilarious memes
Updated on Dec 21, 2017 03:13 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Row over selfie: Miss Iraq forced to leave country for photo with Miss Israel
Sarah Idan was threatened to take down a selfie with her Israeli counterpart Adar Gandelsman. She was also reportedly told that she would be stripped of her title and killed if she did not.
Updated on Dec 16, 2017 07:25 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
‘Left’ in the lurch: 4-year-old receives customised pencil sharpeners after mother’s appeal
Hindustan Pencils shipped five sharpeners meant for the left-handed after a mother wrote to the company highlighting how her 4-year-old daughter was struggling to sharpen her pencils.
Updated on Dec 16, 2017 02:06 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
BBC journalist tries to ‘evade’ China’s CCTV surveillance network, here’s what happened
BBC journalist John Sudworth let authorities take his photo and circulate it on their surveillance system for the record. He was tracked in less than seven minutes.
Published on Dec 14, 2017 03:49 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Watch: Seagull ‘steals’ GoPro cam, captures stunning drone-like shots in flight
Kjell Robertsen had placed some bread crumbs around his GoPro to lure the seagulls in for some close-ups but one of the birds grabbed the camera in its mouth and flew away
Updated on Dec 14, 2017 12:29 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
ICYMI: Why a ‘mysterious woman’ appeared as Time’s ‘Person of the year’
The sixth and obscured face on the Time ‘Person of the year’ cover is symbolic of all the victims who have yet to come forward and may be struggling to do so fearing repercussions.
Updated on Dec 07, 2017 05:53 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Just the hero we need: Internet is rooting for Bhopal biker for stopping traffic offender
Sahil Batav said when he asked the driver of the vehicle to pull back he abused him and even tried to run over him a couple of times.
Updated on Nov 07, 2017 06:02 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Hell is here: Powerful photo captures elephant, calf escaping flaming tar balls, crackers
Titled ‘Hell is here’, Biplab Hazra’s photograph brings to light the startling reality concerning the human-elephant conflict in India.
Updated on Nov 07, 2017 01:47 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
Convenient apologies: Twitter thread takes a ‘stab’ at men explaining away sexual assault
A Twitter user took a dig at such perpetrators by using ‘stabbing’ analogy to highlight the how sexual assaults are looked at in comparison with other crimes.
Updated on Nov 02, 2017 03:34 PM IST
Pratik Prasenjit, New Delhi
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