SC orders release of two top UP officials held on HC order for defying directive

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Allahabad High Court order, which directed taking into custody two Uttar Pradesh officers, finance secretary S.M.A. Rizvi and special secretary finance Sarayu Prasad Mishra.

The two…

Fugitive Amritpal Singh's Britain-origin wife detained at Amritsar airport

Chandigarh (IANS) Fugitive Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh's Britain-origin wife Kirandeep Kaur was detained on Thursday at the Amritsar airport while she was trying to board a flight to London, officials said.

A senior police official…

After UAE & Saudi Arabia, Jaishankar discusses Sudan crisis with Egyptian counterpart

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday discussed with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, the ongoing situation in violence-hit Sudan.

"Discussed the concerning situation in Sudan just now with Egyptian Foreign…

In heterosexual marriages, child may see alcoholic father thrashing mother, SC on same-sex marriage

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that in heterosexual couples, a child may see domestic violence - a father becoming an alcoholic, thrashing the mother, and asking her for money as it questioned the arguments that two spouses,…

French MNC SAFRAN's chief calls on PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Ross McInnes, Group Chairman of French multinational company SAFRAN, that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft as well as rocket engines, had called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the PMO said on Thursday.

According…

'Far reaching implications', Centre urges SC on making states/UTs party to same-sex marriage case

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has requested the Supreme Court to join all states and Union Territories (UTs) as a party in the ongoing hearing on petitions seeking legal sanction to same-sex marriages.

The Centre, in an affidavit, said: "The…

AI flight makes emergency landing at IGI after windshield crack

New Delhi (IANS) Air India's Pune-Delhi flight, with 180 passengers on board, safely made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here on Tuesday after a windshield crack.

Full emergency was declared at the…

CBI arrests bizman Amandeep Singh Dhal in Delhi excise policy case

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested liquor businessman Amandeep Singh Dhal, the director of Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd., in connection to the Delhi excise policy scam case.

According to information, Dhal was placed…

For husband & wife, make it spouse; and for man & woman, make it person: Petitioners to SC on same-sex marriages

New Delhi (IANS) In the Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954, wherever "husband" and "wife" is used, make it gender neutral by using "spouse", while "man" and "woman" should be substituted by "person", the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday during the…

Claims about me calling Amit Shah over party status totally false, says Mamata

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday emphatically denied the claims by Leader of Opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari that she called up Union Home Minister Amit Shah and requested him to do something on the Election…