Chennai: A Tamil Nadu govt order restricting maternity leave for third pregnancy to 12 weeks is unjustifiable and against the law settled by the Supreme Court, Madras high court ruled on Wednesday.The division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice N Senthilkumar set aside the orders of the principal district judge, Villupuram, dated March…
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday said if a person’s fundamental right to freedom of religion is held to be superior to the identical right of a group or denomination, it could lead to dangerous consequences and the court was not going to be part of the process for annihilation of a religion.Bindu Ammini, a…
‘State bifurcation’, P 12 AmitAnand.ChoudharyNew Delhi: In a first, a criminal case has been quashed against a police officer on the grounds of delay in trial proceedings, which remained dormant for 35 years.“We are informed that in all, five accused came to be chargesheeted, including the present petitioner. Out of five, two co-accused passed away…
File photo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Iran Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI) New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi Wednesday, and according to the Iranian embassy here, exchanged views on the latest developments related to the US-Iran ceasefire, bilateral…
In this image received on Jan. 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during an MoU exchange, in New Delhi. (PMO via PTI Photo) New Delhi: India and the UAE are discussing a brief stopover by PM Narendra Modi in the Gulf country during his four-nation Europe…
A CAPF official stands guard while voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Purba Bardhaman on Wednesday. (@CEOWestBengal/ANI Photo) Exit polls on Wednesday agreed that the BJP-led alliance would win Assam comfortably, the UDF would unseat the LDF in Kerala…
New Delhi: Flight operations at Jodhpur airport resumed after nearly a month as runway resurfacing work was completed, with an Indian Air Force Dornier aircraft landing early on Tuesday to mark the reopening of the main runway, officials said. After Jodhpur runway recarpeting, Srinagar, Pune and Adampur airports will also be recarpeted under different schedules…
Anti-ship missile helicopter launch New Delhi: In a boost to Indian Navy’s anti-ship warfare capabilities, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Navy on Wednesday successfully launched naval anti-ship missile-short range (NASM-SR) from a helicopter platform in Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast. During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the…
Leh: In a strong message for world peace, the sacred holy Piprahwa relics of Buddha have reached Ladakh from Delhi’s National Museum for a fortnight-long exposition starting May 1.The festival seeks to reinforce a sense of community in Ladakh where there is a significantly large Buddhist presence. Men, women and children of all age groups…
Kulgam: Trade Union Qaimoh members stage a rally as part of the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ campaign, in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI Photo) SRINAGAR: J&K police on Wednesday conducted rapid urine drug tests on drivers plying on the national highway in Kulgam district, organised an anti-drug rally in Pulwama district’s Awantipora, and held a…
