Denied equal rights to her deceased father’s property, Mary Roy sued her brother, George Isaac, marking the beginning of a case that is seen as a milestone in ensuring gender justice in India. The key …
Noted social worker Mary Roy dies at 89
Noted educationist and social worker Mary Roy, whose legal battle ensured equal rights for Syrian Christian women in their ancestral property, died on September 1, family sources said. She was 89. Her …
Conman had bought a house in Sri Lanka for Jacqueline Fernandez
There are many questions about what was the connection of actress Jacqueline Fernandes with Sukesh Chandrashekhar, whose answers are being sought …
Goodbye to Birkins; Malaysia’s former first lady could join husband Najib in jail
Rosmah Mansor, the former first lady of Malaysia, amassed hundreds of expensive Hermes Birkin handbags and diamond jewellery when her husband Najib Razak was prime minister.
Tremor jolts southern Iran
An earthquake shook Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan in southern Iran minutes ago today (Thursday). No report has so far been released on the likely casualties or damage to the property.
Villagers brave snakes and hunger to protect land in flooded Pakistan
The southern Pakistan village of Karim Bakhsh is almost entirely under muddy water after catastrophic monsoon rains – hardly any stable buildings are left for shelter, the wheat silos are empty and …
To seek or not to seek aid? How India, Pakistan have dealt the question — Bhuj to Sindh
Pakistan is facing its worst floods, people are dying and lakhs have been displaced. But humanitarian aid isn’t reaching fast, especially from places that can make faster delivery possible. In a …
Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan, his brother Iqbal Kaskar tells NIA
Iqbal Kaskar revealed before the NCB whereabouts of the underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who is accused of the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts.
U.N. chief to travel to Pakistan to see ‘climate catastrophe’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Pakistan next week following historic deadly flooding to see “the areas most impacted by this unprecedented climate catastrophe,” a U.N.
India lodged over 5,100 offences against State in 2021; 8,600 pending investigations: Government data
Of the total such cases last year, 79.2 per cent were registered under The Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act (4,089 cases) followed by 814 cases (15.8 per cent) under The Unlawful Activities …