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25% salary norm for maintenance only a guideline, not mandatory: HC

PRAYAGRAJ, July 15 -- The Allahabad high court has observed that the widely cited benchmark of awarding a wife 25% of a husband's net salary as maintenance is only a broad guideline and not mandatory.... Read More


State-appointed panel begins probe into donation theft case

Dehradun, July 15 -- The high level panel appointed to probe the alleged theft of donations at the Badrinath dham reached the temple on Tuesday, officials said, adding that police were simultaneously ... Read More


Amar Chitra Katha to launch HAL comic book

New Delhi, July 15 -- Lovers of India's iconic comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), may be surprised by the protagonist in the new title launching next month-Bengaluru-based aircraft maker Hind... Read More


Sunset clause for reappointment likely

New Delhi, July 15 -- The Joint Committee reviewing the Constitution amendment bill to remove arrested ministers is set to recommend a sunset provision- an automatic reversal clause-in the bill to all... Read More


BSP leader's murder accused killed in STF encounter in Gkp

LUCKNOW, July 15 -- A Rs.1 lakh-rewarded fugitive wanted in the 2021 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Kalamuddin alias Kamalu was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task F... Read More


Uncertainty over science department's flagship Rs.80k/year scholarship

New Delhi, July 15 -- Has the department of science and technology (DST) quietly shelved its flagship Rs.80,000-a-year INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education (INSPIRE-SHE)? Every year, around 12,000... Read More


SC questions rationale of two-child norm for contesting local polls

New Delhi, July 15 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the validity of continuing with the two-child norm for contesting panchayat and other local body elections, observing that the policy, con... Read More


Chinnaswamy stampede: clean chit for 3 sr cops

BENGALURU, July 15 -- More than a year after suspending Bengaluru's senior police leadership over the 2025 M Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede that killed 11 people, the Karnataka government on Tuesday aba... Read More


State-appointed panel begins probe into donation theft at Badrinath

Dehradun, July 15 -- The high level panel appointed to probe the alleged theft of donations at the Badrinath dham reached the temple on Tuesday, officials said, adding that police were simultaneously ... Read More


HC upholds life term for j'khand judge's murder

RANCHI, July 15 -- The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday upheld the trial court's order sentencing two people to life imprisonment in the 2021 Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand murder case, calling the intentio... Read More