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Death sentence in India is given to convicts only in the rarest of rare cases as ruled by the Supreme Court in the Bachan Singh vs. State of Punjab of 1980. (Representational image)

Married women have 'sexual autonomy' like right to say 'no', says SC

A woman, living in an almost broken relationship, does not lose her sexual autonomy just because she was married, top...

3 Aug 2018 4:06 PM IST

Scientists have spent years trying to work out what makes a relationship tick, and what make them work. (Photo: Pixabay)

New notions of freedom, adultery needed

As women struggled and society changed, law had to respond, but often the response was still archaic.

26 Aug 2018 6:24 AM IST

Renuka Chowdhury

'Decriminalising adultery to add to pain of women'

Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury agreed with her. This is like criminalising the triple talaq law.

28 Sept 2018 6:19 AM IST

As per custom, the women declared witches will not be allowed to serve food to other members of the families and are barred from attending auspicious occasions such as marriage. (Representational image)

Lawyers, activists welcome SC verdict on adultery; some raise concern...

A 5-judge Constitution bench was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of IPC dealing with adultery, holding it...

27 Sept 2018 5:18 PM IST

But the breach cost privately held Ruby more than a quarter of its revenue, and prompted the Toronto-based company to spend millions of dollars to improve security and user privacy.

Ashley Madison parent in $11.2 million settlement over data breach

Ashley Madison marketed itself as a means to help people, primarily men, cheat on their spouses.

17 July 2017 12:16 PM IST

Researchers say 0 percent of married Americans, aged over 55, admit to extra-marital sex

Extra marital sex in elderly the new trend?

While it is easy to assume it is common in elderly since they have been married for longer time, the trend has just...

14 July 2017 9:24 AM IST

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit

Sheila Dikshit's son-in-law held for 'adultery'

A senior Delhi police officer confirmed the arrest on Sunday and said that Mr Imran was arrested from Bengaluru.

14 Nov 2016 2:20 AM IST

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Rome: 'Jealous' Italian confesses to burning homeless man alive

The attack was captured by security cameras and posted on websites of several Italian media.

12 March 2017 7:35 PM IST

Woman and Man stoned to death by Taliban. (Photo:AP)

Afghanistan: Woman, man accused of adultery stoned to death by Taliban

the incident happened on Sunday in a remote area of the Mohammad Agha district where the government does not hold...

17 April 2017 4:26 PM IST

A US woman has been arrested for attempting to murder a man she met on Craigslist, before trying to eat his heart. (Representational Image)

MP: Man beheads wife for adultery, walks to police station with her...

The man decapitated his wife after he found that she was cheating on him with another man.

4 Feb 2017 3:58 PM IST

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna dealt with the theme of adultery

Adultery under the lens

By definition, the term adultery covers any extramarital incidence of sexual intercourse.

15 Dec 2017 12:01 AM IST

Out-of-court litigation is expected to help reduce the burden on courts in a country where over 3 crore cases are pending.

Lahore High Court allows Christians to divorce without adultery...

The court restored Section 7 of the Christian Divorce Act 1869 that enables a couple to approach a court of law for...

20 Jun 2017 12:17 PM IST