Virat Kohli’s Instagram account disappears overnight, back online in the morning
New Delhi: Indian star cricketer Virat Kohli sent the internet into a frenzy on Thursday night after his official Instagram account suddenly became inaccessible. However, the verified account, followed by over 274 million users, was restored on Friday morning after remaining unavailable for several hours.
Users attempting to open Kohli’s profile on Thursday night were shown a message stating that the page was unavailable, triggering confusion over whether the account had been deleted, deactivated, or temporarily suspended. The sudden disappearance quickly drew attention, given Kohli’s massive global following and strong social media presence.
Within minutes, hashtags related to Kohli began trending on X and other platforms. Fans shared screenshots of the error message and speculated about possible reasons behind the issue. While some suggested the cricketer may have chosen to step away from social media, others pointed to a technical glitch on Instagram’s side. A few users also raised concerns about a possible hacking attempt, though there was no confirmation to support such claims.
Adding to the speculation, Kohli’s brother Vikas Kohli’s Instagram account was also found to be inaccessible during the same period. While Virat Kohli’s account became active again around 8.30 am on Friday, his brother’s profile remained unavailable at the time of writing.
Kohli’s Instagram account has long been a major channel through which he connects with fans, sharing updates related to cricket, fitness, brand partnerships, and personal moments with his family. During the brief outage, his X account remained active.
The episode also triggered a wave of humour online, with worried fans flooding the comment section of Kohli’s wife and actor Anushka Sharma’s Instagram posts seeking answers. Comments such as “Bhaabhi, bhaiya ka account kahan gaya?” quickly went viral, turning concern into a meme fest. Anushka, however, did not respond to the comments.
As of now, neither Kohli nor his management team has issued any official statement explaining the reason behind the temporary disappearance. Instagram has also not clarified whether the issue was caused by a technical glitch or a policy-related action.
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Northwest, central, adjoining east India to witness heatwave conditions for next 4-5 days: IMD
New Delhi (PTI): Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail over isolated pockets of northwest, central and the adjoining parts of east India for the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
It said isolated pockets of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, East Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, West Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and scattered pockets of East Uttar Pradesh are expected to witness heatwave conditions on different dates between April 20 and April 25.
"Hot and humid weather conditions are very likely to prevail in isolated pockets over Gangetic West Bengal during April 20-26; Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during April 20–22; Kerala and Mahe, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam during April 20-24; coastal areas of Gujarat on April 24 and April 25," the IMD said.
Also, warm night conditions are expected to prevail in isolated pockets over Haryana, Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha on April 20 and April 21, Chhattisgarh on April 20, and Odisha between April 20 and April 22.
The IMD highlighted that moderate to intense thunderstorm activity can occur over different states of south, central, east and northwest India on Monday.
There is also a possibility of hailstorms over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Madhya Pradesh Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh on Monday, according to the IMD.
