Married too fast, divorced even faster: Rs 5,000 crore man suggests a new playbook for 'love at first sight'Dr. A. Velumani observes that modern marriages, especially among younger generations, face challenges. He notes quick connections and separ...
08 Jul, 2025, 11.22 AM 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
It's wise to agree on honeymoon spotsTo spring a surprise on your spouse is bad enough. To spring a surprise on your spouse regarding your honeymoon destination is nothing shor...
30 Jan, 2024, 12.52 AM IST
View: UCC is a chance to set free DDLJ's Simran and respect Ramayan's KaikeyiPersonal laws, such as those related to marriage and divorce, treat women as powerless and in need of protection. Concepts like stridhan an...
01 Sep, 2023, 01.10 PM IST
SC: Special Marriage Act provision enables invasion of privacyA few petitioners, seeking legalisation of same-sex marriage, have challenged a provision of the Special Marriage Act that requires parties...
20 Apr, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
‘The Great India Kitchen’ starring Aishwarya Rajesh to premier on OTT platform, check details here‘The Great India Kitchen’ is all set to hit the OTT screens on March 3. The movie will be available to stream on Zee5 in Tamil, Telugu and ...
02 Mar, 2023, 12.03 PM 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: There’s no correlation between female empowerment and age of marriageDespite the government’s claim of special priority to women, their position keeps deteriorating because the deep social prejudices cannot b...
28 Dec, 2021, 11.56 PM IST
View: Do Vedas permit a man to marry a man?Hindu laws were reformed to stop polygamy and sati. Surely they can be reformed to include same-sex marriage.
30 Nov, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
View: Go to ancient precepts for a modern turnKanyadaan, no kanyadaan, or mutual daan of the bride and groom to each other, there is always room for flexibility. But most Hindus today d...
25 Sep, 2021, 12.34 AM IST
Malayalam film 'The Great Indian Kitchen' selected for Shanghai International Film Festival 2021The movie has been praised for exploring the dehumanising nature of patriarchy.
10 Apr, 2021, 12.20 PM IST
Adultery: Why government should stay out of our affairsThe problem is that our law involves the state, and the full weight of patriarchal morality, in the affair.
15 Jul, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
Why the BHU incident is a sign of patriarchs in panicWhy men clinging to euphemisms like ‘a simple case of eve-teasing’ and ‘a feeble no’ may be a sign that they’re frightened of women who are...
01 Oct, 2017, 05.01 PM IST
33 per cent of child brides in the world are Indian: ReportAn estimated 85.2 million of the 103 million were girls, said the ActionAid India report.
21 Jul, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
Declare triple talaq unconstitutional: GovernmentThe apex court has fixed a six-day schedule for hearing, in which three days are available for those challenging triple talaq and three day...
16 May, 2017, 12.18 AM IST
Love kills six times more Indians than terror attacksBetween 2001 and 2015, love was the officially recorded reason for 38,585 murders and culpable homicide cases. Government records also link...
02 Apr, 2017, 11.43 AM IST
'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' review: The movie checks all the right boxes - gender issues, feminism and consentTogether, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are the best thing that could have happened to our screens.
10 Mar, 2017, 02.12 PM IST