A constitution bench of the Supreme Court will today hear pleas including one by the Centre seeking “clarification/modification” of its August 11 order to permit the use of Aadhaar card for availing benefits under social welfare schemes, including as an identity proof. The bench will take up petitions challenging the validity of the Aadhaar scheme.
Mercedes-Benz India is to launch the Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV today. The new variant from the German luxury carmaker is essentially a facelift of the M-Class. The car is likely to be priced in India around ₹60-70 lakh.
Another strike will hit the country today. The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists will go on a nationwide strike. The organisation represents about eight lakh chemists and distributors of medicines across the country and they are protesting the government’s move to allow the sale of medicines on the internet.
Cricket fans will have a busy day today with India taking on South Africa in the second one-day international in Indore. The hosts lost the first match of the five-match series by five runs. Will MSD have better luck today?
A delegation of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s family members and associates will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to request the declassification of all the Netaji files held by the Centre. The delegation will have around 50 people. The family wants the mystery surrounding Netaji’s disappearance to be solved.
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