Kids can cancel property sales made by parents in childhood: SCSupreme Court now allows adults to challenge parental property sales without a lawsuit. They can take direct action, like selling the prope...
24 Oct, 2025, 12.45 PM IST
Wife seeks maintenance payment; husband says he can't pay because of second wife and mother's responsibility; court rules in her favourThe Odisha High Court ruled in favor of a wife seeking maintenance from her former husband, despite his claim that he couldn't pay due to s...
27 Sep, 2025, 01.59 AM IST
Husband wife duo wins Rs 1.3 crore long term capital gains tax exemption case under Section 54 despite selling two houses to buy a joint property; ITAT Mumbai caseThe ITAT Mumbai ruled that a wife is eligible for a Rs 1.3 crore Section 54 LTCG tax exemption on a property sale, even though the new prop...
16 May, 2025, 01.05 PM IST
Capable women shouldn't ask for interim alimony, law doesn't promote idling: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court ruled that qualified women with earning potential should not claim interim maintenance from their husbands, emphasizin...
20 Mar, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
To settle husband's loans, wife sells 30-day-old baby for Rs 1.5 lakhA 40-year-old woman in Ramanagara, India, sold her 30-day-old baby for Rs 1.5 lakh to settle her husband's debts. The husband reported the ...
11 Dec, 2024, 01.51 PM IST
62-year-old man in UP sells 4 bigha land, goes missing to meet old girlfriend in SuratA 62-year-old farmer named Mahendra Singh went missing after selling his land, leading to concerns about his safety. It was discovered that...
09 Sep, 2023, 05.40 PM IST
Even in 21st century girls treated as commodity and used as medium for financial benefits: Bombay HCThe court granted bail to Babar on a surety of Rs 25,000, saying there was no need to keep her in jail as the trial in the case would not b...
15 Feb, 2023, 03.12 PM IST
Days after announcing birth of twins, Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan in hot water for suspected violation of surrogacy lawsFor superstar Nayanthara, the road to motherhood seems to be pretty rocky.
12 Oct, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
Mumbai: Cops crack headless body case; man held for killing wifeThe deceased woman has been identified as Saniya, who was beheaded by her husband Asif Shaikh at their Nalasopara home on Bakri Eid last ye...
16 Sep, 2022, 10.48 AM IST
Illicit affair, fund diversion, the Max Group family feud veers towards a messy unravelingIn a petition filed before the NCLT, Neelu Analjit Singh also sought an investigation into the affairs of Max Ventures Investment Holdings ...
24 Mar, 2022, 07.14 AM IST
Hard times force Islamic State bride to sell her wedding present, an AK47 rifleThe German woman used social media to urge a friend in Germany to join IS.
20 Aug, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
Marriage and divorce: Women's financial rightsUsually, women do not know their financial or legal rights or how to secure these either when they are married or while they are going thro...
27 Jan, 2020, 06.30 AM IST
Lessons from Murugappa: What are your inheritance rights as a woman?Succession and inheritance laws are still grey areas for many women, largely due to the lack of uniformity.
04 Jan, 2020, 10.01 PM IST
Buying property jointly? Get the paperwork right to avoid loss of tax breaksThe Bangalore bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal has rejected the plea of a couple who were trying to separately claim exemption on...
26 Mar, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Apollo kidney racket: Kingpin arrested; 10 docs to be quizzedDuring interrogation, Umesh and Nilu told police that they had sold their kidneys for Rs 4 lakh and Rs 3 lakh respectively as they were in ...
07 Jun, 2016, 10.30 PM IST
Dear Dr D: Chronicles from business family's prodigal daughterWomen are not given the respect that men are in all societies, and as a man please accept my apologies for the flaws and limitations of all...
10 Oct, 2014, 05.40 PM IST
6 most expensive eBay auctions everFrom Hollywood's diva Marilyn's crypt to sports legend Honus Wagner's cigarrete, here are the most expensive items auctioned on eBay.
11 Sep, 2014, 03.24 PM IST