Day: October 19, 2019

Goa: Article 19 of Portuguese law on marriage, divorce struck down by HC

9:45 pm October 19, 2019

Panaji : The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has struck down as unconstitutional Article 19 of the Portuguese law that gave legal sanctity to church tribunals in dealing with marriages and divorces of Catholics. The division bench of Justices R D Dhanuka and Prithviraj Chavan, in their 95-page order this week, struck down […]

Man booked for killing pet dog over property dispute with sis

9:42 pm October 19, 2019

Hyderabad : A man has been booked for allegedly killing his pet dog by stamping on it out of rage following a property dispute with his sister, police said here on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday. According to police, Naga Raj and Rama Devi, who were staying in the same house, were engaged in […]

Hong Kong protesters pray, gird for unauthorised rally

9:35 pm October 19, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong anti-government protesters are set for another weekend of civil disobedience as they prepare to hold an unauthorised protest march to press their demands. Supporters held a prayer rally on Saturday night to call for international help for their cause. The protest march is planned for Sunday, with organisers vowing to hold […]

Millions march in Iraq in annual Arbaeen Shiite pilgrimage

9:28 pm October 19, 2019

Karbala : Millions of pilgrims made their way on foot to the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday for the Shiite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, regarded as the largest annual public gathering in the world. The commemoration marks the 40th day following the death of a Shiite saint in the 7th century and included more than […]

UK Brexit vote amendment would allow fresh delay

9:25 pm October 19, 2019

London : The British parliament may end up forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request another Brexit delay on Saturday and give only provisional support to his divorce deal with the EU. An amendment penned by former government minister Oliver Letwin would have the effect of forcing Johnson to write a letter to Brussels requesting […]