Court to decide on maintenance to Muslim women

July 29th, 2009 Delta, Hawaiian Airlines reach maintenance pactATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc.'s maintenance unit has reached an agreement for servicing Hawaiian Airlines planes, a deal that could be worth as much as $500 million. Atlanta-based Delta said Wednesday that the Delta TechOps memorandum of understanding with Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines includes support for Hawaiian's new Airbus 330-200 fleet and an extension of an existing support agreement for Hawaiian's Boeing 767 fleet.

June 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Muslim clerics in Lucknow on Tuesday expressed their displeasure at the French President Nicolas Sarkozy for terming the burqa as an index of subjugating women, and said Muslims must be given complete freedom to practice their religion. "It's an attack on freedom of humanity and the people who profess secularism are talking just in contrast to that.

June 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - Srinagar observed a shutdown on Monday over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women by security forces. All shops business establishments, educational institutions remained closed during the shutdown call given by the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference.

April 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) has cancelled the maintenance contract of its Bell 412 helicopter with aircraft maintenance firm Air Works India, according to an airport source. When contacted, an official of ADAG confirmed the development Wednesday morning, but decline to elaborate.

April 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - A special court here today will decide the juvenility of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone survivour of Mumbai terror attacks. On April 24, a court had ordered an inquiry to determine the age of Kasab.

March 17th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Lucknow Sanjay Dutt sought the support of Muslim clerics. Dutt visited a mosque and termed it as 'personal' visit.

March 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a significant order, a Lok Adalat (peoples' court) here dealing with matrimonial cases Sunday ruled that even a second wife has the right to maintenance for herself and their child. The Lok Adalat was organised by Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in which 60 cases relating to maintenance and domestic violence were listed in four courts in the capital.

March 1st, 2009 RAIPUR - Over 870 men and women got married within a short period of three hours at an interior village of Maoist-hit Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh, an official said Sunday. In a mass marriage ceremony, 874 men and women of various religions, including eight Christian and three Muslim pairs, entered into matrimony Saturday at the Balud village, about 400 km from here.

February 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Lok Adalat (peoples' court) will be held here Sunday to settle some of the over 13,000 cases of domestic violence and matrimonial disputes on maintenance that are pending in lower courts, says an official of the Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA). Judges will try to mediate a compromise between husband and wife to end litigation swiftly.

February 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Modern lifestyles and professional tensions may have contributed to divorce cases rising in the capital, but there is another reason too -- legal experts believe Delhi is the preferred choice for women filing for divorce because there are chances of getting more maintenance here. 'Many women prefer Delhi for filing divorce cases as they can get more compensation.

January 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer D.K. Panda, who was in the thick of controversy over his avowal of being 'Doosri Radha', the beloved companion of Lord Krishna, has now claimed a 'male identity'.

January 28th, 2009 MANGALORE - Pramod Muthalik, founder-president of the Hindu radical outfit Sri Rama Sene whose activists assaulted and molested women in a Mangalore pub Saturday, was Thursday sent to jail for a day by a court. Muthalik was brought before the judicial magistrate's court by police who had detained him from Davangere in central Karnataka, where he is facing a case of inciting communal disharmony.

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday directed a husband to pay Rs.125,000 maintenance to his wife after noting that he had earlier concealed some facts related to his income. A bench comprising Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Manmohan Sarin, disposing of Radhika Narang's plea against husband Karun Raj Narang, increased the maintenance amount from Rs.40,000 to Rs.125,000, amending the order of the lower court.

January 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Young women might not like to have a baby now, but will they be able to have one by the time they decide? For women in 20s, preventing infertility is ignored until it's too late. Most young women are advised to do everything possible to keep pregnancy at bay, without thinking about its long term consequences.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhiites will have to bear at least five hours of power cut for the coming two days as the distribution firm plans to carry out maintenance and upgradation work. The power supply in east, west, south and central Delhi will be affected during daytime Thursday and Friday following the maintenance and upgradation work by BSES.