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Banks may be charging a flat fee for SMS alerts -- illegally

The uniform billing by some of the lenders for SMS alerts is against the Reserve Bank of India's advisory.

Apr 5, 2018

Battle for Karnataka on Twitter: BJP mocks Siddaramaiah for campaigning with lemon

The Karnataka Assembly elections may be more than a month away, but the BJP and the Congress are already engaged in a tough fight on Twitter.

Apr 5, 2018

Karnataka Election 2018 Glossary: 25 terms that unlock the key political battle

Key themes and terminologies that will be heard over the din of the campaign are thrown together to help make sense out of the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections 2018.

Apr 5, 2018

Salman Khan gets 5 years jail in blackbuck poaching case, Twitter reacts

Salman Khan fans and other users took to Twitter, airing their reactions after the Bollywood actor was convicted in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case.

Apr 5, 2018

Cauvery water row: Opposition protests hit normal life in Tamil Nadu

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and other Opposition parties are observing a state-wide bandh due to the Centre's failure to set up the Cauvery Management Board.

Apr 5, 2018

Salman Khan on Blackbuck poaching case: 'I gave water, biscuits to deer'

In an earlier interview, Salman Khan said he had rescued a deer that was stuck in a bush, and this incident gave rise to the blackbuck poaching case.

Apr 5, 2018

Lashkar-e-Taiba militants abduct 2 civilians in Kashmir

This is the second incident of abduction in Bandipora district this week. Earlier Monday, a man was abducted by militants, while three others were severely injured.

Apr 5, 2018

14,000 bunkers along LoC to protect civilians from cross-border firing

The bunkers will be constructed at a cost of Rs 415.73 crore in Samba, Poonch, Jammu, Kathua, and Rajouri, which are often at the receiving end of shelling by Pakistan.

Apr 5, 2018

NDA MPs to give up 23 days' salary for first time

While announcing the decision of MPs giving up their pay, union minister Ananth Kumar blamed the Congress for causing ruckus in both houses.

Apr 5, 2018

Indian woman dies in Saudi Arabia after being bitten by venomous ant

The woman, who was a native of the Indian state Kerala, complained of breathing problem after being bitten by the ant.

Apr 5, 2018

Who is Amit Bhardwaj? Indian cryptocurrency scamster arrested for $300 mn fraud

Amit Bhardwaj, a former Infosys employee, allegedly duped thousands of Indian investors by hatching Bitcoin-based Ponzi schemes.

Apr 5, 2018

Killer robots: International AI community wants Korean University to stop weapons development

The AI community wants to stop the development of robots that are designed to kill. This news comes ahead of a UN council meet to control such arms.

Apr 5, 2018

Watch: UK's only polar bear cub learns to swim, leaves onlookers aww-ing

The little cub, who is also the first to be born in the UK in the last 25 years, can be seen flapping and ducking, until it does an unsteady lap following its mother.

Apr 5, 2018

Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan goes to jail, bail hearing Friday

The co-accused in the blackbuck poaching case -- actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre, and Neelam -- have been acquitted.

Apr 4, 2018

Deadly Borneo oil spill triggers state of emergency

The Indonesian island of Borneo has declared a state of emergency following an oil spill on March 31, 2018. The oil caught fire, killing four fisherman and sending plumes of toxic black smoke into the air.

Apr 4, 2018