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Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya case on Monday

The matter would be heard by a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph.

Oct 28, 2018

Telecom operators instructed to have new KYC process ready by November 5: DoT

Aadhaar and related biometric details are no longer needed to verify a customer's new subscription and the DoT has instructed all telecom companies to scrub their customer's details as well.

Oct 28, 2018

Action must be taken against media houses for disclosing identity of sexual assault victims: Supreme Court

The issue had cropped up when the court was hearing a plea related to the Muzaffarpur shelter home where over 30 girls were allegedly raped and sexually exploited.

Oct 23, 2018

Mumbai: Ola and Uber drivers likely to go on strike for fare revision amid fuel price hike

For the first time, the cab drivers are demanding a fix minimum fare between Rs 100 and Rs 150 and the charge per km between Rs 18 and Rs 23, depending upon the type of vehicle booked.

Oct 22, 2018

Reliance Jio set to become India's largest telecom company

Reliance Jio has spent around Rs 330 billion in H1FY19, which is equal to the combined capex spent by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea combined in FY18.

Oct 22, 2018

Aadhaar authentication to withdraw LPG subsidy at micro-ATMs to continue: UIDAI

As per the verdict of the Supreme Court, Aadhaar can be used in direct benefit transfer schemes under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act.

Oct 18, 2018

UIDAI, DoT clarify mobile numbers issued through Aadhaar won't be disconnected

The UIDAI had given time till October 15 to telecom operators for complying with the apex court order and asked them to close Aadhaar-based verification for their services.

Oct 18, 2018

Malaysia takes cue from Aadhaar model; aims to avoid duplicity of payments, fraud

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Kuala Lumpur in May, offered Malaysia's Premier Mahathir Mohamad collaboration on matters in which India has expertise, including the Aadhaar initiative.

Oct 15, 2018

Rafale deal: Dassault says it picked Reliance of its own will for jet contract

The deal has faced scrutiny both on the price and the decision to choose billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance as a local partner with no aeronautical expertise instead of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics which has a long history of making planes.

Oct 12, 2018

Ghaziabad: AAP worker charred to death by gay live-in partner out of jealousy

The mystery of his death deepened when the car key was not found inside the car, which finally led to the cracking of case.

Oct 11, 2018

Over 77,000 payments bank accounts opened in Maharashtra, Goa postal

The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) was launched across 650 districts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 1.

Oct 10, 2018

180 million jobs for women at high risk globally; IMF urges closing gender gap in leadership positions

The global financial institution urged the world leadership to endow women with requisite skills, a close gender gap in leadership positions, bridge the digital divide and ease transition for workers.

Oct 9, 2018

Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as 46th Chief Justice of India; will oversee Assam NRC, Ayodhya cases

Earlier this year, Gogoi held an unprecedented press conference along with the other senior judges in the Supreme Court, criticizing the then-CJI Dipak Misra for his management of cases.

Oct 3, 2018

Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu to distribute unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 on Gandhi Jayanti

More than 2 lakh unemployed youth have been registered on the web portal of the scheme, the objective of which is to provide financial security to educated and unemployed individuals until they find an appropriate job.

Oct 1, 2018

Rahul Gandhi on 'Modi's India': Let's write off Rs 3.16 lakh crore using common man's money

The Congress president also hit out at the BJP-led NDA government over a media report which, citing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, stated that public sector banks had written-off over seven times the recovery amount in the last four years.