CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday ruled that the Tamil Nadu government order limiting maternity leave to 12 weeks for third pregnancy is unreasonable and violates the law ruled by the Supreme Court.A division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice N Senthilkumar dismissed the order dated March 27, 2026, of Chief District … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that if a person’s fundamental right to freedom of religion is considered higher than the same rights of a group or sect, it could lead to dangerous consequences and the court will not be part of the process of eradicating religion.Bindu Ammini, a lawyer and social activist, … Read more
“Status Divergence”, P 12 Amit Anand ChaudhryNew Delhi: The first criminal case against a police officer, which had been pending for 35 years, has been dropped due to delays in trial proceedings.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan said, “We are informed that a total of five accused, including the present petitioner, were … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a bid to resolve a long-standing regulatory impasse, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has recognized the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC), effectively validating the degree of around 1,700 doctors who completed the course between 2006 and 2013. The project, run by IGNOU, was effectively shut down after 2013 as it was … Read more
Hyderabad: Five abandoned Siberian huskies were rescued from trudging along a rural road on the outskirts of Hyderabad in the scorching sun on Wednesday, while a sixth was found dead nearby, possibly from heat stroke. Passers-by reported seeing a large group of purebred dogs roaming in the bushes near Nandigaon village off Shankarpally-Patancheru road.Animal rescuers … Read more
FILE PHOTO: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Saeed Abbas Araghchi in New Delhi on Thursday. (Arnie) New Delhi: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sujashankar According to the Iranian Embassy in Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi had a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Araghchi on Wednesday. The two sides exchanged views on … Read more
In this image received on January 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exchange a Memorandum of Understanding in New Delhi. (PMO via PTI Photo) New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates are discussing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief stop in the Gulf state during his … Read more
A CAPF official stands guard as voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station during the second phase of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections in Purbabardaman on Wednesday. (@CEOWestBengal/ANI photo) Exit polls on Wednesday agreed that the BJP-led alliance will easily win Assam, the UDF will replace the LDF in Kerala and … Read more
New Delhi: Flight operations at Jodhpur airport have resumed after nearly a month as runway resurfacing work is completed, indian air force Officials said the Dornier plane landed early Tuesday, marking the reopening of the main runway. Following the re-paving of the runway at Jodhpur Airport, Srinagar, Pune and Adampur airports will also be re-paved … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Ganga Expressway afternoon Narendra Modi Hailing the Ganga Expressway named after the river Ganga on Wednesday, it was announced that the 594-km green corridor connecting Prayagraj and Meerut will be extended to Haridwar in Uttarakhand.Addressing a rally after the inauguration of the electronic link, Modi said the government will … Read more