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Delhi court convicts man for wife's dowry death in 2021

India, Aug. 31 -- A Delhi court has convicted a man in a 2021 dowry death case, saying an immediately proximate link is established between the demand for dowry and cruelty soon before his wife commit... Read More


Justice Bhuyan flags 76-year absence of distinguished jurists on SC bench

India, Aug. 31 -- Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan on Sunday batted in favour of appointing 'distinguished jurists' as judges of the top court, stating that such an inclusion would diversify the bench... Read More


Delhi court convicts ex-DTC bus driver for 2021 hit-and-run case

India, Aug. 31 -- A Delhi court has convicted a former DTC bus driver for rash and negligent driving that led to the death of a man in 2021, observing that his actions were "manifestly and indubitably... Read More


Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia to hold first Makkah pact meeting in Istanbul

India, Aug. 31 -- The inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee, established under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement will be held on Monday in Istanbul, Turkiye. Pakistan wi... Read More


8 dead, 22 missing after ferry carrying 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus

India, Aug. 31 -- At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish me... Read More


US strikes Iranian rocket launchers Near Strait of Hormuz, Iran vows retaliation

India, Aug. 31 -- US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has... Read More


Nepal floods were triggered by massive ice-rock avalanche, preliminary study finds

India, Aug. 31 -- The devastating floods in Nepal that swept through the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli corridor were triggered by a massive ice-rock avalanche in the high Himalayas, not by conventional rainfall... Read More


Supreme Court declines PIL seeking ethanol percentage labels at petrol pumps

India, Aug. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a directive to the Centre and others to ensure mandatory and uniform labelling on every dispensing nozzle at petrol pum... Read More


Man shot dead after dispute over electricity cable in UP's Etawah

India, Aug. 31 -- A 55-year-old man was allegedly shot dead following a dispute with his neighbour while replacing a faulty electricity cable in Etawah district, police said on Monday, Aug 31. The in... Read More


Pune residents demand DJ music ban during Ganesh festival

India, Aug. 31 -- Hundreds of Pune residents staged a protest on Sunday, Aug 30 demanding a ban on loud music and DJ systems during the upcoming Ganesh festival, claiming the unbearable noise makes th... Read More