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Nirbhaya rape case: The four convicts and the charges against them
The four men being sent to the gallows have been found guilty of raping Nirbhaya in a moving bus and assaulting her with a rod before leaving her to die
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IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman’s mannequin displayed at Pak Air Force War Museum
The photo of the museum exhibit was shared by Pakistani political journalist Anwar Lodhi from his official Twitter handle.
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New Zealand lawmaker's speech goes viral as she shuts down fellow MP with an internet slang
She was about speaking about the ills of climate change during a debate held over the ‘Zero Carbon Bill’ when an older parliamentarian started interrupting her.
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Twitterati up in arms over this KBC question, here's why
The quiz show faced backlash on social media for "disrespecting" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The channel, Sony TV, later issued an apology.
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Painful to see govt making false claim: Tharoor on Taseer's citizenship row
The Ministry of Home Affairs has accused writer Aatish Taseer of hiding his father's Pakistani nationality to acquire the Overseas Citizenship of India
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VVS Laxman's tweet gets people talking about this 'inspiring' tea seller from Kanpur
Laxman's 'very very special' post went viral in no time, garnering more than 27,000 likes and as many as 3,000 retweets.
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Twitter unhappy with Maharashtra Police advisory based on Roberto Firmino’s offside goal
Though the tweet has been retweeted more than 600 times and liked by more than 2,000 people, the comments section was filled with Liverpool fans calling out the “erroneous VAR judgment”.
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Eating carpet not allowed: Shabana Azmi tweets hilarious signboard put up at Chennai airport
The picture was originally taken years ago, in 2015, but it went viral once more after Shabana Azmi shared it.
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Rahul skips Indira Gandhi memorial tribute, shares emotional tweet on death anniversary instead
Indira Gandhi served as India’s first and only female Prime Minister from January 1966 to March 1977, only to return to power again in January 1980.
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Twitter in splits as traditional headgear replaces convocation robes at Mumbai University
The new uniform will mimic the garment that Maratha warrior Shivaji Bhonsle used to wear.
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Anand Mahindra wants to gift a car to this devoted son from southern India
Touched by the devoted son’s gesture, Anand Mahindra offered to gift a Mahindra KUV 100 NXT to him.
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Twitter perplexed as Adhir Chowdhury posts incomprehensible tweet on Chidambaram
While some wondered what the West Bengal Congress leader might have tried to convey, the others poked fun at him, stating he was only trying to wear Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor’s hat for a while.
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London man loses wallet, finds money credited to his bank account
The 30-year-old was checking his account balance to make sure no one has siphoned off his money, when he noticed that his bank account was actually credited with money.
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Piyush Goyal thanks Housefull 4 cast and crew, wants more film promotions on trains
The idea of ‘Promotion on Wheels’ was adopted by the cast and crew of upcoming Bollywood film Housefull 4.
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Tharoor slams Pakistan on Kashmir, says interference 'not welcome'
Tharoor called Pakistan a nation responsible for multiple terrorist attacks across the border in Kashmir
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No tolerance for sexual predators at workplace, Anand Mahindra tweets
After hearing of a few #MeToo cases at Mahindra Rise, the Chairman vowed to spare no one nor hide any case of sexual harassment that takes place in his office
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Karti Chidambaram mocks Jay Shah’s appointment as BCCI secretary, Twitter humbles him with a reminder
It is not uncommon in the Indian cricket administration to see representatives of various political parties, including members of the Indian National Congress
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APJ Abdul Kalam's 88th birth anniversary: Here are his 7 everlasting contributions
The former president believed that his greatest achievement in life was designing low-weight Ortho callipers for polio-affected kids.
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Abhijit Banerjee gets trolled after winning Nobel; Meghalaya Guv Tathagata Roy brings in 'Zionist Jews' reference
Tathagata Roy, who identifies himself as a right-wing thinker, criticised the Bengali Nobel laureate after he was called out on social media for tweeting in favour of the feat
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Look up! A ‘Hunter’s Moon’ adorns the night sky
While it first appeared on October 13, the last full Hunter’s Moon will be visible on October 15
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Mumbaikars rejoice as IMD confirms Monsoon retreat on Twitter
A detailed map of the movement of the southwest monsoons was shared by the Indian Meteorological Department on social media
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Meet Abhijit Banerjee, the Bengali economist who brought home the Nobel Prize
He had also won the Infosys prize in Social Sciences in the year 2009 for his contributions to the economics of development, and empirical evaluation of public policy
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Reliance Jio's IUC top-up offer means the new charges won't pinch the customer much
For every IUC top-up of Rs 10, the users will get 1 GB of data free and the amount of free data keeps increasing proportionately with the top-up amount.
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Man steals plant pots from Delhi’s vertical garden, miffs netizens
In the viral clip, the man dressed in formals can be seen emptying the plant and the mud from the pot before putting the empty containers in his bag.
