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Does the new IPC Bill criminalise ‘love jihad’?
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023, has a specific provision where marrying a woman after ‘suppressing identity’ or indulging in sex under the false pretence of marriage could attract imprisonment as well as a fine. This proposed legislation seeks to replace the IPC of 1860
Who was Heather Armstrong, the 'queen of mommy bloggers' who died at the age of 47?
Heather Armstrong rose to prominence through her blog Dooce, which provided millions of readers with intimate daily glimpses of her journey through parenthood and marriage, as well as her harrowing battles with depression
Money Can Buy Happiness: Why married couples who combine finances stay together longer
According to a new study, married couples with joint bank accounts not only have better relationships but also dispute less over money. They also have greater confidence in managing household finances. Couples with separate accounts, however, see financial decision-making as more of an exchange
'I Do': Will India become the next country to approve of same-sex marriages?
The Supreme Court of India will today hear a batch of pleas seeking legal recognition of same sex marriages. This comes a day after the government termed such requests as ‘mere urban elitist views for social acceptance’. We take a look at how other nations have approved such unions
I Do Not: Why fewer and fewer couples are getting married in South Korea
Just 192,000 couples got married in South Korea last year – a 40 per cent decline since 2012 when 327,000 couples wed. Experts say the changing perception of marriage, particularly among young women, high-child rearing costs and workplace discrimination against married women are to blame
How UAE’s new laws change marriage, divorce, and inheritance for non-Muslim residents
Non-Muslim couples no longer need to obtain consent from the woman’s father or guardian in order to marry. Couples can also now file for ‘no-fault divorce’ – meaning they no longer have to prove any harm was done to them during the marriage
'Til Death Do Us Part: How marriage is beneficial to one's health
Marriage gives partners a sense of belonging, more opportunities for social engagement, and less loneliness, which can have a significant impact on health — from lowering the risk of hypertension and heart disease to lowering the risk of death or suicide
Women work harder than men. This anthropological study in rural China shows us why
Sex inequality in workload persists both in the home and outside. Now our study has given an evolutionary perspective on why women are more likely than men to be bearing a heavy work burden
Chinese woman dates over 100 men in a year in search of love, and a baby
The Beijing woman, who goes by the nickname Baozhuzi, started dating in late 2021 after a painful time when she lost both her job and relationship
South Koreans are single and NOT ready to mingle. Here’s why
The proportion of South Koreans expected to be living alone in 2050 is expected to be more than double from the start of the millennium
Why Madhya Pradesh is moving SC over the law that wants to make conversion illegal
The move comes after Madhya Pradesh High Court passed an interim order stopping the government from prosecuting interfaith couples who marry without giving the district magistrate a 60-day notice — mandated under Section 10 of the MP Freedom of Religion Act (MPFRA) 2021
Who is Indonesia's 'Playboy King', set to get married for the 88th time?
He is 61 but he is marrying for the 88th time. Kaan, who farms for a living, is set to tie to knot with one of his former wives
Retake | The great Indian marriage and its discontents after globalisation
The 90s cinema, especially the post-globalisation era, interpreted marriage as more than just a destination, as maybe a cynical means to an equally perceivable glorious end.
Madhya Pradesh: Two sisters end up almost marrying each other's groom due to power cut in Ujjain
Locals claimed that the mismatched couples had even taken 'pheras' together but the families denied saying the they were taken by the right matches
Allahabad High Court rejects two women's plea to recognise their 'marriage'
The couple contended that the Hindu Marriage Act talks about the marriage of two people and homosexual marriage has not been opposed by the legislation
Marital rape: Why time has come to remove exception in the rape law provision
Marital rape is a menace that should be removed not just for the present generation, but as a signal for the future to treat women as equals
Odisha man married 18 women: 67-year-old conman arrested weeks before his next two weddings
Bibhu Prakash Swain first married in 1978 and has three children -- two of them doctors and one a dentist -- with his first wife
As Indian couples increasingly choose to go childfree, premarital counselling must be extended to their families
“We feel better communally, and that insight over time is getting lost with individual counselling. As per Western standards, healing is considered to be this isolated thing you do, and you do it yourself but we’re not culturally brought up that way."
How dysfunctional marriage was a recurrent theme on screen in 2021, from Haseen Dillruba to Decoupled
The trend of evolving marriage stories has created a revision of the safest, most used, and most overdone formula of Hindi cinema — one that has sustained the myth of a perfect marriage.
How marriage for girls at the age of 21 will make a big difference
It’s time we stopped telling 50 percent of our population that they are not required to operate in the ‘real’ outer world after 18