Not Tenable At This Stage: Court Rejects 12-Year-old's Abortion Petition

The Kerala High Court has declined a plea requesting the termination of the pregnancy of a 12-year-old girl, allegedly in an incestual relationship with her minor brother. The court noted that the foetus, now at 34 weeks, is fully developed and preparing for life outside the womb. The court stated that termination at this stage is not tenable, if not impossible, and the child must be allowed to be born through either a caesarean section or normal delivery, a decision left to medical experts. The parents argued that childbirth would have severe...

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"Practice What You...": Navjot Sidhu Slams Arvind Kejriwal On Summons

Ahead of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal's appearance before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged excise policy scam, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday attacked him citing an old 'X' post of his. Mr Kejriwal, earlier, wrote in an 'X' post, "As a patriot Indian, my head hangs in shame when our corrupt leaders do not appear before ED and CBI even after multiple summonses by the investigating agencies when they should have resigned from their post immediately as soon as the allegations...

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पंजाब: पीएचडी और चार मास्टर डिग्री, फिर भी घर चलाने के लिए बेचनी पड़ रही सब्जियां

पंजाब (Punjab) में एक शख्स को पीएचडी और चार मास्टर डिग्रियों के बावजूद अपना घर चलाने के लिए सब्जियां बेचनी पड़ रही है. 39 साल के डॉ. संदीप सिंह पटियाला की पंजाबी यूनिवर्सिटी में संविदा प्रोफेसर थे. हालांकि उन्हें नौकरी छोड़नी पड़ी और पैसे कमाने के लिए सब्जियां बेचना शुरू करना पड़ा. डॉ. संदीप सिंह 11 वर्षों तक पंजाबी यूनिवर्सिटी के लॉ विभाग में संविदा प्रोफेसर थे. उन्होंने लॉ में पीएचडी की है, इसके साथ ही पंजाबी, पत्रकारिता और राजनीति विज्ञान सहित चार मास्टर डिग्री हासिल की है और अभी भी पढ़ाई कर रहे हैं. डॉ. संदीप सिंह ने वेतन कटौती और अनियमित वेतन...

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Gujarat Man, 2 Daughters, Son Die By Suicide After Jumping In Front Of Train

A man, his two daughters and a son allegedly committed suicide on Sunday by jumping in front of a train in Botad district in Gujarat, an official said. The incident took place at 6:30pm between Ningala and Alampur railway stations, Railway Protection Force sub inspector VS Gole said. "As part of a suicide pact, the four jumped in front of a passenger train on its way from Bhavnagar to Gandhidham. The bodies of the man, his two daughters and a son were found along the tracks," he said. The man, identified as Mangabhai Vijuda (42), was out on bail...

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Man Dies By Suicide, Case Against Wife, Her Sister: Maharashtra Police

An offence has been registered against a 27-year-old woman and her sister for allegedly abetting the suicide of her husband in Maharashtra's Thane district two months ago, police said on Saturday. Based on a complaint, the police on Friday registered an offence under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code against the two sisters, an official said. Sachinkumar Mishra, a resident of Davdi village in Dombivili, committed suicide by consuming rat poison in October, he said. As per the complaint, Mishra's wife Pooja frequently spoke...

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"Traitors Of People Should...": Meghalaya MLA Receives Death Threat

Outlawed armed group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) has issued a death threat to Gavin Mylliemngap, a legislator of the ruling National People's Party in Meghalaya after the government decided to shut down the state-run cement manufacturing company in East Khasi Hills district's Sohra. The outfit is currently engaged in tri-partite talks with the central and state governments to discuss laying down arms and joining the mainstream. The government had recently requested all employees of the firm to consider taking the golden...

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Babri Masjid Slogan Scribbled On Campus, JNU Orders Repainting Of Walls

A day after a slogan demanding Babri Masjid reconstruction surfaced on a wall of Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of Languages, the university on Friday ordered the repainting of all walls on the campus to remove any slogan or graffiti. In a meeting with a committee tasked with probing repeated incidents of controversial sloganeering and defacement of walls, the administration asked officials to ramp up security arrangements in all schools of the university. "We have asked the committee members to visit all schools and submit a report in the...

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