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Chhattisgarh High Court has given an important decision regarding maintenance, saying that if a woman decides to live separately from her husband without any valid reason, then she will not be entitled to maintenance. In this decision, while upholding the order of the Family Court, the High Court made it clear that monthly maintenance should not be given to the wife.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized to victims on Thursday for appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to Washington despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. He said Mendelson lied and presented Epstein as someone he barely knew.
During the discussion on the Governor's address in the Bengal Assembly, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opened a front against the central government and the border security force BSF. The Chief Minister clarified that giving land for fencing the international border is not an issue, the policies of the Center remain an obstacle.
Due to the increasing activity of the Sun, a G-2 category geomagnetic solar storm is moving towards the Earth. It can reach Earth today on Friday. Scientists have feared disruption in radio communications, satellite operations and air services. According to Dr. Wahabuddin, former director of ARIES Nainital, this storm has arisen due to a powerful solar flare of X-8 category, the center of which is Sun Spot AR-4366.
In Aligarh, cyber thugs defrauded a retired bank manager of Rs 20.82 lakh on the pretext of 'digital arrest'. The thugs, posing as CBI officers, accused him of money laundering and threatened arrest. Scared, he took his wife's WhatsApp number from the manager and got the money transferred over video call. Later, after realizing the fraud, a case was registered in the cyber police station, and the investigation is ongoing.
Many trains remained stuck for hours due to technical fault in overhead wire on Dhanbad-Gaya railway route. Major trains like Netaji Express, Mumbai Mail, Jodhpur Express and Doon Express remained halted at various stations including Koderma, causing inconvenience to passengers. Railway workers restored service after repairs. This is the second incident in two days, before this a similar problem had occurred on the Dhanbad-Chandrapura route.
The central government is in talks with states to improve the e-way bill framework. This will be discussed in the next meeting of the GST Council. The Economic Survey released last week had said that the next step in GST reforms could focus on redefining the e-way bill system as a means of facilitating smooth freight movement rather than merely a means of enforcement and control.
40 global experts including Professor Balaraman Ravindran of IIT Madras have been included in a committee formed by the United Nations on AI. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended the names of these eminent experts for this independent committee.
On the question of Dr. Bhim Singh in Rajya Sabha, the Ministry of External Affairs informed about making consular services effective for overseas Indians, especially workers from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand working in Gulf countries. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said that Indian missions provide quick assistance through 24x7 helpline, portals like 'Madad'. Indians in distress also get financial assistance. Agreements with various countries for safe migration and pre-departure training programs are also being run.
Notorious criminal Rihan, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000, was killed in a police encounter in Shamli. Rihan and his accomplice, who were fleeing after robbing a bike rider, opened fire on the police, in which constable Sumit Baisla was injured. In retaliation, Rihan was shot and died. There were 90 cases registered against him in many districts including Delhi-NCR. Police recovered two pistols and looted items from him.