Special Marriage Act
- India
Violence erupts in Ghaziabad after interfaith marriage comes to light
A group of around 60 right-wing supporters vandalised a shop in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad on Monday, May 26, after an interfaith marriage came to light and a Hindu woman’s father alleged she…
- India
Live-in couples cannot seek divorce, rules Kerala HC
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has said that when two parties decide to live together by virtue of a mere agreement, and not in accordance with any personal law or the Special…
- India
‘Can’t be about genitals..’: SC bench during Same-sex marriage hearing
New Delhi: While hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal sanction to same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that there is no absolute concept of a man or a…
- Bollywood
Swara Bhasker, Fahad Ahmad reveal how they blend Hindu-Muslim traditions
New Delhi: Actress Swara Bhasker and politician Fahad Ahmad surprised everyone with their wedding announcement last month. The couple met each other during a protest first and then finally got married. After…
- Kerala
Kerala Muslim remarriage: Police step up vigil around couple’s house
Kasaragod: Kerala police on Thursday said it intensified surveillance around the house of a Muslim lawyer, who remarried his wife under the Special Marriage Act to ensure their daughters’ financial security. The…
- India
UP man marries Pak girl after Facebook friendship
Farrukhabad: A 23-year-old zardozi artist from Farrukhabad fell in love with a girl on Facebook. After their love blossomed, he learnt that the girl was a Pakistani. Mohd Jamal, however, was undeterred…
