divorce

Beed, April 11 A woman has been arrested in the Beed district for allegedly blackmailing and threatening a doctor, who subsequently committed suicide, a police official said on Saturday.Dr. Mandar Dabhade, a resident doctor at Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College and Hospital...

New Delhi, April 8 Describing a decade-long dispute between estranged spouses as "a matrimonial battle of Mahabharata," the Supreme Court has provided a "final resolution" to the bitter legal conflict and annulled the marriage.Observing that the marriage was "dead for all practical purposes,"...

Indore, April 8 An Indore family court has granted a divorce decree to the wife of Narayan Sai, the convicted rapist and jailed son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram, and has ordered him to pay her a permanent maintenance of ₹2 crore within three months, according to the woman's lawyer.Narayan...

Indore, April 7 An Indore family court has granted a divorce decree to the wife of Narayan Sai, the convicted rapist and jailed son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram, and ordered him to pay her a permanent maintenance of ₹2 crore within three months, the woman's lawyer said on Tuesday.Narayan...

Meerut (UP), April 5 In a remarkable departure from conventional social attitudes, a family in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut marked a divorce not with silence, but with celebration.Retired judge Gyanendra Kumar Sharma welcomed his only daughter, Pranita Vashistha, home with drums, garlands, and...

Ahmedabad, April 4 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday that the Uniform Civil Code Bill and the amendment to the Disturbed Areas Act recently passed by the Gujarat assembly are unconstitutional.After a marathon debate of more than seven hours...

Bahraich, April 3 A man was arrested for allegedly attempting to kill his ex-wife by tying her to a motorcycle and dragging her along a road in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.The incident took place in the Nanpara Kotwali area and left both the woman and the accused...

Prayagraj (UP), April 2 The Allahabad High Court has observed that a divorce under Muslim law takes effect from the date the husband pronounces "talaq," and a subsequent court decree confirming it is merely declaratory in nature.In his judgment passed on March 10, Justice Madan Pal Singh...

Basti (UP), March 31 A 25-year-old man undertook a 9 km "dandvat" (prostration) pilgrimage to a local temple here after his "wish for divorce" was granted.The incident took place in Narkhoria village in the Sonha area on March 28. The man, Jogesh, had previously prayed at the Siddh Peeth...

Los Angeles, March 30 – Reality star Helen Flanagan has stated that she will never date another footballer. The 35-year-old actress, who separated from footballer Scott Sinclair in 2022 after 13 years together, has insisted that she is finished dating men from the football world.The actress is...

Ghaziabad (UP), March 30 A 40-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the roof of a high-rise building in the Rajnagar Extension area here on Monday afternoon, police said.The deceased, Raghukul Tilak, a resident of a 12th-floor flat in Blue Moon Society in Nand Gram area, was...

Mumbai, March 30 Actors Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sen Sharma, who were previously married, were spotted together at an IPL match on March 29.Cheering for their favorite team alongside their son Haroon, the former couple looked happy and were seen smiling throughout.The reunion, captured in a...

Prayagraj, March 28 The Allahabad High Court has observed that if a petitioner is already married and his/her spouse is alive, he/she cannot legally enter into a live-in relationship with a third person without obtaining a divorce from the earlier spouse.A single-judge bench of Justice Vivek...

Gurugram, March 27 A tattoo of his divorced wife's name on his chest helped the Haryana Police identify the body of a man found on MG Road here last week, police said on Friday.The deceased was a resident of Darjeeling and worked in the catering industry in Gurugram, they said, adding that his...

New Delhi, March 25 – Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda welcomed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, in Gujarat on Wednesday, asserting that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government remains committed to eliminating discrimination and ensuring equal...

Gandhinagar, March 25 Gujarat has become the second state after Uttarakhand to pass a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, with state BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma stating on Wednesday that the move advances the goal of a uniform legal framework governing personal matters across communities.In a...

Gandhinagar, March 24 – The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 on Tuesday, introducing a common legal framework for civil matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, and inheritance across communities and religions.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh...

Pratapgarh/Chandauli (UP), March 23 Police have registered an FIR against a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) posted in Chandauli and five of his family members for allegedly harassing his wife, also an SDM, for dowry, officials said on Monday.Circle Officer Prashant Raj Huda said the case was...

New Delhi, March 23 Film producer Madhu Mantena, known for backing movies like "Ghajini", "Queen" and "Masaan", announced welcoming his first child with wife and author Ira Trivedi.The couple shared the news on their respective Instagram handles on Sunday, which consisted of a poster with a...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday said that a husband must equally participate in household chores like cooking, cleaning, and washing, as he is not marrying a maid but a life partner.The observations came from a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which was hearing...