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The court had earlier restricted the use of Aadhaar cards to public distribution system and LPG subsidies. (Photo: Representational Image)

Aadhaar card not a must, says Supreme Court

The CJI said the earlier order by five judges was very clear that Aadhaar can't be made mandatory for social security...

28 March 2017 12:32 AM IST

Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad (Photo: ANI)

Air India assault case: Centre may tweak aviation rules to help Sena...

Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju admonished Gaikwad for indulging in violence on the flight last week.

28 March 2017 12:27 AM IST

A sorcerer allegedly raped a 17-year-old minor girl at his house in Asad Baba Nagar in Bahadurpura when she came for treatment.

Bikaner rape case: Girl quit school years ago, claims false, says Raj...

Anita Bhadel further informed that the father is now recanting his statement saying that he had wrongfully filed the...

27 March 2017 9:24 PM IST

Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu

No legal slaughterhouse is being targetted in UP: Naidu

The union home minister further said that it was wrong to give the UP government's decision communal colours.

27 March 2017 9:00 PM IST

Providing treatment at the scale required to treat all people with depression is crucial for decreasing disability and death by suicide. (Photo: Pixabay)

Attempted suicide no longer a crime, LS passes Mental Healthcare Bill

The bill seeks to ensure health-care, treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill people without intruding their...

27 March 2017 8:36 PM IST

Opposition members raising issues in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI Photo / TV Grab)

Finance Bill makes taxmen too strong, Govt snooping on people: Oppn

Kapil Sibal said the government was trying to foist changes through the Finance Bill in the RS so that there is no...

27 March 2017 8:06 PM IST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao

Special Assembly session soon on quota for STs, Muslims: Telangana CM

Rao made the announcement in the state Legislative Assembly, which was later adjourned sine die after passing the...

27 March 2017 7:07 PM IST

The assailants were on the run following the shooting, according to police, who said they had headed in the direction of the railway station after the attack. (Representational image)

Cong leader shot dead by Arunachal deputy speaker's son

The incident was reportedly a consequence of a scuffle between the two. The matter is being probed further by police.

27 March 2017 6:57 PM IST

Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Azam Khan. (Photo: PTI)

Impose nationwide ban on slaughter of animals: SP leader Azam Khan

Controversially, Azam Khan also appealed to Muslims in UP to stop eating meat.

27 March 2017 6:52 PM IST

The practice of triple talaq (immediate divorce) is at present the subject of a Supreme Court case. (Representational image/File Photo)

AIMPLB opposes PILs filed against triple talaq in SC

The Muslim body has claimed that any order against triple talaq would be an infringement on their right to follow and...

27 March 2017 6:45 PM IST

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Need to resolve issue between Air India, Sena MP Gaikwad: LS Speaker

Though she did not call for the lifting of the fly-ban on Gaikwad, she said MPs need to attend Parliament and cannot...

27 March 2017 6:36 PM IST

The additional junior civil judge court of Ranga Reddy in Malkajgiri will decide on March 30 whether to reject or continue hearing the suit against the multinational Colgate-Palmolive.

Coimbatore: Man gets double life term for twin murder

The court sentenced the convict to undergo the two life terms and the 10-years rigorous imprisonment separately.

27 March 2017 6:35 PM IST