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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 17-year-old girl, observing that courts could not force a woman, especially a minor, to continue a pregnancy if she does not want to.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the key issue was the…
Prateik Smita Patil and Priya Banerjee opened up about trolling for not inviting Raj Babbar to their wedding. Prateik said, “People don’t know the truth… one day everyone will learn it.” He also dropped his father’s surname to honour his mother, Smita Patil, calling it a new chapter in his life. Prateik Smita Patil and…
KULLU: A tourist from Mumbai visiting Manali in Himachal Pradesh with relatives died suddenly Tuesday night, apparently from cold exposure. Police identified her as 38-year-old Priyanka Vishnu Dukhande, a resident of Kalachowki, Mumbai. Manali has been freezing in below-zero temperatures for the past few days.Police said Priyanka had gone to the picturesque Solang Valley, 15km…
Prakash Raj defended AR Rahman against Kangana Ranaut’s criticism, highlighting the music maestro’s achievements and questioning the backlash. Ranaut had accused Rahman of being prejudiced and hateful after he refused to compose for her film ‘Emergency’, which she called a masterpiece. Rahman later clarified his intentions were to uplift through music. Actor Prakash Raj has…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday posted an election conspiracy video on his Truth Social platform that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as monkeys, drawing condemnation from prominent Democrats.Near the end of the one-minute-long video, the Obamas were shown with their faces on the bodies of monkeys for about one second….
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday alleged that Tirupati laddus were prepared using ghee adulterated with “bathroom-cleaning chemicals” during the previous Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy–led YSRCP government.Addressing a village meeting in Kalugotla village of Kurnool district, Naidu claimed, “Ghee made out of bathroom-cleaning chemicals was used in laddus by…
A parent’s guide for today’s IndiaOn 18 January 2026, reports in sections of the media described a deeply disturbing incident from Bhajanpura in northeast Delhi, where a six-year-old child was allegedly sexually assaulted by three boys aged between ten and thirteen. As the story circulated, it quickly triggered a familiar public reaction—anxiety about adolescent behaviour…
Global universities ranked in the top 500 can now establish full-fledged campuses in India. Image: Shinod Akkaraparambil K K RamachandranIndia stands today at an exciting moment in its education history. Forty million students are enrolled in higher education, and by 2035 that number will rise to 70 million, a population larger than that of many…
Margot Robbie had all eyes on her jewels once again as she stepped up on the London red carpet for the ‘Wuthering Heights’ premiere, with a replica of the Victorian mourning bracelet once owned by author Charlotte Bronte. Margot Robbie’s bracelet steals spotlight Robbie, who was dressed to the nines in a sheer gown with…
BHUBANESWAR: A 22-year-old merchant navy cadet from Bhadrak district has reportedly gone missing from a vessel in international waters near Mauritius, triggering concern among his family and prompting appeals for intervention by the state govt and the Centre.The missing cadet, Sarthak Mohapatra, of Kespur village in Bhadrak, served aboard MV EA Jersey, managed by Anglo-Eastern…
