Tag: Marriage
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Marriage scam: Two more marriages before divorce case settled
Soma got married in May 2011 to a school teacher named Debarchan Biswas, a resident of Baruipur, according to the Hindu Marriage Act.
April 11, 2022 -
Increasing incidents of child marriage during Akshay Tritiya, NCPCR raises concern
NCPCR has come across several reports that suggest child marriage taking place on May 3 as the day is being celebrated as Akshay Tritiya also known as an Akti/ Akha Teej.
April 8, 2022 -
Child marriage rate in Odisha lower than the national average
As per the country-wide statistics, 1,795 child marriages were reported from 2018 to 2020 of which Odisha accounted for 68 cases only.
April 4, 2022 -
DCW Chief writes to Naidu seeking reconstitution of the Parliamentary Panel on Child Marriage Amendment Bill
Through her letter DCW Chief expressed her concern upon the fact that only one women parliamentarian was included in the 31 member Parliamentary Standing Committee and sought its reconstitution with more than half women MPs.
January 4, 2022 -
Ganjam declared child-marriage-free, becomes Odisha’s first district to earn the distinction
To nip the abhorrent practice in the bid, the district administration has announced ten-fold increase in cash incentives from Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000 for credible information on child marriage.
January 4, 2022 -
Raised marriage age to enable girls to study further: Modi
The Prime Minister, who transferred money to Self Help groups, bank sakhis and beneficiaries of Kanya Sumangala Yojana and also laid the foundation stone of 202 take home ration plants, said that these schemes were designed to empower women.
December 21, 2021 -
Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 75 years of ‘full partnership’
The Carters plan to celebrate their own marriage milestone a few days after their anniversary with a party in Plains
July 4, 2021 -
UP man marries woman after faking identity, held
The woman, a divorcee, had a minor girl from her previous marriage. A few days after her marriage with the accused, the woman claimed Imran started forcing her to convert.
June 25, 2021 -
Mamata Banerjee-Socialism wedding turned out a low-key event
Chennai, 14 June : The much-hyped marriage between Socialism and Mamata Banerjee was conducted on Sunday in the presence of Communism and Leninism. Communism’s son Marxism was also present during the wedding. The marriage was held at Amani Kondalampetti at Kattur in Salem district. The wedding of Socialism and Mamata Banerjee was the focus of …
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June 14, 2021 -
Uttar Pradesh: Bride garlands one groom, marries another
The incident happened in Siron village under the limits of Kotwali Dehat police circle in Etah district.
June 6, 2021 -
Connecting with Nehru~II
Nehru often escaped the claustrophobic environment of the prison enclosure by watching the sublime beauty of mother nature. His descriptions of the shifting images of the monsoon clouds, the vast expanse of the blue skies, the towering snow-capped Himalayas and the magnificent beauty of the changing seasons are filled with poetic splendor.
May 27, 2021 -
An equal music
A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Mr SA Bobde, Justice Mr A S Bopanna, and Justice Mr V Ramasubramanian issued notice on a transfer petition by lawyer and BJP leader Mr Ashwini Upadhyay who submitted that cases pertaining to a uniform marriage age, in which he has prayed for the minimum marriage age for men and women be fixed at 21, were pending in Delhi and Rajasthan High Courts and urged the top court to adjudicate on the matter.
February 8, 2021 -
Women and property rights
While judicial pronouncements have provided a limited extent of gender equality in property rights, legislative measures are necessary to protect a womans property rights, says SUJATA KUMARI MUNI.
February 4, 2021 -
Love and jihad
Before 1955 when the Hindu Code Bill came into being, Hindu men could marry as many women as they liked, and some rich ones went on until they had even 13 or 14 wives all in the same house
December 20, 2020 -
Targeting Love
Marriage is more a legal and social institution rather than a religious one, and any attempt by the state to interfere in the union between two consenting adults reeks of nothing but religious prejudice, vendetta and wilful disruption of social harmony
December 17, 2020 -
Religious conversion just for purpose of marriage is not acceptable: Allahabad HC
The woman who filed the petition is a Muslim by birth but had converted to Hinduism a month before her marriage to a Hindu man.
October 31, 2020 -
Gauahar Khan denies rumours of marriage with Ismail Darbar’s son
Rumours have been rife ever since Gauahar posted series of photos and videos on Instagram going by which it would seem the two share a close bond.
October 22, 2020