Man accused of keeping wife as ‘sex slave, assaulting her brutally’. HC observation comes at a time when Delhi HC has reserved judgment on petitions against IPC’s marital rape exception.
Centre had wanted to wait for comments from states & stakeholders, but matter is now listed for 2 March. Lawyers for all parties told to file written submissions in meantime.
The institution of marriage, for whatever it is worth, should not be solely dependent on a woman losing her agency, writes Major Annuradha Phougat (retd).
Centre filed affidavit opposing removal of marital rape exception from IPC. While it’s taking another look at its stance amid hearings in Delhi HC, it didn't indicate if it will withdraw affidavit.
Indian law does not recognise marital rape as a crime. Delhi HC is hearing a batch of pleas challenging exception to marital rape under sexual assault laws.
Couples interested in 'swap' just turn to Messenger, Telegram, and Twitter DMs to find sexual partners. But in Kerala, it has reached a whole new level.
Arguing to declare the exception for marital rape unconstitutional, senior advocate John said the notion of marriage as an alliance of unequals could not be allowed to continue.
A special bench is hearing a plea challenging IPC exception to marital rape. Amicus Rajasekhar Rao submits that law violates constitutional right to equality, life and liberty.
In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.
India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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