According to Suresh Dabriya, Circle Officer of Sarmathura, the in-laws allegedly tried to perform the last rites of the newly married woman in the absence of the husband. The next of kin of the deceased were also not informed.
Amid the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage in the country in the wake of an affidavit filed by the Centre opposing the practice, LGBTQ activist Prijith PK on Tuesday alleged that the government was demonstrating a 'homophobic' attitude in a bid to cater to its traditional vote bank wi
Amid the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage in the country, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Tuesday toed the line of the Centre stating that it considers marriage as 'Sanskar' in the Hindu life which is neither for enjoyment or contract but for social good.
General secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Dattatreya Hosabale said on Tuesday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's right to speak on democracy and said that during the Emergency in 1975, Congress had sent thousands of people like him to jail to end democracy and in a
The Assam government on Monday said that 494 persons out of 8,773 who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) cases in the state, have been convicted since 2017.
Asserting that the institution of marriage is a matter of "policy", Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday clarified that the Centre is not interfering in the personal life of anybody by opposing the plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
"We need much more deliberations . Everyone agrees there should not be any kind of discrimination. There should not be any kind of phobia at the same point of time even living together," he added.
Centre, in its affidavit, has opposed the plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage, saying that living together as partners by same-sex individuals, which is decriminalised now, is not comparable with the Indian family unit and they are clearly distinct classes which cannot be
Addressing a press conference here, the experts urged the country's government to stop inviting culprits involved in gender-based violence, as guest speakers in official meetings and seminars.