Monday, October 4, 2010

Maintenance for concubines? SC to decide

Maintenance for concubines? SC to decide

Maintenance for concubines? SC to decide

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:05 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine whether a live-in partner , concubine or a girlfriend is entitled to maintenance even though under existing Indian laws she is not eligible.

Soon human skin will be traded: SC

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:16 PM PDT

SC has expressed concern over declining population of tigers and lashed out at notorious poacher Sansar Chand, saying a day would come soon when human skin will be traded.

More scholarships for research students

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:11 PM PDT

The Union human resource development ministry has increased the scholarships for junior research fellows (JRFs) and senior research fellows (SRFs) in centrally-funded technical institutions.

SC rejects Purohit's bail plea in Malegaon case

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:08 PM PDT

The Supreme Court declined to grant bail to Lieutenant Colonel S P Purohit, one of the key accused in the case relating to 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts which killed seven people.

Drama over cremation site under Hooda father's name

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:06 PM PDT

A drama of sorts was witnessed when activists of Indian Bahujan Sangharsh Party (Kanshi Ram)tried to install Dr BR Ambedkar's statue at the cremation site of Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda's father in Rohtak on Monday.

50% rise in heart diseases among Gujarat schoolkids

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:04 PM PDT

Heart diseases among children below 18 years has gone up nearly 50% compared to the previous year. This was found in a school health check-up survey.

SC for permanent commissions for women in more non-combat roles

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:59 PM PDT

Serving women army officers got a shot in the arm on Monday with SC asking government to explore the possibility of giving them permanent commission in other non-combat branches in addition to the legal and educational wings.

Corporal punishment: UP worst state for schoolkids?

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:49 PM PDT

Three years after Uttar Pradesh banned corporal punishments on the Supreme Court's directive, the state has the dubious distinction of being on the top of the list of the cases of physical punishments in schools.

'3/4th of Muslim board wants Ayodhya dispute settled by negotiations'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:45 PM PDT

"Nearly three-fourths of board members want a solution through mutual talk and mediation," said Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangimahali, a member of the board and naib imam of Lucknow.

'Tall' bid to turn cop lands man in jail

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:48 PM PDT

A youth in Salem stuffed rolls of coconut fibre on his scalp and covered it with a wig to raise his height by 3cm. But luck failed him and he landed in prison instead of being selected for the Tamil Nadu police force.

Reds blast kills 5 cops in Gadchiroli

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:39 PM PDT

A land mine blast suspected to be triggered by Maoists killed five cops, including three officers, at Perimili, around 150 km from Maharshtra's Gadchiroli on Monday afternoon.

Indian lost test tube baby race to Edwards by 67 days

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:39 PM PDT

On October 3, 1978, barely two months after the birth of the world's first IVF baby Marie Louise Brown, India had also produced its own — Durga alias Kanupriya Agarwal.

No. 1 draw for Indian tourists? It's Andhra

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Thanks to Lord Balaji's shrine in Tirumala-Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the top destination for domestic tourists.

Ayodhya: Nirmohi Akhara ready for talks, 'modest temple'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:27 PM PDT

However, Mahant Bhaskar Das, the head of Nirmohi Akhara, made it amply clear that the Nirmohi Akhara has "conditions which need to be taken into account before any concrete step in the direction is taken".

Buddha, Didi call on PM to complain against each other

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:35 PM PDT

While Mamata Banerjee met the PM on Sunday during the CWG opening ceremony, the West Bengal CM met the PM on Monday and blamed TMC for creating law and order trouble with the help of Maoists in the poll-bound state.
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