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The panel has forwarded the ludicrous suggestion to make the new law gender-neutral so that the woman in the relationship gets a punishment equal to the man. This is a cure worse than the disease as it fully extinguishes her choice with respect to relationships. (Representational Image: DC)

AA Edit | Let society evolve; resist return of regressive laws

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time and again spoken about getting rid of the colonial laws

16 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

Continue working towards your goal and periodically review the progress. Any significant life change such as change in a job or marriage should also take into account the necessary change in the estimated cost in achieving a goal. — Representational image/By arrangement

Freedom from financial woes

Your household expenses should not be more than 30-35 per cent of your income

16 Aug 2021 9:03 AM

Today, the gender roles have changed, or are at least changing

Yin & Yang | To marry or not

There is a fair amount of evidence to show that men actually get a better deal in a marriage than women do

19 Jun 2020 9:45 PM

We need to give it a chance with a will to understand the other, fair judgment, patience and love.

Dealing with criticism

For a marriage to survive, both spouses must be able to communicate freely without becoming critical.

07 Feb 2020 1:03 AM

One 38-year-old woman, who declined to give her name, said she "didn't have the courage" to find a spouse and move away from her mother, who had come with her to the match-making party. (Representational Image)

Why young Japanese are choosing to not get married?

The same father said his eldest daughter was married but his youngest, a doctor living in the US, is single at the age of 34.

06 Dec 2019 3:34 PM

A 24-year-old man allegedly committed suicide here on Sunday on the day of his marriage. (Representational Image)

24-year-old Hyderabad man commits suicide hours before marriage

The deceased identified as N Sandeep was found hanging from the ceiling fan of the room at a function hall.

11 Nov 2019 10:17 AM

Disturbed over marital discord, a man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train on the Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line on Wednesday, police said. (Representational Image)

Disturbed over marital discord, man commits suicide at Delhi Metro station

The man was identified as Charanjeet Singh, a resident of Burari, a senior police official said.

07 Nov 2019 1:37 PM

Upset over his daughter marrying against his wishes, a man in Haryana drove his car with his wife and son in it into the Bhakra canal, which killed all three, police said on Monday. (Representational Image)

Upset with daughter's marriage, Haryana man drives car into canal, kills self, family

Niranjan Dass (40) was in the car along with his wife Neelam (38) and their 11-year-old son.

05 Nov 2019 1:50 PM

For the private meetup, the marriage coach selects participants on the basis of the problems they are facing.

Trouble in paradise?

A Mumbai-based marriage coach provides practical solutions for married individuals and couples who have hit the rough patch.

21 Oct 2019 2:36 AM

Accusing the man of making false claims about his employment and marital status, the complainant has said that he forged ID cards to con her into marriage. (Photo: Representational)

Unemployed, already married Delhi man poses as scientist to marry PhD student

After finding out about the alleged fraud, she approached the police and got a complaint registered.

06 Oct 2019 11:53 AM

The experience didn't leave him with cold feet. Within 15 days, he had married and divorced his sister-in-law -- and her sister. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese relatives marry and divorce each other 23 times in a month to scam govt

The ploy started when a man named Pan re-married his ex-wife Shi, according to the state-run Global Times on Tuesday.

26 Sep 2019 6:48 PM

The accused, Shubham Choudhary and Anjula Sharma, were reported to have revealed to the police that their intention was to grab eyeballs to announce their marriage. (Photo: AP | Representative)

Couple from Mathura set car ablaze, fire shots in the air to ‘announce their marriage’

Police officials said he had informed his mother, several media persons before setting car ablaze and firing shots from illegal firearm.

26 Sep 2019 12:22 PM

As of September 11, Madhya Pradesh has received 26 per cent more rainfall than normal and flood-like conditions have formed in most parts of the state. On Sunday, rains in Bhopal almost broke the 13-year-old record of most rains recorded in a city. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)

Frogs divorced after 2 months to stop rains in Madhya Pradesh

Back on July 19, in the drought stricken Bhopal, the frogs were wedded in a belief that it would please the lord Indra and bring rains.

12 Sep 2019 8:29 PM

Husband busy with civil services exams, upset wife walks out

The man has now filed a petition for divorce claiming there was no contact between him and his wife after she went back to her parents.

31 Aug 2019 7:11 PM

In a brief verdict on Sunday, the court ordered the government to remove the term and replace it with 'unmarried', deputy attorney general Amit Talukder told AFP. (Representational Image)

Drop 'virgin' from Muslim marriage certificates: Bangladesh court

Under law, a bride has to select one of three options on the certificate -- whether she is Kumari (virgin), widow or divorced.

28 Aug 2019 2:15 PM

Men in India are permitted to get married at the age of 21. (Photo: Twitter)

Plea before Delhi High Court to equalise legal age of marriage for men and women

The petition also claims that difference in marriage age violates the principles of gender equality, gender justice and dignity of women.

14 Aug 2019 3:25 PM

22 per cent of all respondents in Mumbai the highest in any category applied for loans to fund their marriage.

India's youth borrowing big to get married

The total loan applications across categories in all the six cities rose to 15 per cent, from 9 per cent.

10 Aug 2019 12:18 PM

Though inter-dependency sounds very much like co-dependency, they have fundamental differences. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

How co-dependency can kill marriages over time

Inter-dependence and co-dependence in a relationship are two similar concepts but with stark differences.

23 Jul 2019 4:15 PM

'I eloped and married in court. My mother is against my marriage,' she said. (Photo: ANI)

UP woman tries to kidnap her daughter for marrying against her wishes

The daughter is said to have solemnised court marriage with a man of her choice against the wishes of her mother, sometime back.

21 Jul 2019 11:06 AM

Ramses, a transgender man, and Dunia, a transgender woman, were married on Tuesday at Havana's San Francisco de Paula Marriage Palace. (Photo: Representative Image/File)

First transgender couple married in Cuba

The couple had to register their civil union according to the official genders on their identity documents, though.

19 Jul 2019 4:25 PM

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