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Muslim women have right to invoke extra-judicial divorce, rules Kerala HC

The bench overruled a 1972 ruling of the single bench of the court barring Muslim women from resorting to extra-judicial modes of dissolving marriage.

Gauhati HC rejects Assam tribunal order declaring man foreigner

he Foreigners Tribunal III of Barpeta had ordered that Mohd Haider Ali is a foreigner as he could not establish his linkage with some of his relatives whose names figure in the voters list.

Riots planned in Hathras after CAA plan failed: UP Police charge sheet against Kappan, 7 others

The charge sheet, filed by the UP Police's Special Task Force, says Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and other accused were receiving funding from foreign sources, including Muscat.

SC adjourns hearing on Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots

A top court bench said the matter would be listed after two weeks as the petitioner has circulated a letter seeking adjournment in the case.

‘Abuse of criminal process’: Bombay HC criticises Goa Police for filing FIR against art-rock band

In a hearing Friday, Bombay High Court quashed FIR against art-rock band Dastaan LIVE that accused band members of hurting the country's sentiments.

44 SC employees test positive for Covid, judges work from home as precautionary measure

With some of the Covid-positive staff included those posted in courtrooms, the premises were shut for a day for complete sanitisation.

HC grants time to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi & others to file replies on Swamy plea in Herald case

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy had moved the court against a trial court order of 11 February declining his plea to lead evidence to prosecute the Gandhis and others accused in the case.

SC imposes Rs 50,000 fine on plea seeking removal of 26 verses from Quran

In his plea, former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi alleged that these 26 verses promoted terrorism, drawing massive backlash by several Muslim outfits & Islamic clerics.

Gyanvapi land title dispute pending in HC — why Varanasi court’s ASI order is a big surprise

The Gyanvapi management had appealed the HC in 1998 to decide whether a civil suit in the case is barred under a 1991 law. The HC completed hearings only last month.

SC refuses to entertain plea for probe into alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction for investigation by an independent probe agency like the CBI into...

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?