How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front linesA fragile ceasefire in Lebanon has faltered. Israel's military campaign is expanding, forcing thousands of civilians from their homes. Evac...
28 May, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Indian sailors risk work at sea, as Iran war grinds onIndian sailors are increasingly finding themselves caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with thousands of seafarers stranded in conflic...
27 May, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
Divorced daughter eligible for father’s pension if dependency proven, rules high courtA divorced daughter, deserted by her husband, can claim her late father's family pension if dependency existed during his lifetime, even if...
07 May, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Wife called husband ‘Paaltoo Chooha’, beat him before his mother: HC grants him divorce with Rs 5 lakh permanent alimonyA husband secured a divorce with Rs 5 lakh alimony payment to wife from the Chhattisgarh High Court. His wife called him 'Paaltoo Chooha' f...
15 Jan, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Cruelty established: Wife gets divorce and maintainance money after showing husband fathered child with another womanThe Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted a divorce to a wife. The court found the husband guilty of cruelty. He had a relationship with ...
25 Oct, 2025, 07.59 PM IST
Court grants divorce to husband after wife calls him 'paaltu chuha'The Chhattisgarh High Court validated a divorce, citing mental cruelty after a wife called her husband a "pet rat" for obeying his parents....
26 Sep, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
'Taunting husband is cruelty': HC says verbal fights, unreasonable demands can be grounds for divorceThe Chhattisgarh High Court granted a 52-year-old lawyer a divorce, citing mental cruelty by his wife. Her actions included taunting him ov...
25 Aug, 2025, 04.45 PM IST
Cruelty and isolated acts of adultery by wife no bar to receiving maintenance from husband: HCJustice Chandra Dhari Singh, who was dealing with a challenge to a trial court directing the husband to pay monthly maintenance to the wife...
14 Apr, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Child should not be made to suffer due to husband-wife dispute, says Supreme CourtIn view of facts and circumstances of the case and in exercise of powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the decree passed by the Fa...
30 Dec, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
Liability of father to maintain child continues till the son attains age of majority: Supreme CourtA bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna said, "therefore, in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the exercise of powers under...
01 Dec, 2021, 10.16 PM IST
SC to hear in July, pleas seeking action against NRI husbands deserting wivesThe Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear in July the pleas seeking the mandatory arrest of NRI husbands for deserting their wives and...
22 Mar, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
Government to bring bill to stop NRI husbands from deserting wivesSupreme Court has also sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking mandatory arrest of NRIs deserting their wives and harassing them ...
30 Nov, 2018, 03.19 PM IST
This is the most common ground that married couples cite to legally end their unionsThe proportion of divorces granted on the grounds of 'unreasonable behaviour' has grown considerably.
31 Jul, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
- Talks on to formulate guidelines on NRI bride's issue
The Ministry of Women and Child Development was in talks with other Government departments to formulate guidelines in order to address the ...
18 Sep, 2008, 08.51 PM IST
- Bihar govt plans changes in marriage rules to protect women
In an effort to protect women from being deserted by NRI husbands, the Bihar government is contemplating certain changes in its marriage ru...
28 Jul, 2008, 01.30 PM IST
- Couple told to reunite after 17-year separation
An Army man has learnt the hard way that marriages are made in heaven and marital ties are difficult to sever, with the Supreme Court askin...
18 Apr, 2008, 10.48 AM IST
- Husband's passport no to be stamped on wife's passport
The proposal has been made by the ministry of women and child development in the wake of a rise in complaints about women getting abandoned...
06 May, 2007, 10.20 AM IST