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TopicSection 497

Topic: Section 497

Adultery may not be cause of unhappy marriage, can be result: Quotes from SC’s 497 ruling

Ritika Jain -
The judgment delivered by Supreme Court was replete with observations that vindicated rights patriarchal societies have denied women for decades.

In the Indian Army, troops can still be punished for adultery

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Indian military can punish troops for extra-marital relations even without law that made adultery a crime.

Supreme Court’s balancing act on Aadhaar, and adultery law’s fall

Rupanwita Bhattacharjee -
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Husband is not master of wife: Supreme Court strikes down adultery law as ‘unconstitutional’

Ritika Jain -
Supreme Court says adultery can be a ground for divorce but not a crime.

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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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