Furious over delay in being served roti, groom ditches bride, marries anotherIn Hamidpur village, Uttar Pradesh, a groom, Mehtab, abandoned his wedding due to a delay in serving food, leaving the bride waiting in her...
27 Dec, 2024, 06.30 PM IST
Brands and public personalities 'walk on eggshells' as social media boycotts trendIf boycotts are a form of legitimate protest, then social media users seem to have taken that to another level these days. Anything and any...
26 Sep, 2022, 07.41 AM IST
Excl: 'I wanted to be a bride, but not anyone's wife.' Kshama Bindu, India's 1st person who married herself, says why she chose 'sologamy'The resident of Vadodara tied the knot in an intimate ceremony.
09 Jun, 2022, 11.39 AM IST
View: 1991 economic reforms gave us miracle growth, but now it’s fadingIn 1991, India’s capita income was just $360 a year, having been overtaken by several “miracle economies” of Asia growing at 7% per year or...
25 Jul, 2021, 01.08 PM IST
Model nikahnama to be modified to tamp down on triple talaq: AIMPLBThe All India Muslim Personal Law Board has maintained that it is against the practice of triple talaq, but has also opposed a proposed bil...
03 Feb, 2018, 12.56 PM IST
Madhu Kishwar's open letter to PM Modi on how to break the UCC stalemateDumping the Hindu Code will take the wind out of the sails of all those who allege that UCC is a ploy to Hinduise Muslims and Christians, K...
27 Aug, 2017, 02.27 PM IST
These case studies show how triple talaq tears lives of Muslim women apartThousands of Muslim women across the country have formed pressure groups and spearheaded signature campaigns demanding the abolition of the...
23 Apr, 2017, 03.38 PM IST
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar feels Khap Panchayats are useful instrument of societyKhaps carry out social reforms and one or two mistakes don't make them wrong as a whole, according to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Kh...
31 Jan, 2016, 10.09 AM IST
Salman acquittal, beef ban, Maggi dominated Maharashtra legal scene in 2015In a major relief to Nestle India Ltd, the high court on August 13 quashed the orders of the Indian food regulators banning the nine varian...
01 Jan, 2016, 02.19 PM IST
RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale seeks CBI probe against Radhe MaaRepublican Party of India (A) president Ramdas Athawale today demanded a CBI probe into the cases against self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa.
02 Sep, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
Advice from a big ben: don’t let down half a billion sisters'The negative effects of various social engineering moves by your government are there for all to judge. But as women, they have diminished...
30 Aug, 2015, 01.43 PM IST
Riches of babas under black money SIT lensIn recent times, many babas have been under media spotlight for their rags to riches stories and tales about their alleged double lives hav...
27 Aug, 2015, 04.24 AM IST
Like Verghese Kurien's milk revolution, mass movement is required in India for nutrition: MS SwaminathanThe govt should immediately set up such centres especially in the areas considered to be farmer suicide hotspots such as Vidarbha, says Swa...
03 Aug, 2015, 01.38 AM IST
- Delhi gang rape: Khaps in Haryana oppose death penalty for rapists
Opposing the demand for death penalty for rapists, Khaps in Haryana today said no law should be introduced in a hurry which can be misused.
30 Dec, 2012, 11.12 PM IST
- Oust Taslima, retain Shariat: Muslim law board tells govt
Muslim clerics on Sunday demanded the ouster of controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen from India and called for preservation of ...
03 Mar, 2008, 05.17 AM IST