Top stories for May 04, 2017

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'Can a person who is voluntarily a part of a tax regime choose to say he will pay his taxes only in the certain way he wants to? Does he have a right to choose?' Read on to know how SC puts critics of Aadhaar-PAN linkage in a spot

The Army carried out a successful test of the advanced BrahMos Block III Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Wednesday. This is the second consecutive test of the missile in two days.

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Hitting out at the Pakistan military for the killing and mutilation of two soldiers on May 1, India on Wednesday summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner, Abdul Basit. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) termed the incident as a “strong act of provocation” and claimed that evidences on the ground confirm the attackers came from Pakistan .

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Security forces on Thursday

launched a massive anti-militancy operation at multiple places in south Kashmir’s Shopian district but their efforts were being hampered by stone-pelting mobs. The operations have been launched in six villages falling under Zainapora area in Shopian after security forces received information about movement of militants there, a police official said.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from Kerala on a plea of Tamil Nadu alleging that the neighbouring State is not allowing it to maintain the historic Mullaperiyar Dam. A Bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and S.K. Kaul issued notice to Kerala and fixed the plea of Tamil Nadu for hearing in the second week of July.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected a CBI plea seeking death sentence for at least three of the 11 convicts in the March 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape case in Gujarat. The court also set aside the acquittal of seven person in the same case and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation agency to probe them.