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Aadhaar Not Mandatory For Social Schemes: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday said the unique identification number - Aadhaar card - cannot be made mandatory for availing benefits under social welfare schemes.....
No Ministers Involved In Any Private Business: BJP
None of the ministers in the Narendra Modi government are engaged in any private business, and all are "committed" to government work, parliament was told on Monday.....
Mental Health Bill Decriminalising Suicide Passed By Parliament
The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, that provides for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness, and also decriminalises suicide, secured parliamentary approval on Monday with the Lok Sabha's assent to the legislation. ....
African Students Attacked; CM Assures Impartial Probe
A day after an attack on African students in Greater Noida, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi had promised a "fair and impartial" probe.....
Modi Government Showing Double Standards Over Lokpal: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi government of double standards on the Lokpal issue by saying that the ombudsman can't be appointed in the absence of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. ....
Russia, Iran Sign Economic Cooperation Deals
Russia and Iran signed on Tuesday a string of cooperation agreements in various fields including the energy sector as President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for his official visit to Moscow.....
47 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghanistan
At least 47 militants were killed as government forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Farah province on Wednesday, an army official said.....
NIA Files Two Chargesheets Against Eight Suspected IS Members In Kerala Court
The NIA on Wednesday filed two charge-sheets before a special court in Ernakulam against eight suspected IS members accused of conspiring to wage war against the country and collecting explosives and other offensive material to target prominent persons and places of public importance in various parts of south India, a statement said.....
The auspicious nine-day long Navratri festival began on Tuesday, March 28 and Goddess Chandraghanta is worshiped on the third day.....
Sushma Swaraj Assures Impartial Probe Into Attack On Nigerian Students
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday assured an impartial probe into the alleged racial attack on some Nigerian students in Uttar Pradesh and promised action against the guilty.....
