The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) plans to set up ‘Aadhaar Seva Kendras’, similar to Passport Seva Kendras, covering 53 cities across India at an estimated project cost of Rs 300-400 crore, official sources have said.
BSP will rather fight alone than beg for seats: Mayawati
BSP supremo Mayawati asserted Tuesday that her party will rather fight elections on its own than “beg” for seats in any alliance.
6-yr-old girl molested by teacher in Kolkata
A six-year-old student was allegedly molested by a government school teacher here, following which the accused was arrested, police said Tuesday.
Varun Grover denies sexual harassment allegations
Writer-lyricist Varun Grover has categorically denied the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by an anonymous person, who referred herself as his junior in Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
HC raps govt lawyer in Chennai-Salem highway project case
The Madras High Court Monday took a serious view of a government advocate unable to answer certain queries while it was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the land acquisition for the Chennai-Salem greenfield highway project.
HC sets aside lower court order holding 4 doctors guilty
The Madras High Court set aside on Monday a lower court order holding four doctors of an eye hospital guilty of negligence after 60 people lost their eyesight after undergoing cataract surgeries free of cost at a camp in 2008.
CMRL feeder services receive good response in Chennai
CMRL had taken up the initiative of providing feeder services through share auto and share taxi services at select Metro stations on a trial basis for six months from 11 August.
Telangana BJP MLA’s Facebook account hacked
A BJP member of the dissolved Telangana Assembly has alleged his Facebook account has been hacked by unidentified persons.
Chennaiite starts his own trash collecting business
He finally concluded that this was a business that could run through an online presence. It took him nearly three months to reach just 100 customers but after his work slowly got the approval of and appreciation from residents even from surrounding areas and his customers have skyrocketed to nearly 40,000.
BSP, SP will be in grand alliance for LS poll: Moily
Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said Tuesday the BSP and the Samajwadi Party would be part of the grand alliance of opposition parties against the BJP-led NDA in the next year’s Lok Sabha polls.