A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M Pancholi quashed the order of Rajasthan High Court which had held that a wife cannot be denied interim maintenance during pendency of the husband’s application NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a wife cannot be granted interim maintenance if an allegation of adultery…
The Indian music fraternity has suffered another major loss, just a few weeks after Asha Bhosle‘s demise. Veteran playback singer Suman Kalyanpur, whose velvety voice enchanted generations of listeners, passed away on Sunday, May 31, at the age of 89. Her journey in cinema began with films such as ‘Shukrachi Chandni’ and ‘Mangu’ (1954). Over…
NEW DELHI: Controversy over the recitation of the national song Vande Mataram reignited in Tamil Nadu on Thursday as it took precedence over Tamil Nadu’s state song during the swearing-in ceremony where 23 new ministers took oath in chief minister Vijay’s cabinet.In a social media post on X, DMK IT cell warned DMK to not…
NEW DELHI: The push for electrification of its network has reduced Indian Railways’ diesel consumption by 185 crore litres annually, equivalent to around four days of India’s total diesel demand. With electrification of railways’ broad-gauge network touching 99.6%, the quantum of diesel use has fallen to around 37% of what it was in 2016-17, officials…
Singer Sonu Nigam has sold multiple land parcels in Karjat, totalling over 1.9 hectares, for a combined value of Rs 1.95 crore, according to property registration documents accessed by CRE Matrix. All four transactions were registered on April 7, 2026. The documents further show that a total stamp duty of Rs 11.70 lakh was paid…
About 40 passengers from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak previously disembarked on the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena after the first passenger died, Dutch officials said Thursday.Authorities are now working to trace passengers and possible contacts after the outbreak left multiple people dead and several others ill, with new…
For the Indian art market, a big shot in the arm has come from Cyrus S Poonawalla, industrialist and founder of Serum Institute of India. His landmark price for Raja Ravi Varma’s painting Yashoda and Krishna has made it the most expensive work of modern Indian art ever sold at auction, fetching Rs 167.2 crore…
One Austin Franco (left) made an antisemitic comment, another got life threats. A Dallas attorney said he and his family members have been receiving threats after a namesake, much younger, turned down an internship with a Jewish-owned company, saying he was not interested in working for a Jew. This Austin Franco is a Cornell University…
Image source: DK Shivakumar’s X handle NEW DELHI: In his first reaction after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar on Saturday said he was “humbled” and formally staked claim to form the government in the state.In a post on X, Shivakumar wrote, “Humbled to be unanimously elected…
2020 Delhi riots case: Court allows Umar Khalid 2 family video meetings every week NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed activist Umar Khalid’s plea seeking restoration of two video meetings with his family every week in jail. The court observed that Khalid had been using the facility for the past six years without…