Bangladesh border guards raise pushback issue at BSF meet | India News

NEW DELHI: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), during the Director General-level talks with BSF here that concluded Thursday, raised the alleged pushback of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants into its side of the border, complaining that the legal and diplomatic protocols were not being followed. However the BSF drew BGB’s attention to the nearly 3,000 formal requests…

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Psych evaluation of parents a must in child custody disputes, rules SC | India News

NEW DELHI: Inserting a new scrutiny dimension to child custody legal battles between estranged parents, Supreme Court has ruled that courts must first evaluate mental and psychological conditions of each parent and assess their abilities to deal with growing needs of a child before deciding such disputes.In application of the well-settled principle to serve “the…

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‘No writs after polls begin’: Supreme Court rejects Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea | India News

Supreme Court to hear Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s writ on RS nomination rejection NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday dismissed Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s petition challenging rejection of her nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh, refusing to carve out an exception from the judicially well-settled principle that bars courts from entertaining election disputes after…

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‘Lethal actions against commercial shipping not justified’: Jaishankar lodges ‘strong protest’ with Rubio | India News

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to convey India’s strong objections to US Navy attacks in the Gulf that resulted in the deaths of three Indian mariners.Describing the incidents as unacceptable, Jaishankar said commercial shipping should not be subjected to such actions.In a post…

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Matthew Stafford: Matthew Stafford lost $1 million after selling Drake’s houses following two years on the market | NFL News

(Image via Getty: Matthew Stafford and Minnesota Vikings logo) Matthew Stafford came to Los Angeles and did what every newly rich, Super Bowl-winning quarterback probably should: he bought houses, and not just any, but Drake‘s houses. Now, four years later, he’s selling them. And math isn’t exactly a flex. Matthew Stafford sells Drake’s Hidden Hills…

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Planning of cities must be people-centric, says Manohar Lal as Brics forum adopts urban pact | India News

NEW DELHI: Planning of cities and towns must be people-centric and responsive to citizens’ needs, housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal said Friday as Brics nations adopted an Urban Ministerial Declaration committing to inclusive development, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups.The declaration, adopted at the conclusion of the two-day Brics Urbanisation Forum, themed ‘Cities…

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Outspoken, controversial, unforgettable: Jaspal Rana was Indian shooting’s original prodigy | More sports News

Jaspal Rana (Image credit: Agencies) PUNE: Jaspal Rana never shied away from two things: Fearless shooting and straight talk. For more than three decades, he practiced both with remarkable consistency.At an age when any youngster would be thinking of playing safe in order to build a career, Jaspal not just risked it all by challenging…

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‘Seen me grow up’: Abhishek Banerjee reacts to Kalyan Banerjee’s ‘arrogant’ remark | India News

NEW DELHI: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday reacted to Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee’s “arrogant” remark, saying that the senior party leader had the “right to say a few harsh words” as the latter had seen him “grow up”.“Kalyan Banerjee has seen me grow up. He is a senior leader of the…

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