A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Delhi Police registers cases in connection with alleged leak of Class 10, Class 12 papers in CBSE exams: The board ordered the re-examination of Class 10 maths paper and Class 12 economics paper exams.  
  2. Centre extends deadline for citizens to link Aadhaar number with welfare schemes to June 30: On Tuesday, the government extended the last date to link the unique identity numbers with citizens’ PAN cards by three months, to June 30.  
  3. Centre proposes to divest 76% stake in Air India: The government has appointed management firm Ernst & Young its transaction advisor to carry out the divestment. 
  4. India’s fiscal deficit for April-February period soars to 120% of Centre’s revised target, says report: The deficit stands at 4.2% of the Gross Domestic Product at the end of February, much higher than the targeted 3.5%. 
  5. Information Technology ministry seeks details from Facebook on alleged data leak: The government asked the social media company to explain whether personal data of Indian users and voters was compromised.
  6. Centre says it is against excluding ‘creamy layer’ of SC/ST communities from reservations: At present, only the relatively wealthy and better educated members of Other Backward Classes are excluded from getting quotas.  
  7. BCCI bans Steve Smith and David Warner from IPL 2018 after ball-tampering scandal: The league’s governing council chairman said that Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be allowed to pick replacements.
  8. Kolkata-bound Air India flight grounded in Delhi after alleged bomb threat, says reports: Officials said someone called the Mumbai airport and threatened to bring down the aircraft.  
  9. Supreme Court orders expiry date for stay orders in criminal and civil trial proceedings: The only exception to the new judgment is a speaking order that will allow an extension if it is proven that continuing the stay is important.  
  10. Congress activist will face EC inquiry for Karnataka poll date leak, but BJP’s Amit Malviya won’t: The Election Commission said the saffron party leader had explained his reasons for tweeting the election schedule before the official announcement.