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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicIndian Marriages

Topic: Indian Marriages

Parineeta to Queen—What Hindi cinema’s marriages reveal about us

As we gear up for another round of elaborate winter weddings, I recall some unsung marriages on screen and what they signified over the decades.

After 13-yr delay, states & UTs ordered by SC to frame rules for Sikh marriage registration in 4 months

Framing of rules was not dependent upon the Sikh population, nor can it be deferred on the ground that other marriage laws exist in parallel, the court says.

From cheque bouncing cases to matrimonial disputes, over 5 lakh cases sent for mediation in special drive

The campaign by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court’s Mediation & Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) aims to amicably settle at least two lakh cases before it concludes on 30 September.

India’s justice system won’t let dead marriages die. Prolonged divorce trials scarring spouses & kids

New Delhi: From spouses awaiting final decrees in divorce cases well into their twilight years, to children raised amid emotional turmoil due to prolonged...

The unending Indian housewife grind—Renuka Shahane’s Marathi film Loop Line shows the trap

The most surprising reactions to Renuka Shahane's animated Marathi short film Loop Line came from men. "They could relate to the film, and what they had seen at home with their mothers."

‘Kareva’ marriages & the legal conundrum of property inheritance Delhi High Court is set to hear

A form of widow remarriage, ‘kareva’ marriages are prevalent among agrarian communities in Haryana & Punjab, in which a widow marries her brother-in-law.

Haryana women’s commission proposes mandatory pre-marital counselling to curb rising divorce rate

Move inspired by Kerala model, wherein Christian couples undergo counselling sessions implemented by churches, says Haryana State Commission for Women chairperson Renu Bhatia.

What is ‘cruelty’ in marriage? No clear definition by courts but meaning has broadened over time

Understanding of the term is still affected by parties’ gender, lifestyle, financial standing, educational background, cultural practices and social mores, according to legal experts.

Assam says state employees need govt nod for 2nd marriages, ‘even if permissible under personal law’

Govt order dated 20 October says, 'no govt servant who has a wife living shall contract another marriage', same has been issued as per provisions in Assam Civil Services (Conduct), 1965.

Muslim girl over 16 yrs of age can marry a man of her choice, rules Punjab and Haryana HC

Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi passed an order in favour of a Muslim couple aged 16 and 21 years, seeking protection from their families under Article 21 of the Constitution.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.