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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. ....
Congress Alleges Rs 20,000-crore Scam In 'Ujala' Bulb Scheme
Pointing a finger at the ruling NDA government at the Centre, the Congress party on Monday alleged that the process of procurement and distribution of 'Ujala' LED bulbs has given birth to a Rs 20,000-crore scam.....
Air India Cancels Gaikwad's Ticket Again
Air India on Tuesday again cancelled a ticket of Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad who thrashed an airline official here last week. ....
Verdict In Chhota Rajan's Fake Passport Case On April 12
A court here on Tuesday reserved its order in a fake passport case against underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan and others. ....
Lok Sabha Passes All Four GST Bills
India moved a step closer to becoming a unified market in line with the federalist vision of the architects of its Constitution with the passage in Parliament on Wednesday of the GST Bill, which extends pan-India except to Jammu and Kashmir for now.....
Nurse Recruitment Scam Accused Arrested In Kerala
Two years after the Rs 200 crore nurse recruitment scam surfaced in Kerala, the CBI on Wednesday morning arrested the skulking key accused M. Varghese Uthup in Kochi.....
Protest Shutdown Affects Life In Kashmir
Life across the Kashmir Valley was adversely affected on Wednesday due to the separatist called protest shutdown against the killing of three civilians in clashes with security forces.....
RSS Chief Bhagwat Backs Inter-caste Marriages
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has backed inter-caste marriages as one of the ways to eradicate social discrimination.....
