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Registration, certificate not enough; Hindu marriage invalid sans rites, rituals: Gujarat HCThe Gujarat High Court has ruled that a registered marriage certificate alone is insufficient to validate a Hindu marriage. The court empha...
'Marriage registration is not enough if...': Gujarat HC says weddings are not merely for 'song and dance'The Gujarat High Court has declared that Hindu marriages require sacred rituals like 'saptapadi' to be valid, not just registration. A UK-b...
How an IITian-turned ‘guru’ built a following through YouTube and exploited women through Gandharva marriages in MathuraAbhishek Mishra, also known as Adikarta Narayan Das, a former IIT Roorkee student, now a self-styled spiritual leader in Mathura, has been ...
Twisha Sharma dowry death case: Body cremated in Bhopal after AIIMS team conducts second autopsyTwisha Sharma's body was cremated in Bhopal following a second post-mortem. The High Court ordered the fresh examination after her family r...
Foreign divorce may not hold in India: Supreme Court says US decree on irretrievable breakdown is not enforceableThe Supreme Court ruled that a US divorce granted on grounds of irretrievable breakdown is not enforceable in India, as this ground is not ...
The invention of Hinduism: How a civilisational ecosystem was flattened into a western religious mouldThe intertwining of colonial ambition and Brahminic scholarship led to a revised interpretation of Hinduism that echoes Western religious s...
'She is dead to us': Family disowns daughter for marrying man of different faith; conducts 'last rites'In West Bengal's Nadia, a family conducted the 'shradh' of their daughter. She married a man of another religion against their wishes. The ...
Skipping a marriage ceremony can nullify it, impact woman's legal rightsValid Hindu Marriage as per laws: The Supreme Court in a recent order said that a Hindu marriage is considered valid if it meets the criter...
A Hindu marriage will be considered invalid without this; check detailsThe Supreme Court stresses the importance of following Hindu marriage customs from the Hindu Marriage Act to ensure validity. Marriage is a...
No '7 phere' means no Hindu marriage, says Supreme Court's new rulingThe Supreme Court emphasized the sanctity of Hindu marriage, stating that it's not merely a social event but a sacred sacrament with deep c...
Catholic priests in Shillong permitted to bless same-sex couples without any church ceremonyCatholic priests in Shillong have been granted permission to bless same-sex couples without a formal church ceremony. Archbishop Victor Lyn...
Hindu marriage is invalid without rituals: Allahabad HCThe court also relied on the section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which provides that a Hindu marriage may be solemnized in accordance wi...
'Sarabhai' actress Vaibhavi Upadhyaya had a Valentine's Day engagement with businessman Jay GandhiThe actress died after her SUV fell into a gorge near Sidhwan in the Banjar area of Kullu district.
Assam government brings in fresh curbs to contain the spread of coronavirusGovernment/ semi government officials in the rank of deputy secretary and above and senior executives in non-government sectors along with ...
India’s once lavish weddings are now taking place on ZoomNuptials fixed before have been transformed into digital ceremonies over Zoom, YouTube and Google Hangouts.
'Hindu Marriage Bill' becomes law in Pakistan"On the advice of PM Nawaz Sharif, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has assented to the 'The Hindu Marriage Bill 2017'," a...
Pakistani clerics issue fatwa in favour of transgender marriagesIt stated that a trans person having "visible signs of being a male" may marry a woman or a trans with "visible signs of being a female" an...
Live life king-sizeAnonagenarian friend was bereaved after 58 years of marriage. As a rationalist, his first impulse was to say no to funerary rituals.
- Alliance will continue for coming TN Assembly polls: Pranab
"UPA alliance, which was responsible for socio-economic development of the country in the last six and half years, would continue for next ...
Fulfilment in relationshipsWe cannot differentiate between love and lust today. Our lives are completely taken over by the fantasy and mental picture that lust create...