Confused netizens uninstall Snapdeal app instead of Snapchat
Some of the people eager to distance themselves from Snapchat amid the “app for rich people” controversy ended up deleting the app for the e-commerce platform Snapdeal instead.

Alliance talk: Mulayam differs with Akhilesh
A day after Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav indicated that he was ready for a grand alliance for the 2019 general elections, his father and SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav once again made a contrarian statement.

Gender a factor in sentencing world over
"This is bizarre”, that is how people reacted to a recent Supreme Court judgment endorsing a bit of leniency by courts while sentencing a woman convicted of a crime.

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Bank Board's proposal on salary gets RBI shock
RBI’s proposal to put curbs on salaries of CEOs of banks with weak financials might take the wind out of the Banks Board Bureau’s recommendation that chiefs of public sector banks (PSBs) be paid market-driven salaries.​

Data war: Airtel doles out free data to postpaid subscribers
Airtel is offering up to 30 GB of free data for the next three months for postpaid subscribers logging onto the 'My Airtel' app by April 30. For those who have already availed a similar offer by the company last month, 10 GB free data (one month validity) will be up for grabs.

Finance Ministry okays 8.65% interest on EPF
The Finance Ministry in its communication to the Labour Ministry has, however, put a rider that the interest rate should not result in a deficit for the retirement fund. This will enable the Labour Ministry to provide 8.65 per cent rate as decided by the EPFO trustees.

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Environmental groups warn UK government on post-Brexit deals
Greenpeace, WWF, and Friends of the Earth have signed a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May stressing that environmental protection must remain a priority after Britain leaves the European Union. They were joined by tennis star Andy Murray and singer Will Young.

Zoo confirms April the giraffe's calf is a male
Before an online audience of more than a million viewers, April the giraffe gave birth to a male calf on Saturday at a New York zoo, ending weeks of proverbial pacing by animal lovers in a virtual worldwide waiting room.

'US will lag as global climate action marches on'

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Trump wants ride in queen's buggy, UK cops in tizzy
US President Donald Trump wants to ride in the Queen's gold-plated royal carriage when he travels to London on a state visit -- an insistence that has thrown British security forces into a tizzy, a media report has said.

Mass evacuation in Syria to proceed after deadly blast
More than 3,000 Syrians are expected to be evacuated Sunday from four areas as part of a population transfer that was briefly stalled the day before by a deadly blast that killed scores of people, most of them government supporters.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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'Half Girlfriend' song gets an early launch

Bollywood actress swims with sharks

Pic: Singer's fangirl moment with Tendulkar
Singer Sunidhi Chauhan recently had her fangirl moment when she bumped into cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

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Here's how heavy drinking causes accidents
People who are heavy drinkers, those that drink between 10 and 40 alcoholic drinks per week, may perceive that they can handle the alcohol, as it leads people to judge that they are not impaired.

3D-printed patch can help mend 'broken' hearts

Saturn moon has necessary conditions to harbor life: NASA

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IPL 2017: RPS beat RCB by 27 runs
Rising Pune Supergiant registered their second win of the season beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 27 runs in Match 17 of the Indian Premier League 2017 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.

IPL: Rana, Pollard take Mumbai Indians to top of table
Mumbai Indians registered their fourth consecutive win of IPL 2017 on the back of Nitish Rana's second half-century and a sparkling 39 from Kieron Pollard. They overhauled Gujarat Lions' 176/4 to bag the top spot in the points-table.

Praneeth beats Srikanth to win Singapore Open title
B Sai Praneeth upstaged compatriot K Srikanth to clinch the Singapore Open men's singles title, his maiden Super Series trophy, on Sunday. Praneeth prevailed 17-21, 21-17, 21-12 in a 54-minute contest.

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Jio effect: Airtel gives 30GB data & other offers
Subscribers who have already availed a similar offer last month — 10 GB free data (one month validity) — will also be able to avail this new offer.

Funds, not ideas, flow to entrepreneurs in Japan
Japan Inc, where companies with roots going back decades, if not centuries, have long dominated, is finally warming up to startups.

Snapchat CEO terms India "too poor" to consider expansion
According to a report in Variety Magazine, the comment was made by CEO Evan Spiegel during a meeting to discuss the growth of the app’s user base in 2015.

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IIT Kharagpur to introduce Vastu Shastra
The country’s oldest and largest IIT will introduce the rudiments to first and second-year undergraduate architecture students this August, while those pursuing post-graduation or research scholars in infrastructure will get a detailed grounding on the subject.

