It is the willingness and consent of a married woman that is all that matters, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed, while allowing a petitioner to undergo abortion without her husband's consent.
A laboratory test has confirmed that a vomiting-diarrhoea outbreak, which has killed at least four patients and affected over 1,400 people in Indore, was caused by contaminated drinking water, officials said on Thursday.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold loss case suspects that more gold was lost from the temple than what has been recovered so far from the prime accused.
As part of a special enforcement drive undertaken in view of New Year celebrations, Christmas and other festivities, the Udupi district police registered 1,199 cases of traffic rule violations and collected fines amounting to ₹9,62,400.
Sri Sanganabasaveshwar Swami of Hunshyal Math, who has been at the forefront of protests against the state government for a government medical college for the past 106 days, was captured slapping a police officer.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a public notice directing all government and private hospitals to maintain mandatory stocks of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) at all times.
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that elections to all local bodies, including the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) corporations, will be held within this year.
A 62-year-old man was killed in a wild elephant attack in Sangayyapura village, under Ganaguru Gram Panchayat limits in Somwarpet taluk, triggering anger and concern among local residents.
Former cricketer Damien Martyn, who played 67 test matches for Australia, is in a serious condition in a Gold Coast hospital south of Brisbane, Australian media reported Wednesday.
Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping two girls belonging to a family of migrant labourers in Maharashtra’s Beed district, police said on Thursday.
