Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
All India Congress Committee General Secretary Sanjay Nirupam on Saturday threatened to immolate himself if his demand for reduction in power tariff in Mumbai was not accepted.
A look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sahil Anand, who was recently evicted from Bigg Boss, gives his verdict.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
On the final day of his two-day visit to India's financial capital, Congres vice president Rahul Gandhi tried to connect with Mumbaikars by raising the issue of high electricity bills en route his padyatra from National College, Bandra to Dharavi, Asia's largest slum colony.
As the death toll in the country from coronavirus jumped by a record 445 to 13,699, the Centre maintained that the number of infections per lakh population was among the lowest in the world. The new cases surged by over 10,000 for the 11th day in a row and rose by 14,821 to take the total to 4,25,282, according to health ministry data.
Prince William and Princess Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, collected quite a few Mumbai hearts on a hot two days in April.
As Mumbai almost came to a halt after overnight rains, netizens and Mumbaikars took a dig at the Shiv Sena for the plight of their beloved city.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will not have to go to jail pending disposal of his appeal against conviction in the 2002 hit-and-run case after the Bombay high court suspended his sentence and granted him bail.
'People may frown upon things like role play or the fact that the father is talking to his daughter about sex. But slowly, shows like this will shift the conversation to our homes.'
The Bombay high court ruled that the actor can't be convicted on the basis of evidence produced in the 2002 case.
A group of women hurled eggs at three accused in the photojournalist gang-rape case when they were being brought out of a court here today, while confusion prevailed over the age of another suspect whose family claimed he was a minor.
Mumbai police, who are probing the gang rape of a 23-year-old photojournalist, have claimed that the culprits had forced the victim to clean up the crime scene at the desolate Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai.
'Panipat has all the meat for a political drama meets war movie. But in Ashutosh Gowariker's failure to process its complexity, the material never rises beyond a mediocre hurray to the Maratha manoos,' says Sukanya Verma.
With Mother's Day around the corner, we thought of looking at how Bollywood's mommy fashion has evolved from Achala Sachdev to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
'Last time, there was an incumbent and a challenger. This year, the roles have been reversed.' 'The challenger is the incumbent and the ones ruling then are now the challengers.' 'So, the realities have changed and so have the electorate's expectations.'
A summary of Thursday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
'I will live my life and let other people live their life too.' 'There are big problems in life yaar, like global warming. Let's talk about that.'
Having ensured three points by virtue of 104-run first innings lead by the end of the third day, Mumbai decided against sporting declaration reaching 321 for 5 when captains decided to call time.
'...and the government is suppressing the truth.'
Maharashtra CM said a high-level committee will probe the circumstances under which the 40-year-old overbridge collapsed.
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje breaks her silence.
Deepika, Kangana, Shilpa or Fawad Khan? Vote for your favourite.
Seventy-one parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states voted in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
One accused was acquitted by the court.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
A summary of Wednesday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'If we cannot handle an epidemic of that strata, (causing that kind) of excessive calamity, then we really have to prevent it.' 'If we become complacent in even preventing it, then we are in for a disaster.'
Lakme Fashion Week that drew to a close over the weekend saw dozens of celebrities walking the ramp for their designer friends. Which, obviously, begs the question: Who's the hottest of them all?
India's greatest contemporary architects Charles Correa died on Tuesday night at the age of 84. He was best known for his "open-to-sky" designs, which were reflected in some of his famous projects. Rediff.com takes a look at some popular buildings that got the Correa touch.
What makes Badrinath Ki Dulhania work, really, is the intent and the two principal actors, observes Raja Sen.
Internet trolls kept the social media abuzz in 2016 and spared none -- be it Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, cricketer Mohammad Shami or even 'Saifeena' -- unleashing posts and memes that ranged from controversial to hilarious to bizarre.
A manager of liquor bar in Juhu identified Salman Khan on Monday in a Mumbai court, saying the actor had come to the restaurant with friends hours before his car was involved in an accident in 2002, but said he was not sure whether the Bollywood actor had taken drinks.
10 central trade unions have called a nationwide shutdown against 'anti-worker policies' of the central government. Apart from being successful in Bengal, Kerala and NE states, the bandh has also got support from Cong leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
A lot of student friendly changes were introduced this year.
Chidambaram has been magnanimous in endorsing my book, says the former RBI Governor D Subbarao.
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