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New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions to ensure that stray cattle are kept away from national and state highways across the country.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre...

Thane, April 3 A clerk has been suspended for allegedly sexually harassing a female colleague at the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Thane district, days after an FIR was registered against him in the matter, officials said on Friday.The accused, Bhushan Baliram Patil, a...

Kota (Rajasthan), March 31 A 44-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing his 38-year-old wife with an axe at their home while she was asleep, Public Prosecutor Rajendra Singh Solanki said on Tuesday.In an order on Monday, the upper district and sessions...

Chandigarh, March 30 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has convened a meeting of all Sikh organizations on April 6 at its headquarters in Amritsar, in connection with the state government's decision to amend the law for punishment for the desecration of religious texts.SGPC...

Dewas, March 30 An agent for telecom companies was arrested in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly issuing 84 SIM cards to different people using a single photograph, a police official said on Monday.Kotwali police station in-charge Shyamchandra Sharma identified the accused as Abrar, also...

Bilaspur (HP), March 29 The Himachal Pradesh Petroleum Dealers Association has termed the state government's decision to impose a cess on petrol and diesel as "unjustified," warning that the move would further erode fuel sales in the hill state.In a meeting of the association held on Saturday...

Guwahati, March 28 Acknowledging that there was a "mistake at some level" in the nomination papers of the Congress's Barpeta candidate, senior leader Jitendra Singh on Saturday said a "technical error" should not be grounds for outright rejection of candidature, and that the party was preparing...

March 26, New Delhi - A U.S. jury has found Meta and YouTube liable for causing harm to a young woman through the addictive nature of their apps, a verdict that could have significant implications for social media and its impact on teenagers.On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury ruled against Meta...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court stated on Wednesday that the constitutional guarantee of fair compensation cannot be compromised, and that compensation and interest in land acquisition cases cannot be contingent on the financial burden.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

Thane, March 21 A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of a fellow worker following a drunken brawl nine years ago.In an order passed on March 18, Additional Sessions Judge R S Bhakare convicted Ashok Laljitkumar Chaurasiya (39) and...

Patna, March 11 Bihar Police arrested a criminal on Wednesday following a brief exchange of fire in the Fatuha area of Patna, officials said.The identity of the arrested individual is still being determined. Police recovered a locally made pistol and 1,200 live cartridges from his possession...

Lucknow, March 11 In their plea to the Supreme Court, the family of the 32-year-old Ghaziabad man, who has been in a coma for more than 12 years, argued that allowing the withdrawal of artificial life support would restore his dignity after years of irreversible suffering.The top court granted...

Mumbai, March 5 The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday approved a draft bill that makes conversion mandatory, requiring individuals to obtain permission from a competent authority before changing their religion.According to the bill, a person wishing to convert must give a 60-day notice and seek...