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Financially independent spouse not entitled to alimony, rules Delhi HC

NEW DELHI, Oct. 18 -- The Delhi High Court has held that a spouse who is financially self-sufficient and independent is not entitled to alimony, observing that the purpose of permanent alimony under t... Read More


Won't ally with BJP for restoration of statehood to J&K: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, Oct. 18 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday asserted he will not ally with the BJP to hasten the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory, saying his party h... Read More


Mamata writes to Modi, seeks revocation of appointment of interlocutor on Gorkha issues

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing "shock and surprise" over the Centre's decision to appoint retired IPS officer P... Read More


Renowned Chinese Physicist and Nobel Laureate Chen Ning Yang dies at 103

Beijing, Oct. 18 -- Noted Chinese physicist and Nobel Laureate Chen Ning Yang, died in Beijing on Saturday. He was 103 years old. Yang was born in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, in 1922. In the 1... Read More


They were forced to beg for food & shelter; State aids 11 duped migrants from Murshidabad in Oman

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- The Bengal government has extended help to approximately 11 migrant labourers from Murshidabad who fell victim to fraud in Oman. The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday stated t... Read More


'Run until your thoughts get quiet': Abhishek's latest gym post goes viral, highlighting his fitness transformation

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee once again shared a new gym photo on social media showing his legs with sneakers with a caption, "Run until yo... Read More


Kurseong: Two Killed, 3 hurt as car plunges into gorge

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- Two youths were killed and three others injured after their vehicle skidded off a mountain road and plunged into a gorge near Tinghumti in Kurseong's Pankhabari area early on Satur... Read More


WBPDCL floats tender for second phase of basalt mining at Deocha

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has floated a tender for the selection of a Mine Development Operator (MDO) for the second phase of the basalt mine i... Read More


Youth held with about 600 kg of banned firecrackers at Dharmatala

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- A 23-year-old man was arrested by Kolkata Police on Saturday morning for allegedly possessing around 600 kg of banned firecrackers near the Calcutta Referee Association on Mayo Roa... Read More


Rape survivor shifts to new law college with CU nod

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- The first-year student who was allegedly gang-raped on the campus of a law college in South Kolkata in June has transferred to another institution to continue her studies with the ... Read More