The big news: Supreme Court extends deadline for mandatory Aadhaar linking, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: Maoists killed nine CRPF soldiers in Chhattisgarh, and IndiGo, GoAir cancelled 65 flights after DGCA grounded planes.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Supreme Court indefinitely extends deadline to link Aadhaar with bank accounts, mobile numbers: The Constitution bench said the deadline will be decided only once the court passes a judgment on linking the unique identification number to various services.
- Maoists kill nine CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district:The rebels blew up a mine-protected vehicle the paramilitary soldiers were travelling in.
- IndiGo and GoAir cancel 65 flights on Tuesday after aviation authority grounds planes: The DGCA grounded 11 A320 Neo Airbus aircraft after an IndiGo flight suffered an engine failure mid-air.
- From April 1, SBI will reduce penalty it charges for not maintaining minimum balance: This is expected to benefit 25 crore customers.
- Arvind Kejriwal’s adviser VK Jain, a witness in the Delhi chief secretary assault case, resigns: Jain, who resigned citing ‘personal reasons and family commitments’, has reportedly not worked since the alleged attack on Anshu Prakash.
- Britain gives Russia deadline to explain how a nerve agent was used to attack former spy: Prime Minister Theresa May said she will conclude there has been an ‘unlawful use of force’ by Moscow if they do not answer by midnight (local time).
- Uproar in Parliament over special status for Andhra Pradesh, PNB scam leads to adjournments again: In the Lok Sabha, MPs shouted slogans such as ‘we want justice’ and held up placards questioning where jeweller Nirav Modi was.
- Delhi High Court justice recuses herself from hearing Karti Chidambaram’s bail plea: Justice Indermeet Kaur said she would ask the acting chief justice to assign the petition to another bench on Tuesday.
- Major wholesale and retail markets in Delhi remain closed in protest against sealing drive: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called an all-party meeting to discuss the matter but the BJP boycotted it.
- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company to add inclusion riders to future projects: The duo’s Pearl Street Films responds to Frances McDormand’s call to insist on diversity in all productions.