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Yahoo has announced the 2015 Year in Review (YIR) for India, which is a look at the year’s top trends, happenings and events, which caught the imagination of Internet users in the country.
In its eighth year now, the Yahoo Year in Review (YIR) is based on users’ daily search habits and an editorial selection of what they read, recommended and shared most on Yahoo
Yahoo has announced the 2015 Year in Review (YIR) for India, which is a look at the year’s top trends, happenings and events, which caught the imagination of Internet users in the country.
Most epic selfies
1. Narendra Modi and Li Keqiang during the PM’s China visit
2. Ranveer’s antics and Deepika’s charms
3. Shahid Kapoor with wife Mira Rajput
4. Sachin Tendulkar’s team selfie with Mumbai Indians
5. Arjun Kapoor’s star-studded selfie
6. King Khan with ex One Direction member Zayn Malik
7. Katrina’s debut in the realm of selfies
8. Amitabh Bachchan and younger Bachchan pouting
Top Most-Searched News Events
1. ISIS
2. APJ Abdul Kalam
3. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
4. Indian Premier League 2015
5. Indian Super League 2015
6. Latest Gold Prices
7. MH370
8. Sheena Bora investigation
9. Yakub Memon
10.Vyapam
Top Bollywood news
1. Salman Khan’s conviction
2. Gajendra Chauhan’s appointment as FTII Chairman
3. Shahid Kapoor’s marriage
4. Aadesh Shrivastava
5. Labh Janjua
6. 20 years of DDLJ
7. Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan
8. Priyanka Chopra in Quantico
9. Award wapsi
10. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Jazbaa
Personality of the year
In an unexpected twist, the humble ‘Cow’ emerged as ‘Personality of the Year,’ trumping other high-profile contenders for the top spot. It started with the Maharashtra government announcing a ban on sale of beef in the State—a move which led to massive debates, spiralling into the ‘beef controversy’. Fuelled further by the mob lynching at Dadri, the ‘cow’ became the icon of discussions on ‘intolerance’, sparking the ‘award wapsi’ campaign, and even stalling the Parliament proceedings at one point.
Politics
Politics remained an all-consuming passion. With high-profile elections in Bihar and New Delhi, Chief Ministers Nitish Kumar and Arvind Kejriwal were among the ‘Top Newsmakers’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his run from 2014 and remained one of the top newsmakers, too. The rise of ISIS, 2015 World Cup, APJ Abdul Kalam’s demise, the Sheena Bora Murder investigation and the Vyapam Scandal all featured on the list of ‘Most Searched News or Events’.
The list also featured HRD Minister Smriti Irani, who was in the news often for her vocal stand on issues and controversies involving her. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also made it to the list for news surrounding Sunanda Pushkar’s death and his comments on ‘intolerance’. US President Obama’s India visit, AAP’s landslide victory in the Delhi elections, ‘Lalitgate’ and ‘Mahagatbandhan’ winning the Bihar elections, were all among the ‘Top 10 Political Moments’.
Top Most-Searched Politicians
1. Narendra Modi
2. Arvind Kejriwal
3. Smriti Irani
4. Shashi Tharoor
5. Hema Malini
6. RR Patil
7. Yogendra Yadav
8. Jayalalitha
9. Kiran Bedi
10. Radhe Maa
Entertainment
Sunny Leone retained the top position as the ‘Most Searched Female Celebrity’ for the fourth year in a row. Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone took the second and third slots. Among the male celebrities, Salman Khan claimed the first spot, while singer-rapper YoYo Honey Singh came in at No. 2, amidst drug addiction rumors and his noticeable absence from the Bollywood music scene.
Other actors in the list include Shahid Kapoor, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. Moving past Bollywood blockbusters, bilingual epic ‘Baahubali’, which broke box-office records while also being the most expensive movie to be ever made in India, went on to claim the top spot as ‘Most Searched Movie’.
Top Most-Searched Celebrities
Males
1. Salman Khan
2. YoYo Honey Singh
3. Shahid Kapoor
4. Aamir Khan
5. Shahrukh Khan
6. Amitabh Bachchan
7. Akshay Kumar
8. Ranbir Kapoor
9. Prabhas
10.Hrithik Roshan
Females
1. Sunny Leone
2. Katrina Kaif
3. Deepika Padukone
4. Priyanka Chopra
5. Aishwarya Rai
6. Anushka Sharma
7. Kim Kardashian
8. Sonakshi Sinha
9. Radhika Apte
10. Sonam Kapoor
Sports
Like always, the ‘Most Searched Sportspersons’ list was once again dominated by cricketers, with MS Dhoni coming in at No. 1. Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal were the only non-cricketing sportspersons
Top 10 Most-Searched Sportspersons
1. MS Dhoni
2. Virat Kohli
3. Suresh Raina
4. Tendulkar
5. Chris Gayle
6. Yuvraj Singh
7. Sania Mirza
8. Ab De Villiers
9. Sourav Ganguly
10. Saina Nehwal
Top Bike launches
1. Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
2. Honda Livo
3. Bajaj Pulsar AS 200
4. Bajaj Avenger Street/Cruise 220
5. Mahindra Mojo
6. Yamaha YZF-R3
7. Bajaj CT100
8. Suzuki Gixxer SF
9. Ducati Scrambler
10. Yamaha Saluto
Tech
Apple dominated technology news and searches, with the iPhone 6 taking the top spot in the list of ‘Most-Searched Gadgets’.
Top Most-Searched Gadgets
1. iPhone 6
2. Apple
3. Nokia
4. Windows 10
5. Sony Xperia
6. Lenovo A6000
7. iPhone 5
8. Intex Mobile
9. iPhone 6S
10. Macbook
Top Most-Searched Movies and TV Shows
1. Baahubali
2. India’s Daughter
3. Bigg Boss 9
4. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
5. ABCD 2
6. Ragini MMS 2
7. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
8. Fast and Furious 7
9. Badlapur
10. Fifty Shades of Grey
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