The Biggest Stories of April 21, 2017

Raghav Lakhanpal and a dozen others have been booked for a clash between two communities on Thursday, allegedly after a group of people close to the lawmaker insisted on taking out a procession to mark Ambedkar Jayanti this year that has been banned for years to keep peace in the area; After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Left's Sitaram Yechury has met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss jointly fielding an opposition candidate against the nominee of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the election for President in July; The Supreme Court today pulled up the centre for making Aadhaar mandatory for PAN cards, despite its order that it should be optional. In its defence, the government said that fake PAN cards were being used to "divert funds" to shell firms; Restaurants cannot force customers to pay a service charge and customers have the right to decide if they should pay extra, the Centre has said in a fresh set of guidelines for state governments; all this and more in our news wrap of the day.