A look at the headlines right now:
- Congress removes its app from Google Play Store after reports say its user data is sold in Singapore: NaMo app data is shared with third party companies to improve user experience, the BJP said.
- Toll in Siberia shopping mall fire climbs to 53: Sixteen people are still missing, Minister of Emergencies Vladimir Puchkov said.
- Journalist investigating illegal sand mining cases run over by dumper in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district: Two journalists were killed in Bhojpur district in Bihar.
- Mayawati lashes out at BJP: The Bahujan Samaj Party chief said the saffron party’s attempt to drive a wedge between her party and the Samajwadi Party would fail.
- United States adds seven Pakistani companies to sanctions list amid nuclear trade concerns: The US believes these firms are likely to pose a threat to the country’s national security and policy interests.
- Rahul Gandhi asks JD(S) if it is with BJP, accuses the party of not having any ideology: Seven former JD(S) MLAs joined the Congress in Mysuru on Sunday.
- Bhopal Police arrest four men, parade them through the streets for allegedly raping a 20-year-old: Inspector General of Police Jaideep Kumar said this practice has instilled fear in offenders and also boosted women’s confidence to lodge complaints.
- Supreme Court agrees to hear Delhi Jal Board’s plea accusing Haryana of not supplying enough water: The AAP government accused Haryana of exploiting its position as an upper-riparian state and choking the Capital’s water supply.
- NIA arrests three Nagaland government officials accused of funding rebel groups: They are expected to be produced before a special NIA court in the city on Monday.
- Mark Zuckerberg apologises in full-page newspaper ads: The advertisement made no mention of Cambridge Analytica, the British firm accused of using the private data of more than five crore Facebook users.
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