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SC's nod to a crackling Diwali in Delhidraws mixedreactions

India, Oct. 16 -- Diwali cheer is back for Delhiites who've been missing crackers during festive celebrations ever since a complete ban was imposed in October 2024. After the Delhi Government's plea s... Read More


Rajnath doubles financial aid to non-pensioner ex-servicemen

NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday approved the doubling of financial assistance provided to non-pensioner ex-servicemen (ESM) and their families, with the welfare measu... Read More


No marital rape on minor wife conviction in cases before 2017

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 16 -- The Allahabad high court, in its recent order, has held that a man can be convicted for having sexual intercourse with a minor wife of over 15 years age, only after Supreme Court... Read More


'Ekjut NDA, Ekjut Bihar': Modi's Bihar poll mantra

NEW DELHI/Patna, Oct. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadre in Bihar to not only present a report card of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ... Read More


SC lets Wangchuk's wife amend petition

India, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, to amend her petition after she expressed her intention to challenge the grounds of detention ... Read More


SC stays HC order scrapping CBI probe into Corbett irregularities

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the Uttarakhand high court scrapping the ongoing CBI probe against a senior bureaucrat in the case related to irregularities in ... Read More


Mamata says 'outsiders' being added to voter's list at her seat

Kolkata, Oct. 16 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has that the demography of Bhowanipore assembly seat in south Kolkata was being deliberately changed by bringing in outsiders. Banerjee i... Read More


SC allows Wangchuk's wife to amend petition, challenge detention grounds

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, to amend her petition after she expressed her intention to challenge the grounds of detent... Read More


No marital rape on minor wife conviction in cases before 2017

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 16 -- The Allahabad high court, in its recent order, has held that a man can be convicted for having sexual intercourse with a minor wife of over 15 years age, only after Supreme Court... Read More


HC declares ex-VVCMC chief's arrest in illegal bldg scam illegal

India, Oct. 16 -- In a relief to former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that his arrest on August 13, in connection with... Read More