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Registration of marriages to become mandatory in Delhi

Registration of marriages within 60 days of tying the knot will become mandatory in Delhi and its no...

Sikhs can register marriages under Anand Act

Parliament on Tuesday passed a law allowing them to register their marriages under the Anand Marriag...

Rajya Sabha passes Anand Marriage Bill

Fulfilling a long-standing demand of the Sikhs, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the Anand Marriag...

UK Rights groups protest forced marriages in Pak

People held the demonstration in front of 10 Downing Street, protesting against rights violations of...

Registration of Hindu marriage a must: B`desh

Bangladesh is set to make mandatory the registration of Hindu marriages to ensure rights of the foll...

Rajasthan cracks down on child marriages

In an effort to prevent child marriages, the administration of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan has m...

HC puts breaks on quick Arya Samaj marriages

Quick Arya Samaj marriages which come in handy for lovers in a hurry will have to undergo changes ...

`US military chaplains can perform gay marriages`

US military chaplains can perform gay wedding ceremonies in states where it is legal, the Pentagon ...

‘Hindus in Pak struggling to register marriages`

There is no system in Pakistan for registering the marriages of certain minorities, including Hindu...

Clerics weigh against music, buffets at marriages

A group of Islamic clerics have announced they would not conduct a "nikaah" wherever the hosts playe...

States urged take steps to prevent child marriages

With an aim to prevent child marriages, particularly on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya, the governm...

Over 2.50 lakh babies born have cardiac ailments

Research is being done to identify the cause, she said one of the reasons could be inter-relation ...

Uttarakhand: Panchayats ban DJs, loudspeakers and liquor in marriages

The panchayat representatives of eight villages of Bhatwari tehsil in Uttarkashi district have decid...

Child marriages allegedly conducted in Rajasthan

Notwithstanding the tight vigil, about seven child marriages were allegedly conducted in the distr...

Raj govt directs officials to curb child marriages

Child marriages take place in large numbers on the occasion of Akha Teej in the state.

Khap panchayat issues diktat against same clan marriages, DJs

The khap also prohibited playing of loud music by disc jockeys during weddings and other functions. ...

Comprehensive action plan to prevent child marriages on cards

A comprehensive action plan would be drawn up to plug loopholes in effectively preventing child marr...

Imams to boycott marriages where DJs perform

In view of a ban imposed by Muslim clerics on use of Disc Jockeys (DJ) by community members during w...

Gay rights movement celebrates decade in Nepal

The only country in S Asia to recognise same sex marriages, Nepal Sunday celebrates a decade of the ...

Incentive to promote inter-caste marriages in Haryana

In a bid to promote communal harmony, Haryana Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare Depart...

Gay marriages can resume in California

Judge ruled that same-sex marriages will be legal in California from Aug 18.

HC for realistic solution to teenage marriages

Legislatures should come out with a "comprehensive and realistic solution" to deal with teenage ma...

Marriages between minors is valid: Delhi HC

Marriage between minors is valid and it can be annulled only on the plea by one of the partners, t...

UK vicar guilty of 360 sham marriages

A Sussex vicar has been found guilty of conducting hundreds of fake marriages to bypass immigratio...

NZ, Oz new hot spots for marriage fraud

New Zealand and Oz are becoming new destinations for rising cases of fraudulent NRI marriages.

Turkish favour marriages through internet

More and more people in Turkey are getting interested in marriages through the internet due to the l...

Sagotra marriages petitioner asked to move High Court

The Supreme Court has asked a petitioner, seeking direction to the Central government that marriages...

Gotra marriages: INLD accuses Hooda of doublespeak

Accusing Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of doublespeak on the same gotra (clan) marr...

Hooda opposed to same gotra marriages

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said he was against same gotra marriages but as...

One breaks free, but child marriages go on in MP

All hell broke loose at Vanita`s house when she refused to tie the knot before completing her studie...

Marrying younger men increases women`s mortality rates

The greater the age difference from the husband, the lower the wife’s life expectancy is.

Defiant `Khaps` to fight for convicts in hnr killing case

Amid an outcry over their diktats against marriages in same sub-castes, a grand assembly of self-s...

Gujarat, AP top list of child marriages

Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have earned the dubious distinction of being at the top two spots in the ...

Malaysian officials crackdown on ‘marriages of convenience’

Malaysian officials are working to expose a syndicate believed to be involved in encouraging “marria...

`Use of band, photography during marriages anti-Islamic`

A community panchayat here has banned the use of band and photography during marriages, while issu...

Tamil Nadu makes registration of marriages compulsory

Tamil Nadu government has made registration of marriages compulsory, warning of action if it was n...

Tamil Nadu makes registration of marriages compulsory

Tamil Nadu government has made registration of marriages compulsory, warning of action if it was n...

Marriages nowadays are just bondages: Love guru`s companion

Julie, pupil-turned-companion of dismissed Patna univ prof popularly known as `love guru` has said t...

Malaysian opposition party puts marriages on line in oath

A party official says election candidates in Malaysia`s opposition Islamic party had to pledge they...

TTD performs 8,086 marriages in Andhra

Over 8,000 marriages were performed as part of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam`s (TTD) `Kalyanam...

Majority of Pak marriages to attain foreign nationality: Poll

A survey on forced marriages has revealed that most of the marriages in Pakistan take place to att...

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