The big news: Four killed in UK Parliament terror attack, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Subramanian Swamy said Muslim outfits were trying to delay resolving the Ayodhya row, and Lok Sabha made Aadhaar mandatory to file I-T returns.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Five killed in ‘terrorist incident’ outside British Parliament, assailant shot dead: At least 40 people were hurt on London’s Westminster Bridge – some with ‘catastrophic injuries’ – after the suspect ran over them in a car.
- Subramanian Swamy claims Muslim outfits are not ready for out-of-court talks: A few Muslim organisations, however, have said they are ready to settle the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid row through negotiations as per the SC’s suggestion.
- Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, which makes Aadhaar compulsory for I-T returns and PAN cards: The 92-page document includes 40 amendments to a number of Acts, proposed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday.
- Railways’ new Vikalp scheme will give waitlisted passengers berths in other trains at no extra cost: They can choose the new service, which will be rolled out on April 1, only after the charts for their current train are prepared.
- At least 33 civilians killed after US-led coalition bombs shelter in Syria, says monitor: The chief of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the toll is expected to rise as they were still pulling out bodies from the rubble.
- Yogi Adityanath keeps Home Ministry, gives deputy CMs higher education, PWD portfolios: Rita Bahugana Joshi was assigned the Child Development Ministry, while Mohsin Raza is in charge of minority affairs.
- Maharashtra minister claims protesting doctors have agreed to resume work, IMA says strike still on: Girish Mahajan said he had assured the doctors of measures to ensure their safety, but the association called his statement ‘absolutely false and misguiding’.
- Narada News CEO alleges threat to his life, claims he and his family are being stalked: Mathew Samuel voiced his fears as the Supreme Court refused to stop the CBI inquiry into the sting operation involving TMC members.
- Kerala Youth Congress leader resigns after criticising Rahul Gandhi in a Facebook post: The disgruntled politician said he was ‘fed up with politics of groupism’.
- Raghu Rai honoured with Lifetime Achievement at the National Photography Awards: The veteran photojournalist has served on the jury of World Press Photo and Unesco’s International Photo Contest.