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'A small act of love': House help's husband comes along to help when she's unwell

India, Aug. 23 -- Small gestures of care can sometimes mean more than grand displays of affection. A video showing a house help's husband accompanying her to work when she was unwell has caught the at... Read More


'Jodi' -- a match made for trademark trouble? SC weighs matrimonial app dispute

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Can anyone claim exclusive rights over the word "Jodi" when it is being used to sell the very service of finding a match? The Supreme Court confronted this deceptively simple que... Read More


Sugar, jaggery prices surge; officials' meeting on Monday: Lamani

Haveri, Aug. 23 -- Sugar Minister Rudrappa Lamani on Saturday, August 22, said he would convene a meeting of officials on Monday to review the sharp rise in the prices of sugar and jaggery. He said th... Read More


Social Security COLA reduction proposals: What changes are on the table and how could benefits be affected?

India, Aug. 23 -- Several proposals modeled by the Social Security Administration's Office of the Chief Actuary could reduce future annual cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, for millions of benefic... Read More


Genie out of the thermos: Colvale Jail drug web exposed

PANJIM, Aug. 23 -- BASURI DESAI The ongoing investigation into a prison smuggling attempt has taken a high-profile turn following the arrest of Colvale Central Jail inmate Rovina Pereira Lobo, exposi... Read More


US-Iran war: Crude oil price is key | Is Tehran writing the obituary of Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia's defence pact?

US-Iran war, Aug. 23 -- Amid the US-Iran standoff for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has started targeting the allied US countries in the Middle East. In this backdrop, the UAE Ministry... Read More


Arathi Menon's novel 'Da' explores the tragedy of Section 377 through a teen's perspective

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Arathi Menon's novel Da is bookended by two years that had a profound impact on personal freedoms in India. The story begins in 2013, when the protagonist, Ved, is 13 years old, ... Read More


Ex-schoolteacher among four members of a family found dead in Rangpur

Rangpur, Aug. 23 -- Four members of a family, including a former schoolteacher, were found dead at their home in the Machuapara Mandir area of Rangpur city on Saturday night, with police suspecting th... Read More


People should not be misled, students confused under banner of Reform Forum: JMM Spokesperson

Ranchi, Aug. 23 -- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) spokesperson Manoj Pandey on Sunday said that people should not be misled and students confused over demands for cancelling exams, saying that the state... Read More


Bar Council chair rejects plea for resignation; co-chair alleges irregularities

India, Aug. 23 -- Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Saturday said he has the support of two-thirds of the Council's members, rejecting a demand for his resignation and allegati... Read More