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In September this year, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar but clipped the scope of the biometric identity project, ruling it was not mandatory for bank accounts, mobile connections or school admissions.

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The city's air quality remained in the 'severe' category as the wind speed and other meteorological factors remained "highly unfavourable" for dispersion of pollutants. Officials have advised to minimize outdoor activities.

The government hopes prepaid meters will stop electricity thefts and provide relief to the poor.

The cold wave resulted in freezing of some water bodies, including the fringes of the famous Dal Lake here, and residential water supply pipes.

Four workers were charred to death in a fire that gutted a cloth godown in suburban Kandivli in Mumbai on Sunday.

Throughout 2018, much of Asia has been surprised by the new and increasingly unpredictable dynamics in Sino-American relations.

The operative, who was identified as N Venkat Rao alias Murty (54), was arrested by a team of local police in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh when he was heading towards Rajandgaon town from Deori in Maharashtra on a motorcycle.

A group of 11 women from a Chennai-based women empowerment outfit, accompanied by police personnel, attempted to enter the Sabaraimla shrine on Sunday morning, but were forced to return.

Sharma says 90 percent of the population in Tihar jail are non-criminals, who committed crime at the spur of a moment. Admitting his mistake, he said he would focus on serving his aged parents.

The senior army officer has denied the allegations and claimed that he has been made a victim of the army's factional feud at the top level.

Senior advocate H S Phoolka, who is representing the victims of the riots cases, said he has been conveyed by the the apex court registry that Sajjan Kumar has filed an appeal against the high court's judgement.

The state cabinet has approved the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme, worth over Rs 10,000 crore, for the development of farmers in the state, the chief minister said.

Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were arrested in 2016 on charges of sedition for allegedly organising an event in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus against the hanging of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru.

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the response of the Centre, police and the Aam Admi Party government over a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that alleged that persons belonging to other races and religions were being discriminated against as they we...

A senior NDRF officer, who is part of the rescue operations in the Meghalaya coal mine, says the specialised task force has 'never dealt with such a crisis before'.