A man was booked for allegedly cheating a BMC job aspirant who had raised Rs 8 lakh for the purpose by mortgaging his mother’s gold jewellery, a Mumbai police official said on Friday.

Offence of dowry death strikes at the foundations of dignity, equality and justice in domestic life, but there is no blanket prohibition against the grant of bail in such cases, the Delhi High Court has said.

Vladimir Putin’s aide says the two discussed the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks. 

​Vladimir Putin’s aide says the two discussed the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks.