Law And Women
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Lok Sabha passes bills extending women’s reservation to Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry assemblies
The two bills seek to reserve one-third of the seats in the legislative assemblies for women.
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Women in live-in relationships are treated like concubines, says Rajasthan Human Rights Commission
The rights body said it was the responsibility of the state and central governments to protect women and introduce a separate law for cohabiting.
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Triple talaq case petitioner Ishrat Jahan says she may move Supreme Court against polygamy
Jahan said she will also fight for the right of Muslim women to get at least half their husband’s property during divorce.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Misuse of Section 498A: SC modifies earlier order, says welfare committees not needed in dowry cases
The top court had in 2017 ordered the constitution of the committees in every district to look into cases filed under the section.
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Centre proposes to ban ‘indecent representation’ of women through digital means
The Ministry of Women and Child Development made the proposals after inputs received from a parliamentary panel that was formed to update the law.
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Forced marriage: Supreme Court orders police protection for Karnataka politician’s daughter
The woman’s lawyer pointed out that the Hindu Marriage Act does not mention consent and urged the court to make consent mandatory under the law.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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‘Should consent be mandatory under Hindu Marriage Act?’ SC asks Centre, Karnataka to respond to PIL
The petition was filed by the daughter of a Karnataka politician claiming to have been forcibly married.
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Unmarried women can claim maintenance from fathers if their parents are separated, says Bombay HC
The judge cited earlier judgments that ruled in favour of unmarried financially dependent major daughters even if they do not suffer from a disability.
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Parsi woman who married outside community can enter tower of silence, panchayat tells Supreme Court
Goolrukh Gupta had challenged a high court order upholding Parsi law that does not allow a woman who has married outside the community to enter Parsi temples.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Constitution bench to decide whether a woman marrying outside faith can be deemed to have converted
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea against a Gujarat High Court verdict, which said a Parsi woman is deemed to have converted after marrying a Hindu man.
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Shani Shingnapur row: Trupti Desai, activists detained after trying to enter temple
Locals stopped them from entering the temple’s inner sanctum after the Bombay High Court ruled that all places of worship in the state should be open to women.
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How an SC ruling allowing financial settlement in a marital cruelty case hurts women's rights
If financial compromises are allowed, harassed women could be denied justice by being coerced into accepting settlements.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver