Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today unveiled three new Aadhaar-enabled services which would help residents to authenticate their identity anytime and anywhere through a digital platform.
Four army jawans and a Hizbul Mujahideen militant were killed in a fierce gunbattle in south Kashmir's Pulwama district today. The encounter took place at Buchu Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, 40km from Srinagar.
Three persons, allegedly involved in several murder cases including that of a father-son duo in the premises of Lady Hardinge Medical College and carrying a joint reward of Rs. 1.5 lakh, were arrested, police said on Thursday.
Though there are no eyewitness to the murders, several items recovered from the possession of the 21-year-old driver, who allegedly wiped out the Goel family in Ghaziabad on Tuesday, will prove to be strong circumstantial evidence against him, police say.
The cool and swift Metro ride that has changed the way Delhi commutes has a dark side as well. It uprooted thousands of trees.
Darpan Singh reports.
Airlines will not be allowed to put more than 10% seats under the “privileged” category for which they can charge the fliers separately. HT reports.
Ritesh Chandiwala, a leader of BJP’s youth wing in a Madhya Pradesh town, and his four associates, have been booked for the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl on May 19, the police said.
There cannot be a greater irony. The railway officer, under whose name messages for fighting corruption still adorn the walls of Ratlam railway station, was involved in one of the biggest Railway scams of the country.
Ritesh Mishra reports.
At a time when Delhi was witnessing protests following the December 16 gang rape, the metro helpline of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was flooded with calls related to metro movement.
HT reports.
Helpline statsKeeping in mind the large number of false rape cases that crop up, the Delhi High Court has directed trial judges to be cautious while dealing with evidence and asked them to closely scrutinise statement of victims and other witnesses. Harish V Nair reports.
Delhi Metro commuters travelling on the Blue Line had a harrowing time on Monday afternoon.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar shot down a bilateral meet at Kiev after Ukraine refused to exempt her and accompanying six MPs from frisking.
Saubhadra Chatterji reports.
A touchy issue
India is likely to get a fresh waiver from the sanctions imposed on doing business with Iran, a top the US official said here on Friday as she praised "tremendous progress" India made in reducing imports of oil from the Persian nation.
The national capital on Thursday experienced the hottest day this summer with the mercury touching the 45.7 degree Celsius mark, the highest for the month of May in a decade.
Air conditioners on full blast, the city experienced the hottest day in May in a decade on Thursday. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung station was recorded at 45.7 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal.
HT reports.
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