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TopicJoint family

Topic: joint family

Woman can be ‘karta’ or head of a Hindu Undivided Family, rules Delhi HC

Upholding single judge's order, HC bench says 2005 amendment to Hindu Succession Act gave women all the rights a coparcener has, including right to be a karta.

Nuclear families ‘less familiar with Indian values’, which leads to more divorces, says BJP MP

BJP MP Saroj Pandey made these comments during a discussion on Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022, passed by Rajya Sabha Thursday.

Covid-19 could spell the end of the joint family in India. That’s the harsh reality

Younger Indians who are returning to work after the national lockdown may not want to go home and infect their parents and grandparents.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.