Mumbai: Dismissing a suit filed by a Parsi woman seeking a divorce, Bombay High Court held that as the Nov 2010 ceremony in Mumbai was not a valid marriage under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, it has no jurisdiction to hear it.“The suit is dismissed because of the vital jurisdictional fact not having been…
New Delhi: AAP councillors raised the issue of sub-leasing of shops at Omaxe Mall in Chandni Chowk without MCD’s proper approvals during a standing committee meeting Thursday, stating that the civic body may lose its land forever if timely action is not taken.Councillors said the plot was given to a concessionaire on a 99-year lease….
Gandhinagar: Ahead of VGGS 2027, the state govt has asked all departments to undertake a district- and taluka-wise assessment of investment proposals and identify bottlenecks that could delay projects, with specific focus on land, utilities, approvals and infrastructure requirements.Chief secretary M K Das, in a communication to top officials on Thursday, said departments must submit…
Pune: A cybercrook duped a 42-year-old realtor of Rs 30 lakh on Wednesday by posing as his business partner.The realtor approached Bavdhan police, who registered a case under sections 316 (criminal breach of trust) and 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, against the unidentified…
On Sept 21, chief minister Pramod Sawant held a review meeting with PWD minister Digambar Kamar, Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte, Mapusa MLA Joshua de Souza and the DGP, Traffic SP, PWD engineers and other authorities to discuss the safe reopening of the Porvorim elevated corridor Panaji: “A six-lane over a four-lane road, it is a…
Surat: Twenty-four years after he allegedly strangled his wife in Ahmedabad and fled, a 58-year-old man was arrested by the Surat Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) from Rajula in Amreli district.Police said the accused had evaded arrest by living under different identities and working as a labourer at various places across the country.The accused, identified…
BRICS economies must have say in global tax rules as negotiations shape cross-border taxation: FM Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday urged BRICS nations to share their experiences on treaty interpretation and multilateral negotiations in international taxation, saying global transfer pricing disputes “disproportionately” burden developing countries.India has proposed to set up two…
NEW DELHI: India made a strong start to its athletics campaign at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday, winning two medals. The mixed 4x400m relay team won silver, while Seema won bronze in the women’s 10,000m. Seema’s medal was India’s first athletics medal at these Games.The relay team of TS Manu, MR Poovamma, Vishal TK…
Quote of the day by Bob Dylan: ‘People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent,’ a powerful life lesson about the gap between values and actions(Image Credit: Instagram) Knowing what we believe is one thing; actually sticking to it can be much harder when the situation gets uncomfortable. That…
JD Vance’s new H-1B warning to corporate America. Vice President JD Vance doubled down on White House’s recent action against H-1B visa abuse and put out a message to corporate America: “We’re not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor.” The message was linked to…
