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Adopted child entitled to take adoptive parent's caste: HC

India, Feb. 1 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday held that an adopted child is entitled to take the caste of his or her adoptive parents and ordered revenue authorities to issue a Special Backward Cla... Read More


Who gave Epstein 'permission to kill'? Massive 'Olga' clue deepens mystery; 'these are the names we need to see'

India, Feb. 1 -- The Justice Department on Friday released a fresh batch of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. While there were several notable names and some shocking allegations, one document has hei... Read More


CSMT redevelopment: 85-day mega block from February 1 to disrupt Central Railway services

India, Feb. 1 -- Commuting on the Central Railway (CR) is set to become more challenging for nearly three months beginning February 1, as a major phase of work gets underway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Mah... Read More


3 unidentified assailants attack man during namaz in Himachal's Baddi, FIR registered

Shimla, Feb. 1 -- Police have registered a case after a man was allegedly assaulted by three unidentified persons in Bhudd village of Baddi area in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district on Saturday aftern... Read More


NMMC shuts nine construction sites in Sanpada and Ghansoli for violating air pollution norms

India, Feb. 1 -- In a stringent drive to rein in worsening air quality, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has stopped construction activity at nine sites across Sanpada and Ghansoli over th... Read More


Navy, coast guard ALHs to fly again in April

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- Plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has fixed a nagging flaw afflicting a key component of the transmission system of the navy and coast guard's Dhruv advanced light helicop... Read More


Project cost valid factor for computing green compensation, says SC

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Supreme Court has strengthened the hands of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to impose higher environmental compensation (EC) on real estate projects, observing that if a com... Read More


Himachal Pradesh: School lecturer dismissed after inquiry in sexual harassment case

Shimla, Feb. 1 -- The Himachal Pradesh Directorate of School Education has dismissed a government school lecturer from service after a departmental inquiry found charges of sexual harassment of a mino... Read More


PDP MLA moves pvt bill seeking trauma healing for people affected by decades of violence in UT

Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para has moved a notice in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to introduce a private member's bill aimed at addressing trauma, reconciliation and dignity resto... Read More


Pune among worst-hit regions for extra-pulmonary TB in Maharashtra

India, Feb. 1 -- The Pune region has reported the highest concentration of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases in Maharashtra, making it one of the worst-affected areas in the state, according t... Read More