NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed that a prolonged period of separation between spouses, with the absence of any genuine effort to rebuild the marriage, can amount to mental cruelty and it becomes a valid ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.The judgment came in a case where the couple, both doctors in…
Bidhannagar mayor Krishna Chakraborty resigns KOLKATA: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor Krishna Chakraborty resigned from her post on Thursday, submitting her resignation letter to BMC commissioner Ravi Agarwal at Salt Lake Poura Bhavan.In her resignation letter, Chakraborty cited personal reasons for stepping down.“I have resigned fully for personal reasons. There is nothing else behind it….
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday put up a strong counter against Rahul Gandhi’s warning of an “economic tsunami” for India, dismissing it as “classic fear-mongering.“The Lok Sabha leader of opposition had raised concerns over the escalating situation in the Middle East and its potential impact on India.Responding sharply, BJP IT cell chief…
India’s growth story has continued to draw interest from investors across the globe, Union commerce minister and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. Speaking at the Citi India Conference 2026, Goyal said his recent interactions with international investors reflected strong confidence in India’s future prospects.“Every conversation that I had reinforced one truth. The world’s…
A line attributed to Amal Clooney tends to surface in discussions where the tone shifts between concern and expectation. It is not the kind of sentence that tries to impress. It sounds more like something said in the middle of a longer conversation about how things are changing and who is actually expected to carry…
Shashi Tharoor, Lalit Modi Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has made fresh allegations about the controversy surrounding the Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise in 2010, claiming political pressure was exerted on him when he questioned the ownership structure of the team and the role of Sunanda Pushkar.In an interview with news agency ANI, Lalit Modi alleged…
Most drones rely on GPS and powerful computers to find their way around. That makes them heavy, expensive, and power-hungry, basically not practical for anything small. But honeybees? They navigate perfectly with brains smaller than a grain of rice. Now, scientists at Delft University of Technology have figured out their secret and built drones that…
On Wednesday, a report suggested that Aamir Khan is set to get married to girlfriend Gauri Spratt in an intimate ceremony in July this year. Now the actor has also confirmed the news. For those not in the know, Aamir has been dating Bengaluru based Gauri since a while. He had confirmed his relationship and…
Southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala: IMD NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon made its onset over Kerala on Thursday, marking the start of the country’s four month rainy season(June-September), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).“The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, some parts of west central…
Optical illusions don’t just trick your eyes – they often reveal how your mind naturally works. A single picture can hold more than one image, and what you notice first can quietly reflect parts of your personality you don’t usually put into words. That’s why these illusion-based personality tests feel so oddly accurate at times….