It is 10.15 in the morning, and 33-year-old Surabhi is standing inside the court room on the groundfloor of the sub court, Poonamallee, a northwestern neighbourhood of Chennai. It’s is the fi
Women must register their marriage with NRIs, experts said. “Before marrying non-resident Indians or persons of Indian origin, Indian women must verify their credentials
All the credentials must be verified before marrying a person living abroad, said Swati Kulkarni, regional passport officer at a workshop organised on ‘Abandoned Indian women married to NRI h
It’s easier said than done, as the Indian weddings are just getting bigger and fatter by the day. And mind you the brash celebration is not just restricted to the business honchos who invite
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The proposal seeks to increase the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, bringing it at par with
The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), an autonomous, rights-based organisation working for the reform of Muslim Family Law for the last 15 years, has called for making the Prohibition of Chil