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'Anti-national act': Rahul Gandhi alleges quota bill a covert bid to redraw India's electoral mapRahul Gandhi strongly criticized the government's women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha. He called it an anti-national move designed to alt...- No maintenance for wife who had a 10-year long live-in relationship with a married man; Allahabad High Court rulesThe Allahabad High Court has ruled a woman cannot claim maintenance from a man she lived with for ten years if she was still legally marrie...
- Husband must give 50% of property sale proceeds and Rs 2 lakh per month to wife pending divorce; here’s why Delhi High Court gave this orderIn a landmark decision from the Delhi High Court, a husband is required to divvy up 50% of the profits from a property sale with his wife d...
- Mental cruelty: Wife pressured husband to abandon mother, sister; Delhi High Court grants divorce to husband on this groundA husband won his divorce case in Delhi High Court after a lengthy battle, with the court affirming mental cruelty by his wife. The court c...
- Spouse, who hid details of past marriage has committed fraud; rules Delhi High Court and annuls marriageThe Delhi High Court upheld the annulment of a marriage, emphasizing the critical importance of honesty in matrimonial alliances. The husba...
- UP govt to launch 5th phase of "Mission Shakti” in OctoberThe Uttar Pradesh government will launch the fifth phase of 'Mission Shakti' in October, focusing on empowering women and girls through awa...
- Petition filed in Pakistan's Supreme Court demanding dissolution of Imran Khan's partyA petition has been filed in Pakistan's Supreme Court calling for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's dissolution, citing its leader...
- Assam police arrest 2,000 people for indulging in child marriagePolice launched a major crackdown on Friday. Assam Director-General of Police (DGP) GP Singh said that in the last two days, police have re...
- SC issues notice on whether Muslim girl can marry person of her choice after attaining pubertyThe direction was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha on an appeal filed by the ...
- HC questions Centre's policy barring married individuals from applying for JAG in Indian ArmyA bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a plea challenging the restriction on married ind...
- Marrying minor victim does not sanctify offence of rape: Delhi High CourtDenying bail to the petitioner, Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said "such incidents of luring a minor and entering into a physical relation...
- Ultra-rich Indians seek prenups to keep messy divorces at bayDrawing up such contracts hasn't been a common practice in India even among the wealthy, unlike in some foreign countries. But parents are ...
- HD Kumaraswamy asserts social distancing was maintained during son's wedding, thanks Yediyurappa for backing familyThe Karnataka CM had said that the wedding was held in simple fashion.
- India condemns 'targeted killing' of Sikh community member in Pakistan's PeshawarThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Pakistan should stop "prevaricating" and take immediate action to apprehend and give exemplary ...
- Turf wars and lack of political push make for half-baked defence reformsTo make matters worse, there is "still no clarity" on the long-pending proposal for a tri-Service clandestine warfare arm or the Special Op...
- Weapons not for showing off, but self defence: Delhi HCThe court rejected a private co. official's plea for an arms licence, a request which was denied by the police as well as the Lieutenant Go...
- Pakistani gets life imprisonment for killing European wifeA Pakistani man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing to death his European wife after she refused to help him secure Britis...
- Dowry demand can be made any time: Supreme CourtReferring to an earlier judgement, it said the social evil of dowry is prevalent in Indian society and the defence that it was not sought b...
- Government likely to discuss GoM's recommendations on marriage lawsThe government is likely to consider tomorrow the recommendations of a Group of Ministers (GoM) to make marriage laws more women friendly.
- Concerns over new US immigration bill: South Asian groupsSenate bill limits options for US citizens to petition for family-based immigration for their siblings and adult married.
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