The Allahabad High Court has said that a DNA test to determine the paternity of a child cannot be directed in a ‘routine manner’ merely because a party disputes the parentage during legal proceedings.

Hong Kong is reeling after a devastating fire engulfed a high-rise housing estate, claiming at least 44 lives and leaving hundreds missing. The blaze, the city’s worst in decades, rapidly spread through the Wang Fuk Court complex, fueled by flammable bamboo scaffolding used during ongoing repairs. Authorities have arrested three men in connection with the incident.

A 38-year-old housewife, daughter-in-law of an industrialist, allegedly died by suicide at her Vasant Vihar home. Police are investigating the circumstances, having seized a diary detailing her relationship with her husband. While no suicide note was found, her brother alleged marital discord and infidelity, claims denied by the husband’s lawyer.