Still standing: Delhi’s strong marriage bureaus

Despite the ubiquitous matrimonial websites, marriage bureaus are much in demand in Delhi, thanks to their deeper understanding of the families’ needs and the fact that they take responsibility for the whole process

Constant taunts, comparing wife with other women amounts to mental cruelty: Kerala HC

The high court further said that the husband's conduct was not an outcome of the normal wear and tear of family life as the couple cohabited for a short period of time.

Bindu keeps a promise: Marries herself in a digitized event

Today a unique event took place. Kshama Bindu, a 24-year-old Gujarati woman who identifies herself as bisexual, married herself. The wedding took place digitally with all the wedding rituals presided over by an online pundit

Delhi’s Marriage bureaus with a niche

Niche marriage bureaus are providing a much needed service for those who are HIV positive, deaf, or have Asperger’s disease. Then there is one for alumni of IITs and IIMs and one with an ‘elite’ tag

Age no bar

Harish Salve married his woman friend at the age of 65. It’s never too late to do a good thing It’s time to look at some famous, successful people marrying in the seventh decade of their eventful life. Recently, renowned lawyer Harish Salve, 65, got married to Caroline Brossard, 56, in a church in London, […]

THE MARRIAGE OF DISCORD

Despite the law and court’s directions, the governments of the day push their puritanical agenda on inter-religious marriage In India, particularly in smaller cities, interfaith marriages are opposed by families and society at large. What is worrisome is that there is tacit support from law enforcement agencies for this conservative attitude of the elders. Though […]

UP cops’ moral policing

UP Police ‘illegally’ detained a 23-year-old Hindu boy for marrying a Muslim girl, also 23 years of age, for three days in Loni police station in Ghaziabad Moral policing as a phenomenon is not confined to smaller towns and cities of the country, nor is the handy works of some goons who see threat to […]