December 28, 2013
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has held that a Hindu married to a non-Hindu in accordance with Hindu rituals cannot seek divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Bombay high court observed that the appellant herself has stated that the respondent was not a Hindu at the time of marriage or thereafter.
December 28, 2013
BEIJING: China appeared to be gearing up for a baby boom as the government put an end to the 34-year-old one-child policy. The law change will enable couples to opt for a second child if one of the parents was a single child with no brothers and sisters.
December 28, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Australia 204 (Haddin 65, Rogers 61, Anderson 4-67) and 0 for 30 (Warner 12*, Rogers 18*) need 201 to beat England 251 and 179 (Cook 51, Lyon 5-50)
Nathan Lyon claimed a five-wicket haul, Australia v England, 4th Test, Melbourne, 3rd day, December 28, 2013
December 28, 2013
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, whose AAP has rewritten the grammar of politics in Delhi and may possibly do so elsewhere, on Saturday took oath as Delhi chief minister promising a corruption-free government and new style of governance without arrogance of power.
December 28, 2013
NEW DELHI: The US government's decision to give a rare "trafficking" visa to the family of Sangeeta Richard, diplomat Devyani Khobragade's domestic help, opens an interesting can of worms.
December 27, 2013
Washington DC: Hospice patients are expected to die: The treatment focuses on providing comfort to the terminally ill, not finding a cure. To enroll a patient, two doctors certify a life expectancy of six months or less.
December 27, 2013
Gujarat: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi got crucial legal relief when a city court on Thursday rejected the petition of Zakia Jafri against the closure report of the Special Investigation Team giving a clean chit to the Gujarat Chief Minister in a case relating to the 2002 communal riots.
December 27, 2013
India 181 for 1 (Vijay 91*, Pujara 58*) v South Africa
Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay leave the field as bad light stops play during the first day of the second Test against South Africa in Durban on December 26, 2013.
December 27, 2013
ILLINOIS: McDonald's Corp has shut down a website intended to provide employees with work and life guidance after it generated negative publicity for the fast-food company.
Decemebr 26, 2013
Brief Scorecard: West Indies 157 for 8 (Sammy 43*, McClenaghan 5-58)New Zealand 156 (Brendon McCullum 51, Nathan McCullum 47, Bravo 4-44)
Darren Sammy's aggressive cameo proved the difference between the two teams
