The court opined that allowing the live-in relationship between the petitioner couple any further would be untenable considering the rights of the Muslim man’s lawful wife and the welfare of the child born from their legal union

Rekha Patra, who filed her nomination for the Basirhat seat Thursday — Sandeshkhali is part of the constituency — declined comment on the controversy. TMC’s counter-attack started with two videos that emerged last week, one of them of a purported sting. The party presented this as “evidence” of BJP’s Bengal brass, including Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari, allegedly instigating or intimidating several women from Sandeshkhali into filing concocted rape complaints.

In his Thursday address, Russian President Vladimir Putin sounded a warning about the looming specter of global conflict. He reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to maintaining its position as the foremost nuclear power worldwide. Leading the commemoration of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, Putin didn’t shy away from criticizing Western elites.