Myth of consent
India’s refusal to criminalise marital rape rests on a premise that is rarely stated plainly but widely enforced: that consent, once given at marriage, is permanent.
India’s refusal to criminalise marital rape rests on a premise that is rarely stated plainly but widely enforced: that consent, once given at marriage, is permanent.
The Supreme Court of India on Friday held that a wife’s alleged failure to perform household chores such as cooking or managing domestic work cannot, by itself, amount to cruelty in matrimonial disputes.
In India, marriage has long been treated as a one-way journey for women. Once a daughter leaves her parents’ home in a wedding procession, social convention dictates that she must endure whatever awaits her in her husband’s household.
A nikahnama and passport copy have surfaced, claiming she is married and has changed her faith.
Zaira took to Instagram to post two pictures from her wedding day, but did not reveal the name or face of her husband.
With a view to prevent child marriage in the state, West Bengal government will lay emphasis on building awareness among girls with boys about the harmful effects of this social practice.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has set a heartfelt example as he fulfilled his promise made years ago and participated in the wedding rituals of Late CRPF jawan Hemraj Meena and Veerangana Madhubala in Sangod/Kota on Friday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday became the first person in the state to register his marriage in the UCC app as he formally announced implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in the state.
Based on one such complaint, the Anti Extortion and Kidnapping Cell of Crime Branch nabbed 36-year-old fraudster, Mukeem Ayyub Khan from Rohini.
Whether it is an arranged marriage organized through traditional matchmakers or a Western-style wedding planned by the couple themselves after multiple dates and perhaps a period of cohabitation, the basic purpose is the same.
