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Triple Talaq via video call: Mumbai Police investigate dowry harassment ca
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The victim, a resident of Seawoods, filed the complaint with NRI Sagar Police, leading to charges under various sections of the Muslim Women (Protection of Marriage Rights) Bill and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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Hong Kong court rules in favour of same-sex relationships; falls short of
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a partial victory for the LGBTQ activists, Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday ruled in favour of same-sex couples asking the government to create ‘legal recognition’ for them, CNN reported.
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Gay couple moves SC seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under Special
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The petition raised the absence of a legal framework which allowed members of the LGBTQ+ community to marry any person of their choice.
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Parl panel wants 'illegitimate' child reference removed, law on guardiansh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): A Parliamentary Committee has raised strong objection to the term 'illegitimate' being used in the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (HMGA) and suggested the government omit the word, "as no child is illegitimate, asserting that "the law should be the sam
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NCP's Supriya Sule introduces Private Member's Bill for legalising same-se
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule on Friday introduced 'The Special Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2022' as a Private Member's Bill which aims to provide equal marriage rights to LGBTQIA+ individuals.
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Parliamentary Standing Committee for MEA to discuss issue of international
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Parliamentary standing committee for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has called a meeting on Wednesday over the issue of international marriage rights.
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1 in 5 boys married off before turning 15: UNICEF
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 8 (ANI): The UNICEF has, after its first-ever in-depth analysis of child grooms, stated that an estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, out of which 1 in 5 children (23 million) was married off before attaining the age of 15.
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