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Topic: Divorce

Not unusual to make daughter-in-law do house work, says Kerala HC in a divorce case

In an order accepting a man’s divorce plea, the Kerala HC said no family is devoid of clashes and it is common for elders to scold or abuse youngsters.

The last thing we need from 69-year old celibate RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is marriage advice

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement is problematic for several reasons – not least because it projects divorce as something evil and shameful.

Feminism a Woodstock-inspired fad, snug families can check rape, says new RSS book

The RSS views on several issues, including divorces and live-in relationships, have been detailed in a new book out Tuesday.

Bangladesh dropping ‘virgin’ in marriage form isn’t enough. Just look at rest of the form

What Bangladesh needs is a uniform civil code. Cursory changes in patriarchal laws will only give women cursory human rights.

Man says can’t pay wife, court allows wheat, rice, ghee & pulses as interim maintenance

Family court had asked him to pay his wife Rs 5,000 per month, but Punjab & Haryana HC accepted his request to supply food and other items instead.

Case filed against man who alleged Tripura CM Biplab Deb divorced his wife

Chief Minister Biplab Deb's wife Niti Deb posted a message on Facebook quashing rumours of the rumours.

Does India’s low rank on global divorce rate indexes mean happy marriages or social pressure?

As global divorce rates rise, studies show that India ranks the lowest in the world – at less than 1 per cent. Luxembourg has...

World’s richest man Jeff Bezos and wife of 25 years announce divorce

Opposition candidate set to win Congo presidential poll, and yet another Brexit blow for Britain’s Theresa May.

Leprosy no longer grounds for divorce, but a long way to go before stigma is removed

Lok Sabha passed bill excluding leprosy as grounds for divorce but provisions across multiple pieces of legislation still discriminate against patients.

Can’t return home until family agrees with my divorce, says Tej Pratap Yadav

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son and MLA Tej Pratap Yadav has been in the news for his failed marriage with wife Aishwarya Rai.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.