marriage
- India
SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response to a petition filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) seeking uniform marriageable age of 18 years for women and men…
- India
Man poses as Hindu to marry minor, exposed during marriage ceremony
Ranchi: A man identified as Aslam Khan posed as a Hindu and tricked a poor family to marry their minor daughter to him in Jharkhand’s Bokaro. His real identity surfaced after the…
- World
US Congress passes bill on same-sex marriage
Washington: The US Congress approved a bill on same-sex marriage and sent it to the White House. The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a 258-169-1 vote on…
- Andhra Pradesh
Six of marriage party killed in Andhra road accident
Amaravati: Six members of a marriage party were killed and 22 others injured when a tractor carrying them overturned and fell into a ditch in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district. The accident occurred…
- World
Indonesia criminalizes sex outside marriage
Jakarta: Indonesian lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously passed a new criminal code on Tuesday, criminalizing sex outside marriage. “All have agreed to ratify the (draft changes) into law,” said lawmaker Bambang Wuryanto, who…
- Chennai
Temples are for people, not someone’s personal property: TN CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday asserted temples are meant for the public and cannot be someone’s personal property. He said certain forces unable to stand the various…
- Tollywood News
Inside Hansika Motwani’s mehendi ceremony
Jaipur: Actress Hansika Motwani’s pre-wedding festivities have been going on in full swing in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Pictures and videos from her mehendi ceremony have surfaced online. Hansika chose to wear a beautiful…
- Middle East
94% of Kuwaiti men content with one wife: Reports
Kuwait: The issue of the second wife, which surfaces from time to time with the issuance of statistics, indicates that 94 percent of Kuwaiti men are satisfied with only one wife, local…
- India
Karnataka: Inter-faith couple apply for marriage, Hindu groups suspect ‘love jihad’
Dakshina Kannada: Hindu organisations have raised objections to an interfaith couple applying for marriage at a sub-registrar’s office here, suspecting it to be a “love jihad” case. The incident came to light…
- Hyderabad
Islam has made marriage easy, we made it difficult: Speaker at Du Ba Du
Hyderabad: The 121st Du Ba Du Mulaqat programme organized by Siasat and Millat in association with the Management Committee of Jamia Masjid Karkhana held at Dargah Lala Shah Ground, Secunderabad where a…
- World
How China promotes inter-ethnic marriages between Uyghur women and Han ‘suitors’
Washington: China is mixing financial, educational and career incentives with coercive measures to families under state policies to promote intermarriage between majority Han Chinese and ethnic minority Uyghurs in the restive Xinjiang…
- India
Marriage of Muslims is not excluded from POCSO Act: Kerala HC
Kochi: Kerala High Court has held that marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Court also ruled…
- India
Man duped of over Rs 40 lakh on pretext of marriage
Vijayapura: A man was allegedly duped of over Rs 40 lakh by a woman on the pretext of marriage in Vijayapura district of Karnataka, police said on Saturday. The accused lured the…
- Hyderabad
Second marriage: Here’s how to start your life afresh
Hyderabad: All married couples leave no stone unturned to save their marriages but in some cases, due to incompatibility, they fail and their marriages do not last long. Sometimes, past experiences stop…
- Hyderabad
Alliance meet for boys, girls: Initiative by Siasat, Jamia Masjid Karkhana
Hyderabad: The Siasat Daily and Jamia Masjid Karkhana are going to arrange an alliance meet for boys and girls at Karkhana, Secunderabad. In the meet, parents of brides and grooms can participate…
