Sisters demanded 1/3 share in parents’ lands, citing Hindu Succession Law, but brother won the case in Madras HC; know whyBrother cuts sisters from parents lands & wins case: Sisters wanted to apply Hindu law of succession and get 1/3rd share in parents’ lands,...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Son fights for full share in father’s property after stepmother transfers it to daughter, who sells it; SC rejects his claimSon claims to fully inherit father’s property under Mitakshara Hindu law, however, stepmother gave it to step-sisters who sold it; Supreme ...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.14 AM IST
Married daughter becomes sole legal heir for father's land without patta, her ownership rights were rejected by authorities; High Court orders to accept her claimHimachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an order denying a woman patta for land her father was granted in 1972, ruling that the Nautor Land...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
In 1979, Oregon family sold 1,843 acres, IRS demanded tax, then mostly lost: How a ruling changed tax-deferred property exchangesBack in 1967, an Oregon family's sale of their 1,843 acres of timberland sparked a major dispute with the IRS. The case ended up in the Nin...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
Flydubai Flight FZ1073: Why was the copilot allowed to fly, how did the plane survive the 17,000ft plunge & other questions remain unasweredOn September 30, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv experienced a critical incident in the cockpit. Following a fight between pilots,...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
US couple awarded thousands of dollars after logging crew cuts more than 1,000 trees from their Mississippi land; how photos, stump records and a survey helped them winA Mississippi couple won thousands of dollars judgment after a logging company working on neighbouring land crossed the property boundary a...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
Tamil Nadu scraps plans for greenfield airport in Parandur, risks falling a decade behind rival aviation hubsTamil Nadu, a $400 billion-plus economy with more than 10% annual growth, lacks an airport that matches its economic scale. Chennai’s Meena...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
An Oklahoma homeowner owned five acres bought from his grandfather in 1994, 32 years later, the county claimed a 40-foot strip beside his house belonged to it and put a $47,000 value on itAn Oklahoma homeowner who bought five acres from his grandfather in 1994 says he believed the entire property was his. Three decades later,...
03 Oct, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
- Chinese work gathering pace on Antelope Reef in South China Sea, latest satellite images show
Chinese construction at Antelope Reef is well underway, aiming to develop a significant military runway. Analysts project its completion by...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Grandmother gifted 2.5-acre land to son’s second wife, who sold it; granddaughter challenges sale claiming it to be ancestral land, but loses case in the High Court for this reasonGranddaughter lost 2.5 acre of land as her grandmother had gifted it to her step-mother who sold it; Madras HC rejects granddaughter’s ance...
02 Oct, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Buyers paid Rs 260 crore for Gurgaon plots, waited 14 years as land remained undelivered: ED alleges plots were diverted, arrests Vatika promotersAnil Bhalla and Gautam Bhalla have been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a significant fraud investigation. They are accused of f...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
IHH plans to raise Fortis stake to 51%, expand capacity to 10,000 beds by 2031IHH Healthcare aims to raise its stake in Fortis Healthcare to 51 percent within three to five years. The company intends to increase Forti...
29 Sep, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
Texas couple refused to give up their land for a national park; the government eventually paid them $55,000 and let them stay for lifeIn 1970, a Texas couple refused to sell their land for the proposed Guadalupe Mountains National Park and demanded $1 million. After condem...
29 Sep, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
Ujjain Shahi Masjid row: Why massive protest has erupted in the Mahakal temple city?Ujjain News: Protests over the proposed removal of a section of Ujjain's Shahi Masjid for a road-widening project turned tense on Monday, w...
28 Sep, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Section 22-A properties can now be registered; Telangana opens approval process for eligible buildingsSection 22-A properties issues resolved: Telangana has allowed registration of Section 22-A properties for owners with valid layout or buil...
25 Sep, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Father attested brother’s sale deed, children lost 3.5 acres: What Madras HC ruled on oral partitionAttesting brother’s sale deed has major legal consequences in proving oral partition of ancestral land; How children lost 3.5 acre land dis...
24 Sep, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Family land dispute: Karnataka HC upholds partition based on Taluka Surveyor’s report; owners can separately claim encroached portionsWhile family was disputing about their properties, neighbours grabbed some lands and encroached it; Karnataka HC upholds partition of prope...
23 Sep, 2026, 11.58 AM IST