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• Supreme Court says Aadhaar card cannot be made mandatory by government for extending benefits of welfare schemes to people.
• The Apex Court asks Centre to consider alternates to pellet guns to disperse mobs in Jammu and Kashmir.  
• Parliament passes the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016; The bill seeks to provide mental healthcare and services to persons with mental illness.
• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tables GST Bills in the Lok Sabha.
• Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu launches online film certification system of CBFC in New Delhi; Says it will facilitate Prime Minister’s vision of Ease of Doing Business and Digital India.
• Jharkhand government decides to close all illegal slaughter houses within next 72 hours.
• Rupee strengthens 37 paise against the dollar, to a 17 month high; But Sensex slips 184 points.
• And in Cricket: India need 87 runs more to win the Dharamsala Test against Australia and clinch the series 2-1.

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• Delhi Police files FIR against Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad for assualting an Air India staffer; Seven airlines including Air India bar him from flying in their carriers.

• Supreme Court directs Centre to produce more than 190 files in connection with 1984 riot case.

• India says Pakistan have to walk away from terror and create a conducive atmosphere in order to have dialogue with New Delhi.

• Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors to join their duty by 8 AM tomorrow or the government will have right to take punitive action.

• Enforcement Directorate issues show cause notice to Kolkata Knight Riders Sports, actor Shah Rukh Khan and others for violating FEMA guidelines.

• Apex Court asks Committee of Administrators of BCCI to release funds to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association for conducting Test match in Dharmsala.
  

• Fourth and final cricket Test  between India and Australia to be played in

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• BJP leader Manohar Parrikar sworn-in as new Chief Minister of Goa; Nine MLAs, including two from MGP, three from Goa Forward Party and two Independents, take oath as ministers;  Supreme Court orders floor test on Thursday.
• Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla invites BJP to form government in the State; swearing-in ceremony at 1 PM tomorrow.
• Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi says, his party needs structural and organisational changes after Assembly poll debacle.
• Sensex jumps about 500 points to reach a two-year high; Rupee strengthens 78 paise to a nearly 18 months high  against the dollar; retail inflation rises to a 4-month high in February. 
• In US, New York and New Jersey states hit by huge snowstorm; Schools closed, thousands of flights cancelled; emergency declared. 
• European Union top court rules employers are entitled to ban wearing of visible religious symbols like Islamic headscarves, turban and Cross at the work place.

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• In Tennis, Sania Mirza and her Czech team-mate Barbora Strycova  storm into quarter-finals of Indian Wells Masters in California.

• Prime Minister says recent election results in five states are a foundation stone of a new India to fulfill the dreams of people of this country.

• Mr Narendra Modi says Government and the BJP will continue to work for all sections of the society without discrimination, irrespective of whether they voted for or against the BJP; Asks workers to use party’s massive victory as an opportunity to serve people.

• BJP Parliamentary Board meets in New Delhi to discuss the names of Chief Ministers in the states where it has got the majority.

• Goa BJP MLAs led by Manohar Parrikar and accompanied by its supporters from other parties meet the Governor in Panaji to stake claim to form Government.

• In Manipur, NPP and LJP extend support to BJP for Government formation, says Party General Secretary Ram Madhav.

• Captain Amarinder Singh to be sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister on Thursday.

• In Tamil Nadu, striking fishermen decide to call off strike tomorrow after assurances from Union Ministers.

• Arunachal Pradesh Government launches a new scheme to  develop model Villages for rural poor.

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•  Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu enter quarter-finals of the Women’s Singles at All England Open Badminton Championships.

• Exit polls indicate substantial gains for BJP in UP, Uttrakhand and Manipur; Congress and AAP projected to be running neck-and-neck in Punjab. BJP may scrape through in Goa.
• Over 60 per cent votes cast in Alapur Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh; Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand records an estimated 58 per cent voter turnout.
• Parliament passes Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 seeking to enhance paid maternity leave for women in organised sector to 26 weeks from the present 12 weeks. 
• Prime Minister expresses hope for a breakthrough on implementation of GST; seeks opposition cooperation during the second half of Budget session which began today.
• All 85 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody to be released soon, says External Affairs Ministry.
• In Jammu & Kashmir, three terrorists killed in two separate encounters with security forces; one civilian also killed in cross- fire.
• Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh blocks roads in interior areas; Jammu & Kashmir national highway remains closed for second consecutive day.    
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• In All England Badminton Championships, India’s H S Prannoy enters second round of the Men’s Singles.

• Uttar Pradesh records over 60 percent polling and Manipur records 86 percent voter turn out in the final phase of Assembly elections; Counting for all the five states on Saturday.

• President and Prime Minister extend greetings on the International Women’s Day.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls upon women sarpanchs to ensure 100 percent education and immunization in their villages; Says, they can play a crucial role to end female feticide.
  

• President Pranab Mukherjee says, every girl child in the country should be assured that government is fully committed to provide her an enabling environment and equal opportunity.

• Shiv Sena nominee Vishwanath Mahadeshwar elected Mayor of Mumbai with support of BJP.

• In Rajasthan, a special court convicts three accused and acquits remaining seven including Swami Aseemanand in 2007 Ajmer blast case.

• Indian Coast Guard apprehends ten Srilankan fishermen on charges of trespassing into Indian territorial waters.

• In Afghanistan, at least 30 people killed and over 50 injured in a terrorist attack on Kabul military hospital.

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