New Delhi: Expressing concern over the tendencies to implicate husband's relatives in matrimonial disputes through sweeping allegations of cruelty, the Delhi High Court Wednesday stressed the importance of timely support from a woman's family when she speaks of violence in her marriage. The court said the married woman's concerns should not be brushed aside by her family...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday directed the National Medical Commission to examine the issue of mandatory rural service for doctors after completion of their MBBS course. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe passed the order while hearing a petition that raised the issue of mandatory rural service for doctors. "We direct the National...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to relocate villages located on hilltops and foothills to prevent casualties from landslides during disasters, senior minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. Of the six deaths reported during Cyclone Arnab in the state, five people died in landslides in Kandhamal and Ganjam districts. Ten other landslide victims remain missing in Ganjam. Home to...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to take up with the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government the escalating tension over the neighbouring state's move to hold rural elections in the disputed Kotia region. Patnaik's letter came a day after officials of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh reportedly...

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Students' Association (JKSA) said on Wednesday that it has appealed to the External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar for return of mortal remains of a Kashmiri medical student, who passed away in Bangladesh. JKSA National Convenor Nasir Kheuhami said the association has sought expeditious repatriation of the mortal remains of Adnan Altaf Rathar,...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a stay on the release of Sunny Deol-starrer upcoming Hindi film Suryaa: Ant Se Aarambh Tak, scheduled to release in theatres November 20. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma said the court was not inclined to entertain...

Washington: US President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats on capturing both chambers of Congress but blamed Republican losses on his absence from the ballot, as Democratic leaders promised lower living costs and tougher scrutiny of his administration following Tuesday's sweeping midterm election results. Moving the political balance in Washington, Democrats are now preparing to take control of the...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have arrested the accused who was sending threatening emails to various Hindi film celebrities, including Ayushmann Khurrana and Tusshar Kapoor. The accused, identified as Vaibhav Mishra, works as an IT engineer. He was arrested in Bengaluru Wednesday. He was reportedly sending threatening audio messages to everyone in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi, pretending...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the ‘Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research (VISTAR)’ Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 4,371.10 crore. Aligned with the central objective of Viksit Bharat 2047, the VISTAR Scheme is designed to establish...

Islamabad: Pakistan is considering international arbitration against Etisalat, a UAE-based telecommunications company, over an outstanding payment of USD 800 million from the sale of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), along with its opportunity cost since 2008 and applicable damages. The matter was discussed at a joint meeting of the Senate standing committees on information technology and privatisation...