NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was once again the top newsmaker in India in the year 2018, according to the Yahoo Year in Review list.
Modi has featured at the top of the list for at least a couple of years now and is followed this year by Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra wrote his way into the list with third position after landmark verdicts on triple talaq and Article 377, among others, Yahoo said.
M J Akbar, who resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs after allegations of sexual harassment, also featured on the list at number 6, behind alleged economic fraudsters Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi.
The excitement surrounding Bollywood’s biggest wedding ensured actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh were ‘couple’ newsmakers.
At under two years, Taimur Ali Khan was the youngest entrant to this list — the son of Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan boasts a formidable following online.
Also joining the list was actress Priya Prakash Varrier, whose wink in the Malayalam film Oru Adaar Love “almost broke the Internet”, the statement by Yahoo said. (AGENCIES)
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