NEW DELHI: Though the legitimacy of a child born during marriage is presumed, Supreme Court Wednesday held that a child can be subjected to a paternity test in a matrimonial dispute in which a man has sought divorce on the ground of alleged unchaste character of his wife and has claimed that he is not…
NEW DELHI: Six months after bringing back a pregnant Sunali Khatun and her son from Bangladesh on orders of SC, her father’s counsel Wednesday informed the court that her husband has also been repatriated to India and joined the family in Bengal.Sunali and her family were picked up from Delhi during an identification verification drive…
NEW DELHI: ED Tuesday conducted follow-up searches at nine premises in Kozhikode related to people mentioned in the handwritten notes of Veena, the daughter of former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, which it had seized in May.On Wednesday, the agency alleged that the seizure of handwritten accounts and digital devices from Veena revealed that she had…
Union minister Piyush Goyal along with UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath during the launch of five-day UP-Japan Investment Meet 2026, in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: CM Yogi Adityanath Wednesday invited Japanese companies to make UP their “second home” as the state received a major investment boost with the virtual groundbreaking of two Japan-backed projects…
NEW DELHI: Accused of not answering any questions relating to a land-grabbing case, counsel for Sumit Roy, the PA to TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, attempted to brush the issue aside Wednesday by saying the accused had a constitutional right to remain silent. He was, however, countered by Supreme Court, which said the police had…
JAMMU: Three members of a family died, and two others were injured after an SUV skidded off a hilly road and plunged into a gorge in J&K’s Reasi district, officials said Wednesday.“The accident occurred near Panasa village late Tuesday night when the driver of a Sumo lost control while negotiating a curve on the road…
SRINAGAR: At a meeting with Union home ministry officials in Leh on Wednesday, Ladakhi representatives sought a legislative assembly for Ladakh headed by a chief minister, withdrawal of cases against all those booked in connection with the Sept 24 violence last year and compensation for those killed in the unrest.They warned that if their demands…
As per the MHA notification, the collector may satisfy himself of the suitability of the applicant to be registered or naturalised and grant him citizenship. NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs has notified the collectors across border states/Union territories like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam (except tribal area) Tripura (except tribal area), J&K…
The disability questionnaire in Census 2027 should individually capture all 21 disabilities recognised under the RPwD Act, 2016. NEW DELHI: Disability rights organisations and activists have raised concern over the categorisation for enumeration of persons with disabilities under Census 2027, highlighting that the nine-category framework “fails to adequately capture this legal and social reality” of…
PM Modi asked ministers to improve their social media presence. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Wednesday asked ministers to spend a day at universities interacting with students and also visit govt schools in their constituencies to assess the facilities being provided to children, including mid-day meals. The twin directives are aimed at strengthening engagement with…
