A cousin of Sonam Raghuvanhi had cleared the first tranche of payment to the three hitmen who were hired to murder her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, in Meghalaya last month, police officers probing the case said on Thursday.

On a sweltering summer morning 50 years ago, anticipation gripped Courtroom No24 of the Allahabad High Court. The stakes couldn’t have been higher. At 10 am, Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha delivered a landmark verdict that would change history.

Iran had warned European powers not to back the resolution, which carries the threat of an eventual referral to the UN Security Council. 

​Iran had warned European powers not to back the resolution, which carries the threat of an eventual referral to the UN Security Council.