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Lucknow, March 30 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed an order of a magistrate court which had rejected a woman's plea seeking production of income proof and property details of her husband in connection with a case of domestic violence.The court ordered the...

Prayagraj, March 29 The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a daughter-in-law is not legally obligated to maintain her in-laws under Section 125 of the CrPC – now Section 144 of the BNSS.In a recent order, Justice Madan Pal Singh observed that the right to claim maintenance is a statutory...

Hyderabad, March 29 The Telangana Assembly passed the ‘Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill, 2026’ on Sunday, aimed at ensuring dignity for senior citizens.Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the Bill seeks to go beyond existing central legislation.He...

Palghar, March 29 Three people died on Sunday from injuries sustained in an explosion at an air conditioning unit at a factory in Maharashtra's Palghar district the day before, an official said.The explosion occurred on Saturday at Vistar Metal Industries Private Limited in the Abitghar-Abhang...

Prayagraj, March 27 The Allahabad High Court has directed a DNA test to determine the biological parentage of a minor girl, overturning a family court order that had granted her maintenance.Justice Madan Pal Singh passed the order on March 17 while allowing a criminal revision petition filed...

New Delhi, March 27 – The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth a total of Rs 858 crore on Friday for the procurement of the cutting-edge Russian Tunguska Air Defence Missile System and a maintenance contract with Boeing for the depot-level inspection of the Indian Navy's P8I Long-Range...

New Delhi, March 27 The Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth ₹445 crore with Russia's Rosoboronexport on Friday for the procurement of an air defence missile system for the Indian Army.A separate contract worth ₹413 crore was also signed with Boeing India Defence Private Ltd for the...

Prayagraj, March 25 The Allahabad High Court has stated that a husband cannot evade his responsibility to pay maintenance to his wife and children, even if he has already served a jail term for failing to do so.Justice Praveen Kumar Giri, in a recent order, clarified that sending a person to...

Gandhinagar, March 24 – The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 on Tuesday, introducing a common legal framework for civil matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, and inheritance across communities and religions.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh...

Indore, March 24 Narayan Sai, the convict in a rape case and son of jailed self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu, appeared before a family court in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday, under tight security, where he recorded his statement in the divorce case filed by his wife.Narayan Sai is...

Kolkata, March 24 The financially strained Jadavpur University decided to seek financial assistance from the West Bengal government, with its executive council resolving to request additional funds for maintenance, infrastructure, and research needs, varsity officials said on Tuesday.The move...

Raipur/Mahasamund, March 22 – A tragic accident occurred on Sunday at the famous Khallari Temple in Khallari village of Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, leaving at least six devotees injured.The incident occurred when the cable of the ropeway suddenly snapped, sending the trolley plummeting...

Kolkata, March 21 Police arrested three elevator operators and two security personnel on Saturday over the death of a man who allegedly got trapped in an elevator at the state-run R G Kar Hospital a day earlier, a senior officer said.The five individuals were detained on Friday evening after...

Kolkata, March 21 A man died after allegedly being trapped in a lift at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata on Friday, sparking a political storm ahead of the Assembly elections. The opposition BJP has alleged negligence and demanded a murder investigation...

Chennai, March 19 Tamil Nadu is preparing to meet a surge in electricity demand as temperatures rise across the state, with power authorities planning to maximize output from coal-based thermal plants in the coming days.This move is aimed at ensuring uninterrupted supply during the peak summer...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat government on Wednesday introduced the 'Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026' bill in the state assembly, which aims to regulate laws related to marriage, divorce, inheritance, and live-in relationships, regardless of religion, caste, community, or gender.The bill...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Delhi government’s Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department has issued a tender to procure two boats for monitoring and survey operations on the Yamuna River, officials said.The tender, issued on March 12, seeks two vessels with an estimated combined cost of...

New Delhi, March 13. Observing that delays in judicial proceedings cannot disadvantage the claimant, the Delhi High Court has ruled that interim maintenance awarded to a wife and her children under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) should ordinarily be granted from the date...

Nanded, March 12 A helicopter manufacturing plant will be established in Nanded, in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, at an estimated cost of Rs 4,250 crore. This is expected to generate approximately 1,800 to 2,000 direct jobs, as well as several indirect jobs, said BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok...

Kolkata, March 8 – Several local trains were cancelled on Sunday morning, causing inconvenience to candidates who were about to appear in the Group-D recruitment examination.Approximately 8,09,000 applications have been received for the Group-D written exam.According to railway officials...