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Allowing an appeal against a family court judgment, Allahabad High Court has declared as “void” the 2004 “wedding” of a man who was 12 years old at the time with a nine-year-old girl. It also ordered that the man pay his “wife” Rs 25 lakh. In a 47-page judgment after holding that the suit was filed within the limitation and the appellant husband alone was entitled to file it, the high court observed that the family court erred in dismissing the matter. The judgment was passed on October 25 by a bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh, allowing the appeal filed by the “husband” against the judgment of the principal judge… Read More »Allahbad High Court Declares 2004 “Wedding” Of Minors “Void”

A US judge on Friday set aside pending deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion case after federal prosecutors said they were grappling with the “unprecedented circumstance” of his impending return to the White House. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington approved a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting the criminal case, to set aside the deadlines, according to a court order, while they weigh its future. Prosecutors wrote the delay was necessary “to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.” Under a Justice Department policy dating back to the 1970s, a sitting president cannot… Read More »US Judge Pauses Trump 2020 Election Case After His Big Victory

Elon Musk being close to Donald Trump has been well-established over the last many months with the billionaire entrepreneur going all-in over his bet over a Trump presidency. Now that Donald Trump has emerged victorious in his electoral campaign and is President-elect, it is perhaps time for him to firm up a role for his “biggest supporter” in his upcoming administration. Donald Trump had already hinted at a role for Elon Musk in his administration, but one could only guess the kind of role it might be and just how big or significant. On Wednesday, Donald Trump reportedly gave the world a preview of what Mr Musk’s role might be. Elon Musk was with Donald… Read More »Trump Asks Musk To Join Call With Zelensky In Big Hint At His Possible Role

Targeting the ruling Congress in Karnataka, JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Friday said he will not rest until the government is removed, and reiterated that he would remain active in politics till his last breath. The veteran leader praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his leadership, as he hit out at INDI Alliance leaders, and attacked Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the State Congress chief “It is in Deve Gowda’s instinct, I have said about a thousand times now, until there is last breath in this life, I will fight in politics. I have never said that I will retire from politics,” he said. Speaking… Read More »Will Fight In Politics Till My Last Breath: Ex-PM Deve Gowda

Police in Meerut’s Kankerkheda area have booked two women accused of burning alive five stray puppies by pouring petrol over them, officials said on Friday. The women, residents of the same neighbourhood, were allegedly frustrated by the noise made by the puppies, according to locals. Station House Officer Jitendra Kumar told PTI that the FIR was filed based on the statement provided by Anshumali Vashishth, general secretary of the Animal Care Society. The two accused, Shobha and Aarti, have been booked under Section 325 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (mischief by killing or maiming animal) in the case lodged at Kankerkheda police station. “Further legal action will follow upon investigation,” Jitendra Kumar… Read More »2 Women Burn 5 Puppies Alive In UP By Pouring Petrol Over Them, Case Filed