The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a person's caste remains unchanged by birth, even if they convert to another religion or get marrie...

The Supreme Court will consider OBC certificate eligibility for children raised by single OBC mothers. The court will examine if paternal c...

Tempers flared in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday following BJP MP Anurag Thakur's controversial question about Rahul Gandhi's caste status. Con...

In Dakshina Kannada district, a recent newspaper advertisement seeking a groom for a woman who passed away thirty years ago has sparked wid...

The Supreme Court emphasized the sanctity of Hindu marriage, stating that it's not merely a social event but a sacred sacrament with deep c...

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand is optimistic that same-sex marriage will be legalized in India in the future. Chand expressed her views after ...

The statutory trepidation towards same-sex marriage is doubly unwarranted as the Indian state has in the past stepped outside 'accepted nor...

In Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, the Americas and Europe, between 4 and 6 per cent of children are said to be in child labour, and...

Love jihad sounds gender neutral, but in reality it’s a pernicious anti-woman term aimed at denying agency and individual freedom to women.

Being married carries along with it the right of maintenance, right of inheritance, a right to own joint bank accounts, etc. But what about...

Marriage to a permanent resident in the US, be it a green card holder or a US citizen, does not mean that the India-based spouse can board ...

The social recognition or acceptance by the society has emerged as the determining factor for the caste status of a child born out of inter...

Thirteen years after the Nitish Katara case, families are still finding it hard to allow the young the freedom of choice.

CPI (M) today called for reservation for individuals who opt for self-respect marriages to shun caste, in education and jobs.

BSP supremo Mayawati distanced herself from reported controversial remarks made by party general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya.

Bhupinder Singh Hooda said society did not approve same-gotra marriages.

The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has favoured according Scheduled Caste status to dalits among Muslims and Christians whom it i...