'Not a real job': Rs 15 LPA salary of IIM graduate's relative fails to impress father. Forces him to prepare for government careerA post by IIM graduate and investor Ankit Kedia has sparked a debate online after he shared how a relative was unhappy despite his son secu...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
Newlywed bride asked to say ‘beta’ for a future child; her one-word reply is now going viral. WatchA bride's simple word choice at her Indian wedding has gone viral. During a ritual, she replaced the traditional 'beta' with 'baccha' when ...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
Tax on destination wedding outside India: Will income tax apply on gifts in form of cash, property, gold jewellery? Know the rulesWhether it is cash, gold, car, or even a property, if gifted to the bride or the groom on their wedding, no tax would be levied on the gift...
24 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Chucky is back: Creator Don Mancini teases return of killer doll on big screen with new sequel in worksCreator Don Mancini has confirmed a new Chucky movie is coming. The film will pick up the story from Cult of Chucky and the recent televisi...
19 Apr, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
China's 35 million leftover men are hunting for brides in Russia, Southeast Asia, Bangladesh and PakistanCriminal gangs and online portals are helping Chinese men find a girl of marriageable age in foreign countries as the number of women in th...
27 May, 2025, 11.13 AM IST
PhD groom’s demands for doctor bride sparks outrage: 'BMI under 24 and job optional’A groom's WhatsApp message listing extensive demands for a prospective medico bride has gone viral, prompting widespread debate. The messag...
22 Aug, 2024, 03.49 PM IST
Chucky Movies: See streaming locations and right order to watchAs spooky season approaches, it's time for a curated horror movie list, including the Child's Play series. Chucky's movies can get perplexi...
28 Aug, 2023, 02.54 AM IST
3 out of every 5 child brides went through teenage pregnancy: ReportTalking about the way forward, she said, "Strengthening village-level child protection mechanisms by the government and the civil society o...
15 Nov, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
5 countries including India account for about half of total child brides in world: UNICEFWorldwide, an estimated 650 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood, with about half of those occurring in Bangladesh...
08 Mar, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
WCD ministry set to move cabinet to make child marriages invalidThe proposal of the ministry, if approved, would amend the law that allows child marriages to continue, despite an October 2017 Supreme Cou...
18 Jul, 2018, 05.13 PM IST
Union Cabinet set to clear amendments to Prohibition of Child Marriage ActSources in the ministry said while the existing law — Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 — recognises child marriage as valid but “voi...
18 Jul, 2018, 08.15 AM IST
23 million child brides in the country: Supreme Court expresses dismayA bench, which criminalised sex with a minor wife in a landmark verdict yesterday, referred to a study conducted on child marriages, based ...
12 Oct, 2017, 08.17 PM IST
Hindu and Muslim Marriage laws not in consonance with PCMA: Supreme CourtThe top court said it is obvious that while making amendments to various laws, some laws are "forgotten" and consequential amendments are n...
11 Oct, 2017, 10.27 PM IST
16-year-old girl gets her marriage annulled in UdaipurThe young bride, who faced harassment at her in-laws place, was deserted by her husband when he came to know that she suffered from AIDS.
15 Jun, 2015, 09.25 AM IST
District administration stops child marriage in Madhya PradeshChild marriage of a 13-year-old girl was stopped in Bakukhedi village here by the district administration today.
03 Mar, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
Skewed sex-ratio may force Chinese men to marry foreignersThe skewed sex ratio was attributed to sex-selective abortion and preference for a male child as also seen elsewhere in Asia.
20 Jan, 2014, 02.25 PM IST
CPI-M MP T N Seema slams India's refusal to sign UN marriage resolutionIt was 'perplexing' why the country has taken such a stand despite India having about 24 million child brides, representing 40 per cent of ...
15 Oct, 2013, 06.35 PM IST