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HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

Is a woman in live-in-relationship entitled to pension ?

11:01 pm June 9, 2021

Chennai: Is a woman having a live-in relationship with a man, entitled to his retirement and pension benefits after his death and following the demise of his legally wedded wife, who is none other than her own sister? This question has been raised in the Madras High Court and a single judge has referred the […]

Oxygen tanker in train leaks in Odisha

10:57 pm June 9, 2021

Bhawanipatna (Odisha): A liquid oxygen– laden tanker attached to a special train to Chennai developed a leakage in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Wednesday, a railway official said. The train with 10 oxygen-filled tankers was going to the inland container depot at Tondiarpet in Chennai from Jharsuguda in Odisha, the official said. The station master of […]

Ambulance driver attempts to rape COVID-19 patient in hospital

2:27 pm June 9, 2021

Kalaburagi: A driver of a private ambulance allegedly attempted to rape a COVID-19 patient at a government hospital here, following which he was arrested. According to police, the accused entered the cardiology department of the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Science, where the 25-year-old victim was undergoing treatment and tried to rape her on Tuesday night. […]

Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP

2:25 pm June 9, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year. He joined the BJP in presence of Union minister Piyush Goyal and its chief spokesperson Anil Baluni. The 47-year-old Prasada, […]

Carry out ‘surgical strike’ on coronavirus: HC to Centre

2:21 pm June 9, 2021

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Centre’s approach against coronavirus, which is the society’s biggest enemy at present, should be “like a surgical strike” instead of standing at the borders waiting for the virus to come out. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni said the […]