SC refuses to defer marital rape hearing till Nov; govt to present stand tomorrowThe Supreme Court will soon review the Centre's position on the exceptions regarding marital rape. A bench will initially focus on the Unio...
07 Sep, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Will fix date in marital rape petitions after Centre's stand on issue: SCThe Supreme Court will await the Centre’s stand before fixing a hearing on petitions challenging India’s marital rape exception. The cases ...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
‘As far away as possible’: Why Norway’s new King Haakon once fled royal life for CaliforniaNorway's new King Haakon VIII ascended the throne after his father's death. He once sought distance from royal life and its constant public...
28 Aug, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
King Harald V, Norway's reform-minded head of state, dies at 89Norway's King Harald, Europe's oldest monarch, died peacefully at age eighty-nine. He reigned for over three decades, modernizing the monar...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
‘Impotent’ man, ‘barren woman’ remarks sparked marital fight: Why Allahabad HC refused to treat the exchange as cruelty under Section 498AAllahabad HC says lackof children despite 3-year-long marriage sparked heated exchange of words like impotent, barren woman, but this does ...
27 Aug, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Criminalisation of marital rape: SC questions impact on marriage, petitioner argues it's personal, not institutionalThe Supreme Court of India queries if criminalizing marital rape may destabilize the institution of marriage, with the CJI-led bench explor...
17 Oct, 2024, 11.35 PM IST
SC to hear pleas against laws granting immunity to husbands in marital rape casesThe Supreme Court will hear pleas on Tuesday regarding whether a husband should be immune from prosecution for raping his adult wife. The c...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.07 PM IST
Pleas against laws granting immunity to husbands from prosecution in marital rape mentioned in SCThe Supreme Court will consider hearing pleas on whether a husband should have immunity from prosecution for rape if he forces his adult wi...
18 Sep, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
SC to hear pleas on marital rape next weekThe Supreme Court scheduled to hear pleas concerning the immunity of husbands from prosecution for raping their adult wives. The bench's bu...
05 Aug, 2024, 12.29 PM IST
SC seeks Centre's stand on plea against marital rape exception in new criminal lawThe Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging the marital rape exception under new criminal laws. A bench he...
17 May, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
Mehreen Pirzada lambasts media for calling rape sequence in 'Sultan of Delhi' a 'sex scene'The actress is disturbed that several media outlets reduced a brutal marital rape scene to mere titillation.
19 Oct, 2023, 08.43 AM IST
SC to hear pleas on marital rape in mid-OctoberThe Supreme Court has announced that it will hear pleas regarding the issue of marital rape in mid-October. The pleas question whether a hu...
22 Sep, 2023, 12.33 PM IST
SC to mull over if husbands enjoy immunity from prosecution in marital rape casesThe Supreme Court will examine whether a husband enjoys immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not...
19 Jul, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
NGO opposes criminalisation of marital rape in SC, says it would destabilise institution of marriageThe petition filed by NGO Purush Aayog Trust through its president Barkha Trehan has sought the court's intervention in a batch of petition...
21 Jan, 2023, 02.20 PM IST
Clarify stand on marital rape criminalisation: Delhi HC tells CentreJustice Rajiv Shakdher, who is heading the bench dealing with a batch of petitions challenging the legality of the marital rape exception i...
17 Jan, 2022, 08.04 PM IST
Marital rape a crime: Centre wary of misuseThe fact that other countries, mostly Western, have criminalised marital rape does not necessarily mean India should also follow them blind...
30 Aug, 2017, 10.47 AM IST
Verma panel presents new charter of rightsUnderlying the recommendations made by the Verma Committee is a new charter of rights for sexual offence victims.
26 Jan, 2013, 07.16 AM IST