NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday awarded life imprisonment to a man for murdering his wife for dowry, highlighting how parents’ anxiety to save the marriage of their daughters may push many women into a death trap by sending them back to matrimonial homes despite complaints of torture.Amidst growing number of dowry cases, apex court…
NEW DELHI: Following the launch of the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative last year, the foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday is likely to announce key measures for collaboration to strengthen economic security through diversification of supply chains in a separate joint statement.The likely key takeaway from the meeting will be an important step towards countering China’s…
The incident took place in Kalandargarhi village, where Momin Khan, who runs a medical store in Aligarh, allegedly opened fire on his father Mohd Riyazuddin, 50, a property dealer, and wife Sana, 24, using his father’s licensed pistol before fleeing the spot. MEERUT: A 28-year-old man allegedly shot dead his father and wife in Bulandshahr…
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s feud takes a new turn weeks before she ties the knot with Travis Kelce.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and popular Hollywood actress Blake Lively, have remained distant from one another for more than a year now.As guests are being invited just weeks ahead of Taylor Swift’s lavish wedding to…
Image Used For Representational Image HYDERABAD: The Medipally police, on Saturday, filed a case of dowry harassment and assault against a Uppal resident and his family members after a London-returned IT professional accused them of allegedly harassing, intimidating, and attacking her for additional dowry.“There is already a domestic violence case pending against them based on…
NEW DELHI: A satellite-based study covering 25 years of data across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Himalayan region, and North-East India has found that overall particulate matter (PM) pollution increased by more than 20% in a single decade (during 2010–2019 compared to the 2000–2009 baseline) with Bihar and West Bengal being the worst-affected zones. It also…
NEW DELHI: India has moved a step closer to the big-ticket defence deal on 114 Rafale fighters with France as the country has finalised the Letter of Request (LoR) for the acquisition of the 4.5-generation multirole jets for the IAF.“The LoR is ready and it is expected to be sent to France in a few…
GUWAHATI: Assam govt tabled a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in assembly on Monday, proposing a common law on marriage, divorce, live-in relationships and succession, following in the footsteps of Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to enact UCC post-Independence.The ‘Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026 bill’ introduced by state parliamentary affairs minister Atul Bora, states that the common…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the National Testing Agency over the NEET-UG paper leak issue, saying no lesson had been learnt and mistakes were being repeated, a reference to recurring incidents of mismanagement of the medical entrance exam‘s conduct.In view of difficulties being faced by lakhs of students after the May 3…
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant, who had clarified that he respected youth of India a day after his ‘cockroach’ remark went viral and led to setting up of a satirical Cockroach Janta Party, on Monday made light of a lawyer’s emotive arguments accusing CJP founder Abhijit Dipke of attempting to denigrate and defame the judiciary.Advocate…