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MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has come to the rescue of a couple facing legal hurdles in taking their adopted daughter to Australia despite a valid adoption under Indian law. The couple, both now 44, adopted a relative’s third child in April 2023 under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA). At the time, the…

NEW DELHI: As Kerala heads into the 2026 assembly elections, the contest is no longer just about ideology or leadership, it is increasingly a battle of promises. From welfare payouts and free services to large-scale infrastructure and economic transformation plans, all three major fronts – the LDF, UDF and BJP-led NDA – have unveiled expansive…

SRINAGAR: The meteorological department has forecast widespread rain, gusty winds and also snowfall at some places in Jammu and Kashmir over the next 36 hours due to strong western disturbance, even as heavy rains flooded roads in Srinagar on Friday.Authorities have issued an advisory urging residents to avoid non-essential travel and follow safety precautions, especially…

NEW DELHI: Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party left K Annamalai from the candidates list for the upcoming elections, party MP from Karnataka Tejasvi Surya on Friday described the former Tamil Nadu BJP chief as the “most popular leader”, claiming that the party has made him responsible for campaigning for all candidates.While campaigning at for the…

Pakistan will repay a $2 billion loan to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the end of this month, a media report said on Friday.“The UAE recently asked for the immediate return of the funds in the wake of the recent situation in the Middle East following the US-Israel war on Iran,” sources told Geo…

NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Delhi-NCR on Friday, with tremors felt across northern India.According to the USGS, the epicentre of the earthquake was near Jurm in Afghanistan.Residents in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, and the surrounding National Capital Region rushed out of their homes as the tremors struck.So far, no casualties or damage…

Q: What made you write ‘Meet the Savarnas’? A: It comes out of partly my life’s experiences also because I did not grow up in a Savarna family. I come from an intercaste marriage between a Scheduled Caste mother and an OBC father. And neither of those two sides of the family had a tradition…

What’s next for Raghav Chadha? Raghav Chadha’s outburst against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership does not come as a surprise. For quite some time now, Chadha, who was once considered a close confidant of AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, was not on the same page with the party’s top leadership. Raghav Chadha’s growing distance from AAP…

MUMBAI: The rupee recorded its strongest recovery in 13 years, rising 173 paise to close at 93.1 from Tuesday’s 94.83, after RBI tightened rules to curb speculative bets and forced a sharp unwinding of dollar positions.However, with a fresh round of US bombing in Iran post market hours, which resulted in global oil prices surging…

Quick catch-up for today Bhagwant Mann defended Raghav Chadha’s removal as a routine party decision and accused him of going against AAP’s line. An Iranian crude tanker bound for India rerouted to China amid payment and sanction-related challenges. A French ship crossed Hormuz after signalling nationality, hinting at a possible shift in Iran-France dynamics. BJP…