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Topic: Marriage

Uttarakhand UCC Bill proposes ban on polygamy & child marriage, criminalisation of ‘nikah halala’

Tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly, Uniform Civil Code Bill also recommends uniform marriage age for men & women across religions. Scheduled Tribes have been excluded from its ambit.

Dear men, it’s time to retire your ‘henpecked husband’ jokes. Marriages are harder for women

Who hasn't heard an uncle joke about his wife 'not letting' him do fun stuff, even as she strives to make a hot meal for him at that exact moment?

Amid debate on marital rape, Gujarat HC’s scathing remarks — ‘rape is rape, this silence must be broken’

Court made strong remarks as it rejected bail plea of woman accused of abetting daughter-in-law's sexual abuse at the hands of her son, saying she 'played equal role as other accused'.

SC’s same-sex marriage verdict will ‘push queer Indians to lead dishonest lives’, says review petition

Petition filed by four members of queer community lays out arguments against SC’s 17 October verdict which held that right to marry was not fundamental.

‘Were told we’d be paraded naked’ — after 5-yr social boycott of Haryana family, khap members booked

FIR against 36 villagers on Charkhi Dadri court orders, 4 yrs after daughter-in-law filed police complaint. Court also sought probe on whether there was dereliction of duty by police.

‘Can’t live-in while married’ — HC dismisses man’s writ petition for production of ‘detained’ partner

An Andhra man claimed his partner was ‘illegally detained’ by her family. Andhra Pradesh HC, however, dismissed his petition on the ground that he was still married to another woman.

SC says kids from ‘void, voidable’ marriages are legitimate, to get share in parents’ properties

Top court’s verdict came on 2011 plea pertaining to vexatious legal issue of whether non-marital children were entitled to a share in property of their parents under Hindu laws.

‘Self-respect’ marriages in Tamil Nadu don’t need public solemnisation, says SC

Practised among Hindus in TN, a 'self-respect' marriage is one where a couple can declare themselves married without the presence of a priest

After hacking newly-wed brother, his bride & 3 others to death, man shoots self in UP’s Mainpuri

FIR is based on complaint by accused Shiv Veer Yadav's father. Police has been unable to uncover any obvious motivation. Autopsy reports expected late Saturday.

SC can grant divorce to couple on ‘ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage’

The bench said that it could exercise its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and a mandatory 6-month waiting period for divorce through mutual consent can be dispensed.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.