Bengaluru: the state government has declared 86 taluks of 23 districts in the state as drought-hit.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said bank accounts and mobile numbers don't need to be linked with the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar. The Supreme Court further upheld Section 139AA mandating linkage with PAN which means Aadhaar will remain mandatory for Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Income Tax Returns linking. The Supreme Court further added saying that the government needs to ensure that illegal migrants do not get Aadhaar card.

The Supreme Court Wednesday declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as Constitutionally valid.The apex court's five-judge Constitution bench said Aadhaar means unique and it is better to be unique than being best.

Belthangady: A truck carrying a load of bananas flipped over at the third cross of Charmadi Ghat today morning. Following which, vehicular movement was disrupted for some time. The incident reportedly occurred when the driver of the vehicle lost control over it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted his predecessor Manmohan Singh on his birthday Wednesday. Singh turned 86 Wednesday.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he understands the pain of jawans, Air Force officers, the families of martyred pilots as well as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited workers and will work to bring to justice all those who dishonoured and stole from them.

A passenger was offloaded from a Mumbai-Kolkata IndiGo flight after he tried to enter the flight's cockpit to charge his phone.

India force a tie in Asia Cup against Afghanistan