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Going by the logic of the report, since the utility company’s database also had bank account numbers of its customers, would bank databases also be considered to have been breached, UIDAI questioned. (Photo: representational | file)

UIDAI calls report on new Aadhaar database leak ‘false, baseless’

'There is no truth as there has been absolutely no breach of UIDAIs Aadhaar database. Aadhaar remains safe and secure,' UIDAI said.

24 Mar 2018 9:35 PM

The Samajwadi Party had planned a function at the party headquarters in Lucknow to celebrate the victory of its candidate Jaya Bachchan. (Photo: PTI/File)

SP sends solidarity signal, cancels victory celebration after BSP's RS loss

The BSP too has given indications that it remains positive about the new-found understanding between the two parties.

24 Mar 2018 7:05 PM

The case pertains to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.5 crore from the Dumka treasury by Animal Husbandry Department officials between 1991 and 1996 when Lalu was the chief minister of undivided Bihar. (Photo: PTI/File)

Threat to father's life: Tejaswi after Lalu gets 14-yr jail term in fodder scam

Lalu was earlier on March 19 held guilty in the Dumka treasury case by a special CBI court.

24 Mar 2018 7:02 PM

Journalists sit in protest outside Delhi Police Headquarters. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Media protest outside Delhi Police HQ after cops thrash photojournalist at JNU march

Delhi police roughed up media covering JNU students protest march to Parliament complex on Friday.

24 Mar 2018 4:40 PM

The matter pertains to grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to firm M/S Global Communication Holding Services Ltd for investment in Aircel. (Photo: PTI/File)

'Vanakam', I'm back: Karti after given bail in INX Media, Aircel-Maxis case

Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case.

24 Mar 2018 4:07 PM

BJP president Amit Shah also wished the people of Andhra Pradesh a Happy Ugadi. (Photo: PTI)

Here's full text of Amit Shah’s letter to Chandrababu Naidu after TDP exit from NDA

Amit Shah said TDP's decision to quit NDA alliance at the Centre is 'unfortunate and unilateral'.

24 Mar 2018 4:05 PM

'Had Andhra Pradesh been given the same hand holding, many industries would have come to the state,' Naidu said. (Photo: File)

Amit Shah's letter 'misleading', shows BJP's attitude: AP CM

Amit Shah wrote, 'TDP's decision to quit the NDA family was unfortunate and unilateral'.

24 Mar 2018 3:50 PM

The revised version of the book will hit shelves this week. (Photo: Representational Image| File)

In new NCERT class 12 book, word anti-Muslim omitted from 2002 Gujarat riots

NCERT removed 'anti-Muslim' from political science textbook for class 12, and now 2002 Gujarat riots will just be called 'Gujarat riots'.

24 Mar 2018 3:32 PM

The party chief also asked the Assam unit to expand the network and appoint 'Page Pramukh' or the in-charge of each page of electoral list. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Amit Shah sets target of 21 out of 25 NE seats for BJP in 2019 LS polls

The BJP needs to win maximum number of seats from northeast to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

24 Mar 2018 3:10 PM

The top court had on January 10 sought the response of probe agencies NIA and CBI and the two state governments on the allegation of Uma Devi that no substantial investigation has been carried out so far in the murder case. (Photo: File)

NIA can't probe K'taka scholar MM Kalburgi's murder: Centre to SC

77-year old Kalburgi was shot dead in broad daylight at his residence in Karnataka, on August 30, 2015.

24 Mar 2018 2:51 PM

Antique jewellery worth Rs 15 crore, costly watches valued at Rs 1.4 crore and paintings of acclaimed artists like Amrita Sher-Gil, MF Hussain and KK Hebbar valued at Rs 10 crore have been seized over the last three days under the PMLA. (Photo: Facebook)

PNB fraud: ED seizes jewellery, watches, paintings of Nirav Modi

ED along with the CBI launched fresh searches on March 22 at the Samudra Mahal luxury residential flats of Modi in Mumbai.

24 Mar 2018 2:38 PM

Rahul said while a staggering 400 high court and 6,000 lower court judges were not appointed, the law minister was preoccupied peddling fake news. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Legal system collapsing but law min busy peddling fake news: Rahul

Ravi Shankar had alleged that the Cong used the services of Cambridge Analytica during the 2017 Gujarat Assembly polls.

24 Mar 2018 2:13 PM

Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Shistragam village in Dooru area of Anantnag, security forces launched a search and cordon operation in the area late on Friday night. (Representational Image)

J&K: 2 militants gunned down by security forces in Anantnag

Police said the identity and group affiliation of the slain militants is being ascertained.

24 Mar 2018 1:11 PM

A female photographer was also manhandled by policewoman during the protest. (Representational Image)

Delhi police 'molests, manhandles' woman photojournalist during JNU protest

The journalist filed complaint against Delhi Cantt Station House Officer, saying a police official molested her during a JNU protest march.

24 Mar 2018 1:05 PM

In a major revelation in 2016, Yasmin had informed that 22 Keralites, including six women and three children had left India and had reached the bastion of ISIS terror operations in Afghanistan. (Photo: Representational/File)

Woman ISIS recruiter given 7-yr RI in 22 Keralites missing case

Zahid was arrested from the New Delhi airport on July 30, 2016 when she was trying to leave for Kabul along with her minor child.

24 Mar 2018 12:55 PM

Karti filed his plea seeking protection of arrest before Special Judge O P Saini in the Aircel-Maxis matter, in which the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have lodged cases in 2011 and 2012 respectively. (Photo: PTI/File)

Aircel-Maxis case: After Karti's bail plea, ED accuses him of 'forum shopping'

The allegation is that then Finance Minister P Chidambaram granted the approval without going to the CCEA.

24 Mar 2018 12:24 PM

Chandrababu Naidu's TDP is trying to bring a no-confidence motion against the government in the Parliament. (Photo: PTI/File)

TDP quitting NDA unfortunate, unilateral: Amit Shah to AP CM

TDP, once the BJP's biggest ally in south, pulled out of the Centre on March 16.

24 Mar 2018 11:56 AM

The CBI court had pronounced him guilty on March 19 in a fourth fodder scam case involving fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury. (Photo: PTI/File)

Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad gets 14 yrs in jail in Dumka treasury case

Earlier in January, a CBI court in Ranchi had sentenced Lalu Prasad to five years in jail in the third fodder scam case.

24 Mar 2018 11:38 AM

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said universities need to be 'safe spaces'. (Photo: AP/File)

No one can be shouted down as 'anti-national' in varsities: ex-RBI guv

Rajan was speaking on the sidelines of announcing the launch of Krea University, which will be devoted to liberal arts and humanities.

24 Mar 2018 10:55 AM

The notice comes just days after Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned the social media giant Facebook of stringent action for any attempt to influence polls through data theft. (Photo: PTI/File)

Govt notice to Cambridge Analytica over Facebook data breach scandal

The IT Ministry has asked Cambridge Analytica to respond by March 31 on six questions.

24 Mar 2018 10:46 AM

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