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.
The Assam government is set to introduce a new law in April 2025 that will require couples to provide a six-month notice before marriage, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Actors Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal did a registered marriage on June 23 in a private ceremony with friends and family. Soon after the marriage, rumors emerged of friction between Sonakshi and her parents over the issue of her interfaith marriage
The 2023 judgment held that the right to marry is not a fundamental right and it (the top court) cannot read into the Special Marriage Act (SMA), the words that would amount to judicial legislation.
Before emails and phones arrived, heartfelt letters were the only form of communication that helped individuals portray and convey their longing and love. This is one such story of Anupam Neogi and Vidya Neogi, who never let distance be the full stop to their cherished love.
They say to expect the unexpected. We need to accept the fact that there will always be things that cannot be controlled, yet they may surprise us so dearly that we, over time, acknowledge it as the most fortunate circumstance that happened in life. Arranged marriage may stand out as one of them.
