Pakistan seals 200-year-old Hindu temple after bid to demolish it for plazaAuthorities in Pakistan have secured a historic Hindu temple following protests by local residents and civil society members against its de...
18 Oct, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
Son living in father's property receives eviction notice after family feud, he fights back in court; Delhi High Court orders son's family to vacateDelhi High Court upheld a father-in-law’s decree for possession of his Paschim Vihar flat but said his widowed daughter-in-law cannot be ev...
17 Oct, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Husband earns Rs 1.5 lakh monthly but wife gets no maintenance; Allahabad HC explains when a wife can be denied supportWife refused to return to matrimonial home after Raksha Bandhan, sought maintenance citing husband’s Rs 1.5 lakh salary; Allahabad HC rejec...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Be a gharjamai: Is wife asking her husband to leave his ageing parents and live in her parents' house as a househusband cruelty? Jharkhand HC judgement answersIn many marriages, each party can, if it so wills, discover many a cause for complaint, but such grievances arise mostly from temperamental...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
New law against 'love jihad' and 'land jihad' in 6 months, UCC like Uttarakhand & Gujarat: Suvendu Adhikari’s big promise in BengalWest Bengal UCC: Suvendu Adhikari has said his government will introduce stringent laws against “love jihad” and “land jihad” within six mo...
04 Oct, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Grandmother gifted 2.5-acre land to son’s second wife, who sold it; granddaughter challenges sale claiming it to be ancestral land, but loses case in the High Court for this reasonGranddaughter lost 2.5 acre of land as her grandmother had gifted it to her step-mother who sold it; Madras HC rejects granddaughter’s ance...
02 Oct, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Can a married daughter inherit government-allotted land? HC protects her rights under the Hindu Succession ActMarried daughter’s right in 3 bigha 2 biswas agri land granted by govt to her father protected by HC under Hindu Succession Act. Read this ...
01 Oct, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Second marriage declared void? Children can still inherit father’s property under Hindu Marriage Act: Know the lawCan children from a void second marriage claim father’s property? Know their inheritance rights under Hindu law. HC says Section 16 of the ...
24 Sep, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
SSB officer removed from service after incorrect information found in declaration; he challenged the action, Allahabad HC orders him to resume duty; know whyA Deputy Commandant with the Sashastra Seema Bal was removed from service after a woman told his department they were married and that he h...
22 Sep, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
She became a wife at 11. 12 years later, she chose prison over living with her husband. At 24, she became India’s first woman to get a divorceIn an era where women’s rights were nothing more than a laughingstock in India and women were bartered away like cattle for marriage even b...
18 Sep, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
As NDA partner, TDP bound by Amit Shah's statement on UCC: P Srinivasa RaoTDP leader P Srinivasa Rao supports the Union Home Minister's statement on UCC introduction. He believes UCC will strengthen national unity...
15 Sep, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
Daughter can claim late father’s share in HUF property even after widowed mother's remarriage, rules Madras HCDaughter of widow who remarried after her husband’s death can inherit father’s share in his family property under Hindu Succession Act, 195...
08 Sep, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Only registered 'qazis' can solemnise marriage under new nikahnama in UttarakhandThe Uttarakhand Waqf Board is drafting a new nikahnama aligned with the Uniform Civil Code. This new contract will authorize only registere...
07 Sep, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Teachers’ Day 2026: From President to 27 Nobel nominations, know more about Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and how the tradition beganTeachers’ Day 2026 will be observed in India on September 5, the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second President...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
Quote of the day by Ralph Waldo Emerson: 'A man's wife has more power over him than the state has' - A timeless lesson about marriage, love and freedom in relationships from the father of TranscendentalismRalph Waldo Emerson's Quote of the Day, "A man's wife has more power over him than the state has," was written in his private journal betwe...
01 Sep, 2026, 01.35 AM IST
How Kosher, Halal and Jain diets signalled trust, turning food laws into passports for global tradeJain and Marwari merchants in India created, perhaps, the strongest iteration of this framework. Their strict vegetarianism and avoidance o...
28 Aug, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Personal laws in India: How they govern marriage, divorce, and inheritance for different religionsIf you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 1...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.56 PM IST