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New Delhi, Mar 29: An agency which helps Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) enroll citizens for Aadhar has over enthusiastic shared the personal details of ace cricket M S Dhoni on social media. Union Law and Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was informed about the breach by Dhonis wife Sakshi on Twitter, was prompt to promise action. VLE of @CSCegov_

Noida/New Delhi, Mar 29: Police staged a flag march, filed cases against nearly 600 people for rioting and booked 44 people for attempt to murder on Tuesday to contain escalating tension between Africans and locals in Greater Noida that led to mob attacks on `Nigerians' on Monday . The five arrests they made on Monday night, reported by media on Tuesday , were followed by a formal complaint from

Mar 29: Three civilians were killed in security forces' action against protesters near an encounter site in Budgam district in Kashmir during an anti-militancy operation which ended with the killing of the lone militant. "One militant has been killed and a weapon has been recovered from the scene of the encounter," an army official said. The encounter has ended, a police official said adding that

New Delhi, Mar 28: The Interpol has virtually dealt a death blow to India's chances of getting a Red Corner Notice issued against former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi in a money laundering probe in the T-20 cricket tournament. The global police body, officials said, has apparently ruled in favour of Modi who had contested the issuance of such a warrant against him by the Interpol, on the request of the

New Delhi, Mar 28: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad has booked another ticket with Air India but it was cancelled today by the airline, days after all domestic carriers banned him from flying for assaulting an AI staffer. Sources said that the MP had purchased an open ticket prior to the ban, which his staff had booked for tomorrow morning to travel from Mumbai to Delhi. The ticket "has been

Srinagar, Mar 28: Two persons were killed and 17 others injured today in clashes between security forces and stone-pelting protesters near the site of an anti-militancy operation in Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Durbugh area of Chadoora in the wee hours following information about the presence of militants in the area

Greater Noida, Mar 28: Four Nigerian students were allegedly attacked by residents who took out a candle-light march for a 17-year-old boy who had died last week due to suspected drug overdose. Five people have been arrested by the police in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the attack. The protest march was taken out after police released some Nigerians detained for questioning in connection with

New Delhi, Mar 28: The Supreme Court on Monday granted virtual approval to the government’s move to make Aadhaar compulsory for bank accounts, I-T returns and PAN cards. The court, however, reiterated that the government cannot make it mandatory for availing the benefits of different welfare schemes. “If we understand the previous orders in the right context, we think you cannot enforce it

New Delhi, Mar 27: Parliament today passed a bill that seeks to decriminalise suicide attempt by mentally ill people and provides for the right to better healthcare for people suffering from mental illness. 'The Mental Healthcare Bill' also has a provision to protect and restore the property right of the mentally ill people, Health Minister J P Nadda said in the Lok Sabha, just before it was

New Delhi, Mar 27: The row over Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulting an Air India employee today raged both within and outside Parliament, prompting Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to suggest an amicable resolution of the issue. Shiv Sena MPs denounced the blanket ban imposed on Gaikwad by domestic airlines which, they claimed, violated the Constitution and the law. They demanded that the ban be