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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicInterfaith Marriage

Topic: Interfaith Marriage

Hindu-Muslim couples are being dragged to court. Rape, POCSO, abduction, even theft cases

Families now file FIRs to stop these relationships, often with sanction from police and state authorities.

Allahabad HC’s pattern of denying protection to interfaith, live-in couples—a look at cases & the law

An analysis of protection pleas before HC over the past 2 yrs shows denials for reasons ranging from deviation from social norms to underage partners and even creating 'chaos in society'.

Interfaith couple reach Bhopal court to marry, groom thrashed by VHP, Sanskriti Bachao Manch members

The members of the Hindutva outfits accused the man of pressuring and blackmailing the Hindu woman into marrying him.

Rationalists look for love in new India. Kerala’s Secular Matrimony swipes left on religion

Kerala-based Secular Matrimony champions interfaith love, atheism, and progressive values. Rationalist parents use it to arrange matches for their children.

Arya Samaj weddings are in trouble. Courts cracking down on certificates, conversions

Judges are rejecting Arya Samaj certificates, flagging ‘fake’ documents, questioning short-cut conversions, and ordering probes into rogue outfits using its name.

Set up after Shraddha Walkar case, Maharashtra interfaith marriages panel in limbo. 3 meetings in 2 yrs

The committee, which is expected to register FIRs based on complaints in which it finds merit, has also not registered a single FIR since its formation in 2022, reveals RTI response.

Ancient centre of ‘uncle’ wisdom & Cupid, please refer to personal laws

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

HC denies protection to interfaith couple seeking to marry under Special Marriage Act. What law says

MP court declares Hindu-Muslim marriage invalid under Muslim Personal Law, even if registered under SMA. Legal experts say judge's interpretation of ‘prohibited relationship’ is ‘flawed’.

Live-in couples in small town India have it rough – Varanasi to Vadodara, Aligarh to Alwar

Live-in relationships are on the rise. So are the social pressures. The Supreme Court has widened the rights, but pushback has come from high courts, statutory bodies, politicians.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.