SC warns of contempt for defying abortion order for minor

IANS | April 30, 2026 6:22 PM

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with its earlier order permitting medical termination of a 15-year-old minor’s pregnancy, warning that contempt of court charges could be framed if its directions were not implemented.

‘70 pc people declined to speak’: Axis My India on skipping Bengal exit polls​

IANS | April 30, 2026 6:19 PM

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Bucking the trend of releasing Exit poll numbers for Bengal Assembly elections, Axis My India – a renowned polling agency- on Thursday said that it has chosen not to release any seat or voting projections for the state because of the unprecedented silence of voters and their refusal to share inclination towards any outfit.​

AI cannot replace humans: Arjun Ram Meghwal at book launch

IANS | April 30, 2026 5:58 PM

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) “Innovation, Technology or Artificial Intelligence cannot replace a human being. AI poses many challenges, and we have become exceedingly technologically advanced, but it cannot replace a person,” said Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Law & Justice (IC), Government of India at the Launch of the book, Technology Law: Regulations, Cyber Policy, and the Digital Landscape authored by Rodney D. Ryder & Nikhil Naren.

Gujarat approves 17 new urban bus routes in three cities to improve connectivity

IANS | April 30, 2026 4:34 PM

Gandhinagar, April 30 (IANS) An expansion of urban bus services across three cities in Gujarat is expected to improve connectivity and reduce commuting costs, after 17 new routes were approved under the Chief Minister Urban Bus Service Scheme (Mukhyamantri Shehri Bus Parivahan Yojana), officials said on Thursday.

Delhi High Court grants interim relief to Karisma Kapoor's children, restrains widow in estate dispute

IANS | April 30, 2026 4:32 PM

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted interim relief to the two children of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur from his previous marriage to Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor, restraining his widow Priya Kapur from dissipating or creating third-party rights over key portions of his estate pending adjudication of a family inheritance dispute.