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The deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes run by the government may be further extended beyond 31 March, the Centre indicated in the Supreme Court on 6 March. The Centre said that since some more time would be needed to conclude the prolonged hearing in the Aadhaar case, the government may extend the deadline from 31 March. A five-judge

Vellore (TN), Mar 7: A statue of social reformer and founder of Dravidian movement E V Ramasamy "Periyar" was allegedly vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district tonight, police said. The incident, which the police claimed was perpetrated by two drunk men, assumed political significance as it came after a BJP leader indicated that statues of the rationalist leader could be the next to be pulled

Bengaluru, Mar 6: Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today renewed his appeal to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) to consider an out-of-court settlement to the Ram Janmabhoomi row, saying he feared a "large-scale" communal flare up if the case was settled by a court or through legislation. In an open letter to the AIMPLB members, he said going through the court was a loss

Bengaluru, Mar 6: Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today renewed his appeal to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) to consider an out-of-court settlement to the Ram Janmabhoomi row, saying he feared a "large-scale" communal flare up if the case was settled by a court or through legislation. In an open letter to the AIMPLB members, he said going through the court was a loss

London, Mar 6: Neil Basu, a senior Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer, was today appointed as the counter-terrorism chief, a job viewed by many as the toughest in British policing. Basu, currently the Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner, will be promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, according to an official announcement. He will take charge as the

Hyderabad, Mar 6: In a bizarre incident, a 45-year-old man chopped off his 18-year-old son’s hand in Hyderabad on Monday for allegedly getting addicted to pornography on his smartphone despite repeated warnings. Mohammad Qayyum Qureshi, an electrician by profession from Jalpalli colony in Pahadishareef area in the old city, surrendered to the police stating that he had chopped off the right hand

Hyderabad, Mar 6: In a bizarre incident, a 45-year-old man chopped off his 18-year-old son’s hand in Hyderabad on Monday for allegedly getting addicted to pornography on his smartphone despite repeated warnings. Mohammad Qayyum Qureshi, an electrician by profession from Jalpalli colony in Pahadishareef area in the old city, surrendered to the police stating that he had chopped off the right hand

Bhavnagar, Mar 6: At least 26 people of a wedding party were killed when their truck fell into a pit from a bridge near Randhora village in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district on Tuesday morning, police said. District Collector Harshad Patel said the deceased included 10 women and five children. The truck was carrying around 60 people from Anida village, who were going to attend a wedding ceremony in

Colombo, Mar 6: Sri Lanka Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency to quell anti-Muslim riots that have killed at least two people and damaged dozens of mosques and homes, a minister said. "The cabinet of ministers decided on tough measures, including a 10-day nationwide state of emergency," Minister of City Planning Rauff Hakeem said as police imposed a curfew in the riot-hit central

Raipur, Mar 6: Maoists torched two buses after asking passengers to alight in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Sukma district on Monday, police said. One person was reported to have been killed by Maoists at the spot, they said. The incident took place between Peddakudthi and Penta villages under Dornapal police station limits when the two buses, were heading to Hyderabad, a senior police official