Category: Newspaper

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC puts critics of Aadhaar-PAN linkage in a spot: Can a person who is voluntarily a part of a tax regime choose to say he will pay his taxes only in the certain way he wants to? Does he have a right to choose? Patna HC sets aside ban on…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Summer of dry lakes and dry throats: While the drought-hit cities of Telangana struggle to deal with the consequences of declining groundwater availability, rural regions are grappling with severe drinking water shortages. No invasion of body for UID: Centre: Says the right of a person to his or her body is…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Fortified foods to tackle malnutrition: MNCs, co-ops, other manufacturers will add premixes of micronutrients to products. SC sends out stern message against frivolous PILs: Bench slaps Rs. 25 lakh costs on Non-Governmental Organisation for wasting judicial time Daunting water challenges across industries: Multiple industries relying on water as an input in the…

National EC for 5-year ban on those bribing voters – The Election Commission will soon ask the government to disqualify for up to five years candidates listed in charge sheets for bribing voters, a move which comes after it found that “innovative ways” were used for luring electors in a Tamil Nadu by election SAARC…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL No barrier to naming Lokpal: SC: The Supreme Court on Thursday found the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act of 2013 an “eminently workable piece of legislation”, which provides for the appointment of Lokpal Chairperson and members even in the absence of a recognised Leader of Opposition (LoP). PM launches low-cost flights: Shimla-Delhi,…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Aadhaar-PAN linkage meant to plug tax leaks, says SC: Slamming a tendency in the country to evade taxes, the Supreme Court referred to the mandatory linking of Aadhaar to the Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Income Tax returns as an instance of the government’s efforts to bring “new and new…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC pulls up trial court in Sabarmati train blasts case: A Supreme Court Bench of Chief Justice Khehar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday gave the trial court in the 2000 Sabarmati train blasts case six months – October 31, 2017 deadline — to complete the proceedings. China wants government-level…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL 25 CRPF men killed in Maoist attack: Extremists target 74th battalion in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma districtJawans were sanitising the area for a road construction project10-12 Maoists were shot deadin retaliatory firing by securitymen. Goldman Prize for Niyamgiri hero: Prafulla Samantara led a 12-year battle to stall Vedanta’s bauxite mining. SC for broad…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Step up spending on infra, PM tells States: NITI Aayog formulating 15-year vision plan. SC bats for the rights of Internet users: More and more problems make their way to the court. Heat claimed 4,620 lives in four years: Over 4,620 people died in India due to severe heat wave over…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Taliban attack leaves 140 soldiers dead in Afghanistan: Toll could rise in assault on 209th Corps headquarters near Mazar-e-Sharif. Soon, underwater tunnels will connect Howrah with Kolkata: A first in India, the two 520-metre structures are part of a 10.8 km underground stretch and are crucial to the East West Metro…