Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has held that in a criminal prosecution for bigamy, marriage cannot be presumed merely from cohabitation or from the birth of a child, and has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of contracting a second marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage.The case arose from a complaint filed…
Kolkata: A woman in her late 20s reportedly jumped to her death from the third floor of a building near City Centre II in Rajarhat on Sunday afternoon. The deceased, a resident of Barasat, worked at a spa operating from the same premises.According to the Eco Park police, the incident took place shortly after around…
Kolkata/Durgapur: Ahead of the upcoming polls, law enforcement agencies across Bengal have intensified their crackdown on the movement of illegal arms and unaccounted cash, resulting in a series of major seizures in Kolkata and Durgapur. On Saturday, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested an alleged arms trafficker close to the Rajabazar Science…
BENGALURU: Cutouts of deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar as the next Karnataka chief minister were put up outside the Congress office in Bengaluru on Wednesday. DK Shivakumar on Sunday categorically refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s accusation that the chief minister’s chair was wobbling in the state.Speaking to reporters at Lingasagur in Raichur district, Shivakumar said,…
Oil price today: Oil prices extended their rally on Tuesday as uncertainty over the Middle East conflict continued to intensify, with the ceasefire proposal now hanging on “life support.” Brent crude futures were up 30 cents, or 0.29%, at $104.51 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate rose 31 cents, or 0.32%, to $98.38 at…
The thief was trying to force his way into a house in Shalimar Garden Ghaziabad: A teenaged boy allegedly slipped into a locked house, only to find himself wedged in the very iron grille meant to keep intruders out. By the time he managed to free himself, residents were waiting.The incident took place around 2pm…
Lucknow: State govt has decided to roll out the second phase of the aspirational towns programme, under which 100 urban local bodies are going to be upgraded in a phased manner. The scheme aimed at improving the basic necessities and amenities in small towns of the state was introduced in Sept 2023, and 100 most…
Lucknow: UP govt will organize a three-day “Rashmirathi Festival” from April 24-26 at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow to mark the death anniversary of Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.The event will feature three plays and one dance drama, said agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi during a press conference at Lok Bhavan on Saturday.The event is…
Pune: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board will not give any more leeway to ready-mix concrete plants that don’t comply with environmental norms that were issued last Oct, chairman Siddhesh Kadam said on Monday.The statement came at a time when close to 300 ready-mix concrete (RMC) units in Pune have stopped manufacturing owing to lack of coordination…
Ludhiana: Encroachments by food carts along the boundary wall of the Government Industrial Training Institute (Women) on Rani Jhansi Road have sparked safety and hygiene concerns among students and faculty.The illegal vendors create a congested and uneasy atmosphere, particularly during the institute’s entry and dispersal hours. “The crowd around these carts is discomforting for students….
