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Bangladeshi cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim gloating over India's loss to the West Indies in the T20 World Cup had Indian tweeters fuming.

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What's new in the web world?

Top pranks on April Fools'

Actor Amitabh Bachchan had fans scratching their heads when he posted a picture twice and offered a prize to those able to spot the difference.

Urban Ladder posted a fake job vacancy for a 'Senior Mattress Tester'.

Google Cardboard Plastic was marketed as "the world's first actual reality headset".

Ola Hotels was an offer made by the cab service company to transform cars into hotels.

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Graphic by Rahul Sharma. Source: Global Web Index 2016

Think before you tweet

Bangladeshi cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim gloating over India's loss to the West Indies in the T20 World Cup had Indian tweeters fuming.

Web win

Speaking out

Actor Wentworth Miller, who starred in the TV show Prison Break, opened up about his depression after a meme mocking his weight gain did the rounds. In a Facebook post with over 3,00,000 shares, he responded with maturity, patience and grace.

Viral video

A nine-year-old going through an obstacle course meant for Navy SEALS wowed over 4,00,000.

Jennifer Lopez and comedian James Corden sending a prank text message to Leonardo DiCaprio amused 27 million.

A contestant answering every question right on the game show Wheel of Fortune impressed over 3 million.

Net fail

Foot-in-mouth Trump

US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is in the news again. "Why is this reporter touching me as I leave news conference?" he tweeted about reporter Michelle Fields., implying she was touching him inappropriately. It turned out she was holding a pen. Trump met just comeuppance on social media.

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