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Supreme Court deprecates practice adopted under Talaq-e-Hasan, says 5-judge bench may look into validityThrough Talaq-e-Hasan, a man can dissolve a marriage by pronouncing the word "talaq" once every month over a three-month period.
'We’re proud of It': Himachal brothers marry same woman under age-old Hatti traditionA unique wedding occurred in Himachal Pradesh. Two brothers, Pradeep and Kapil Negi, married Sunita Chauhan. They belong to the Hatti tribe...
A Hindu marriage will be considered invalid without this; check detailsThe Supreme Court stresses the importance of following Hindu marriage customs from the Hindu Marriage Act to ensure validity. Marriage is a...
UP unveils draft of population policy bill, seeks public viewThe release of the draft bill titled Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021, comes at a time CM Yogi Adit...
UP population bill draft: Incentives for couples with less than 3 kidsThe Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021, comes shortly after chief minsiter Yogi Adityanath said his g...
View: Mahabharata mocks and celebrates foundational beliefs of societyThe story delineates the tension between society and individual, often rooting for the individual, even if the quest is doomed.
One nation one code- will the UCC make Indian families fairer?Extra-judicial divorce remains more readily available to Muslim men than to Muslim women, who access it mainly through khula, which require...
Bhutan deals with inner conflict as it hurtles down the road of modernity, reveals a travelogueThe narrative is interesting because Bhutan is dealing with every kind of conflict that is faced by humanity at large due to rapid urbanisa...
Digging up history of Tipu Sultan and other monarchs a bad ideaIn the simplistic binary narratives anyone who was speaking a different language, wearing a different dress and professing a different fait...
After gay rights, is polygamy the next revolution?In the US, where conservative Christianity is a powerful force, the SC has upheld gay marriage as a fundamental right, striking down many s...
- NC, Congress battling over Vice President in Delhi
Off the cool meetings that J&K’s ruling coalition partners are holding in cozy environs in Srinagar, Congress and National Conference (NC) ...
Karnataka's porn viewing incident: The real dirty pictureThe ironies are telling. One of them is the minister for women and child development. He had advised girls against wearing skimpy clothes t...
- Cyber war over legalising gay sex
Netizens have given a mixed reaction to the court ruling legalising gay sex, with some terming it as a "great judgement" and some saying sa...
- Uttarakhand: Reality and myth, merged
India abounds in myths and legends, of grand cities and brave exploits, of natural wonders and incredible vistas.
- Arunachali film to be screened in US
"Sonam", dealing with polyandry among yak shepherds, to be screened at Film Fest in Los Angeles.