NEET aspirants demand date extension for national level medical exam

CBSE files FIR against pvt publisher for 'sexist' text

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Two Sri Lankans fly into Mumbai with 88 lakh gold in rectum, held
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs arrested two Sri Lankans at the international airport for trying to smuggle 2.9kg gold worth Rs 87.5 lakh in their rectums on Sunday.

Fish prices double in five years; blame pollution, mangrove loss
The retail price of most varieties of marine fish in Mumbai has doubled in the last five to eight years. For that matter, the number of varieties has also dwindled.

Two weeks on, girl hit by tava undergoes brain surgery

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PIL questions AAP government's education policy
A plea has been moved in the Delhi high court challenging the AAP government's education policy under which vocational subjects would replace languages like Sanskrit as the sixth compulsory subject at the secondary level.

MCD polls: Congress to shut all landfills, says Jairam Ramesh
Congress on Sunday vowed to close all landfill sites in the city in the next two years if it won the civic elections.

MCD polls: Over 1.10 lakh first-time voters
Over 1.10 lakh people are eligible to exercise their franchise for the first time in the upcoming high- stakes municipal polls in Delhi. Elections to the three BJP-led corporations will be held on April 23 and the youth population is considered a crucial segment of the voters in the national capital.

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Post bypoll setback, is BJP wary of Cong-JD(S) bonhomie?

Paperwork, delivery, cost to help home buyer

Mysterious bag causes panic near stadium on match day

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A night of dhol dhamaka & naach gaana

A run for Jesus!

Chowmahalla resonated to the magic of Sufi, Qawwali and Ghazals

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Quota will inspire more women to take on JEE
That there is an imbalance in the male-female ratio on IIT campuses would be an understatement. With the overall female ratio across the premier institutes hovering between 8% and 9% over the past few years, the scales have always been tilted.

Maid, 22, held for stealing Rs 5.7L gold from house
Police on Sunday arrested a maid who stole 25 sovereigns (200g) of gold jewellery worth Rs 5.7 lakh from her employer's house in Virugambakkam.

Jewellery, cash burgled as man sleeps with door open
Burglars struck at a house in Villivakkam and escaped with 15 sovereigns of gold jewellery and 50,000 on Saturday night.

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Kids blaze kindness trail

People foil robbery attempts, nab two

IM cadre depleted, operatives inducting relatives into terror

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Calf carcass sparks panic in Allahabad
A calf head found on the premises of Akhileshwar Mahadeo temple in Allahbad's Shivkuti locality on Saturday morning triggered panic in the area.

Allahabad IG sends list of 'corrupt' cops to DGP
Inspector general of police, Allahabad zone, Dr KS Pratap Kumar on Saturday sent a fresh list of 99 policemen to director general of police (DGP) headquarters, Lucknow, for their inter-district transfer.

Mafia thriving in districts under scanner
The men-in-khaki have decided to up the guard and launch a crack down on mafias charged with illegal mining, cattle smuggling, land grabbing and liquor smuggling in the zone.

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Heavy rain, thunder squalls lash Bhubaneswar

Security tightened at Bhubaneswar airport after hijack threat

Heatwave over several states; thunderstorm over Bihar, WB: India Meteorological Department
The heat wave is the result of an anti-cyclone over Pakistan and western Rajasthan, the impact of which is being felt across the northern plains.

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NLIU Bhopal gets to top 16 in Vienna moot competition

MANIT hostel fee upped 7 times for freshers, seniors fume

Women jail inmates learn computer skills

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Cancer incidence not as alarming as assumed in Malwa: Experts
Punjab's Malwa region has been long labelled as the cancer capital of the region but the latest findings of Tata Memorial Hospital based on its registry of patients in the state show that the situation is not as alarming as it has been made out to be for all these years.

Navjot Sidhu holds discussions as Punjab drafts cultural policy
Ahead of Punjab drafting a cultural policy, Punjab tourism and cultural affairs minister Navjot Singh Sidhu convened a brain storming meeting with the prominent personalities of art, literary and cultural sectors so as to connect youth with rich heritage of Punjab, preserving Punjabi culture and giving boost to the tourism sector in the state.

Blackmailed by Sarpanch, couple commits suicide in Haryana's Fatehabad
Haryana's Jaikarana and his wife Kavita were allegedly forced to commit suicide after villagemen did not support them in pursuing their case involving "blackmail" by Sarpanch.

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