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A Chinese man divorced his wife following a disagreement over whose surname their son should take. The couple, Shao and Ji, had a daughter in 2019, and she took Mr Shao’s surname. But when their son was born in 2021, Ms Ji insisted he bear her surname. Despite Mr Shao’s repeated demands for a name…
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Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a husband set himself on fire in front of his wife’s residence in the Nagarbhavi locality of Bengaluru on Thursday after he was unable to convince her to withdraw the divorce petition. Police said that the deceased husband is identified as 39-year-old Manjunath, a resident of Kunigal town. He owned…
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In a recent ruling in X v. State of Telangana & Another, the Supreme Court of India made some shocking remarks. Justices B. Nagarathna and Kotiswar Singh stated that there is a “growing tendency” for women to misuse Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)—a provision designed to protect women from cruelty in marriage—by…
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New Delhi: In December 2010 and the following months, demonstrations against corruption, poverty and political repression took Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria by storm. Around the same time in 2011, Vogue magazine published a profile on Asma al-Assad, the wife of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It was titled “A Rose in the Desert,” and in…
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The court said the police were sometimes quick to jump into action in selective cases. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the strict provisions of law were for the welfare of women and not a means to “chastise, threaten, domineer or extort” their husbands. Justices BV Nagarathna and Pankaj Mithal observed a Hindu…
The case of Atul Subhash has reignited a broader debate over the misuse of dowry laws in India The Supreme Court has laid down an eight-point formula for deciding alimony amount amid the ongoing debate surrounding the suicide of Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash, who had alleged harassment by his wife and in-laws. Before he took…
AR Rahman married Saira in 1995. Oscar winning composer AR Rahman and his wife Saira, after nearly 30 years of marriage, today jointly announced through their lawyer that they have “made the difficult decision to separate” from each other. “After many years of marriage, Mrs. Saira and her husband Mr. A R. Rahman have made…
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Melinda Gates talked about being able to navigate this process privately (File) New Delhi: Melinda French Gates recently opened up about her divorce from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Speaking to TIME magazine, Ms Gates revealed she initially separated from him before ultimately deciding to proceed with the divorce in 2021. Melinda Gates talked about being…
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New Delhi: Trivial irritations and loss of trust between married couples cannot be confused with mental cruelty, the Delhi High Court said on Monday as it refused to uphold a lower court order granting divorce on a husband’s plea against his wife. The husband sought divorce on account of mental cruelty by the wife, alleging…
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