Allahabad, 24/10: In a contentious observation, the Allahabad High Court has termed live-in relationships as ‘timepass’ and ‘temporary’ as it declined to provide protection to an inter-faith couple, who had approached the court seeking police protection and quashing of the FIR lodged against the male partner charging him with kidnapping. The bench, comprising Justices Rahul…
Gaza, 24/10: Israel’s military dropped leaflets in Gaza on Tuesday, urging Palestinians to give them information about hostages being held by Hamas and offering them protection and a reward. The Palestinian militant group seized more than 200 people during cross-border raids into Israel which killed 1,400 people on Oct. 7. The Palestinian health ministry says…
Amritsar, 24/10: Cricketing fraternity, including Kapil Dev and Virender Sehwag, attended the last rites of legendary Indian spinner Bishan Bedi here on Tuesday. Bedi died here on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 77. The big names of Indian cricket including World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, Madan Lal, Sehwag and Kirti Azad were there…
Kochi, 24/10: Tamil movie director Lokesh Kanakaraj on Tuesday suffered a minor leg injury in an unprecedented rush of fans when he came to a theatre here as part of the promotion of his recent release, the Vijay-starrer Leo. The incident occurred at Aroma theatre here around noon. The director, who was supposed to…
Moscow, 24/10: The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected speculation about President Vladimir Putin’s health, saying he was fit and well. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in a regular call with reporters, also denied suggestions that the president was using body doubles, calling that an “absurd hoax”. Reporters asked Peskov about Putin’s health following an unsourced report by…
Colombo, 24/10: The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the policy to issue free tourist visas to travellers from India and six other countries, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Tuesday, amidst efforts to rebuild the debt-trapped island nation’s tourism sector. Foreign Minister Sabry in a statement said that this would be carried out as a…
New Delhi, 24/10: As India prepares for the 18th general elections in 2024, Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday warned about the attempts that are being made to garner votes by inflaming emotions as he addressed the Vijaya Dashami rally. “The country is going to hold elections to the Lok Sabha in…
Bhubaneswar, 24/10: In a big development, VK Pandian has been appointed as Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) and Nabin Odisha According to reports, in the new appointment for VK Pandian he shall work directly under the CM of Odisha Naveen Patnaik. His position now is the same as a Cabinet minister and he will now work…
