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Prayagraj: Allahabad High Court has ruled that parental support for a distressed wife does not absolve her husband of his duty to pay maintenance. With the above observation, the court allowed a criminal revision petition filed by the wife and her two minor children against...

Patna: A court in Patana Tuesday extended the stay on the arrest of educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, in connection with the coaching institute firing case till the next hearing July 3. Khan was named in an FIR related to a firing...

New Delhi: General Dhiraj Seth, an accomplished military officer with the rare distinction of heading two operational Army commands along the western front, took charge as the new Chief of the Army Staff Tuesday, officials said. Gen Seth assumed the reins of the 1.3 million-strong...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development convened the third preparatory meeting of the BRICS Women's Working Group Tuesday in virtual mode under India's BRICS Chairship. The meeting was chaired by Women and Child Development Secretary Anil Malik, who underscored the significance of...

Rampur: Targeting Opposition parties for their stance on the Ram temple embezzlement issue, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday said those who attacked Ram devotees and questioned the existence of the god were now speaking up in the name of faith. Accusing the Congress...

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, Tuesday, rejected the plea from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction seeking a fast-track hearing on its petition challenging the freezing of three bank accounts of the party. Earlier this month, the authorities of the private...

Caracas: Venezuela has appreciated the Indian medical team's efforts to help victims of the earthquake that rocked the South American nation, killing over 1,700 people. Under Operation Amistad, the Indian Army established a field hospital comprising highly experienced doctors at the International La Rinconada Racetrack...

Bengaluru: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls commenced across Karnataka Tuesday, with more than 59,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) launching a month-long door-to-door verification exercise aimed at ensuring the state's electoral rolls remain accurate, complete and up to date. Chief Electoral Officer...

Kolkata:  Within 24 hours of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's warning, three organisers of Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir's meeting were arrested for a controversial speech made by the Naoda MLA there. The names of the arrested persons are Golam Mustafa, Mohammad Aminuk...

New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties along with an Independent MP Tuesday sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on the SIR process, the role of the Election Commission and other election-related issues. The signatories include all major INDIA bloc parties, as...