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Happy April Fools' Day 2017: Top 20 quotes, funny messages and SMS you can share

Here are 20 funny messages, quotes and SMS you can share with friends and near and dear ones on April Fools' Day 2017.

Mar 31, 2017

Bridge washed away after heavy flooding from Cyclone Debbie

The aftermath of cyclone Debbie is causing destruction at the Gold Coast in Australia. Some areas had to be evacuated due to heavy flooding and landslides cut off come towns. Part of the Tamborine-Oxenford Bridge in Upper Coomera, Queensland was washed away in the flood, blocking an access road.

Mar 31, 2017

Deepak Tijori alleges wife Shivani threw him out of house; sister-in-law says he stays with GF at times

Deepak Tijori has also alleged that his wife did not get divorce from her first husband, and thus his marriage to her is null and void.

Mar 31, 2017

Pakistan distressed after BJP, Shiv Sena leaders seek to demolish Muhammad Ali Jinnah's residence in Mumbai

Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said India should respect the ownership rights of Pakistan with regard to Jinnah's house.

Mar 31, 2017

April Fools' Day 2017: Ultimate prank apps for iPhone and Android phones

April Fools' Day 2017 is here and you can scare and fool your friends using these mobile phone apps.

Mar 31, 2017

Maoists attack Doikallu railway station in Odisha: Is Red Menace seeing a resurgence?

The Left-wing extremists carried out the attack as a mark of protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Odisha in April.

Mar 31, 2017

Don't end up like Deepak Tijori: Here's how you can find out if your future spouse is still married to someone else

After Bollywood actor Deepak Tijori's case hit the media, IBTimes, India, tracks the ways you can find out if your spouse-to-be has been married earlier

Mar 31, 2017

Gaumata: Off the menu in northeast but remains BJP's main moo in Gujarat

The BJP government, which has time and again reiterated its stand against cow slaughter, recently said that there would be no ban on beef in the north-eastern states that will go to polls in 2018.

Mar 31, 2017

Trees are polluters too: Tree trunks release methane into the atmosphere

Forests are generally thought to absorb methane rather than emit it, but research in Maryland, US, has shown that tree trunks are slowly releasing the potent greenhouse gas into the environment.

Mar 31, 2017

Trees are polluters too: Tree trunks release methane into the atmosphere

Forests are generally thought to absorb methane rather than emit it, but research in Maryland, US, has shown that tree trunks are slowly releasing the potent greenhouse gas into the environment.

Mar 31, 2017

Saudi general dodges citizens arrest by London peace activist

A UK peace activist attempted to put a Saudi general under citizens arrest during his visit to London on 30 March. Sam Walton was caught on camera approaching Major General Ahmad al-Asiri and demanding that his guards allow him to conduct the arrest over war crimes in Yemen.

Mar 31, 2017

SpaceX makes history: Launches used rocket and brings it it back to earth

On 30 March SpaceX – run by Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk – launched a used rocket marking the first time in the history of spaceflight that the same rocket has been used on two separate missions to orbit.

Mar 31, 2017

Chhattisgarh: SECL denies fire at Koriya mine raging for a month, allegedly burning coal worth Rs 832 crore [VIDEO]

Around 8 lakh tonnes of coal — valued at Rs 832 crore, given the current exchange rate — is reportedly burning to ash in the Chirimiri coal mine.

Mar 31, 2017

Penis seat on train challenges sexual harassment on public transport

A campaign by UN Women and Mexico City’s government wants to raise awareness about sexual violence against women on public transport. For the campaign, a mould of an erect penis was installed on a train seat to let men experience what women go through on a daily basis.A YouGov poll has ranked the city’s metro as the worst for verbal and physical harassment and 9 out of 10 women have experienced physical or verbal abuse there.

Mar 31, 2017

2 burnt alive in Bengaluru chair factory fire

The two deceased hail from Bihar and were living in a madrasa next to the chair factory under JJ Nagar police jurisdiction.

Mar 31, 2017