The Supreme Court today declared that any attempt by khap panchayats to revoke a marriage between consenting adults is illegal. The SC also said that any assembly which is intended to scuttle a marriage of two consenting adults is also illegal. With this judgment, the Supreme Court has...

Seven months after declaring instant triple talaq unconstitutional, the Supreme Court (SC) today agreed to examine the constitutional validity of polygamy and 'nikah halala' in the Muslim community. While polygamy allows a Muslim man to have four wives, ‘nikah halala’ deals with...

The much-awaited Rani Mukherjee's movie 'Hichki, which is an adaptation of Hollywood film 'Front of the Class', has finally reached the theatres. It's the story of a teacher who suffers from Tourette syndrome and tries to overcome her shortcomings and also helps her class of underprivileged...

Alleging that the Modi government is attempting to throttle the democracy, Anna Hazare on Friday sat on an indefinite hunger strike. Anna, who is a social crusader, is protesting against the Modi government’s policies, their indifference towards the farmers and its failure to appoint...

The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed the notification issued by President Ram Nath Kovind to disqualify 20 Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLAs. On January 19, Election Commission of India's poll panel had recommended the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs who were holding the office of profit as...