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Jan 13, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau The move comes after the Centre filed a plea requesting the court that the 2018 judgement which decriminalised adultery under the Indian Penal Code be unapplicable to the armed forces.
Dec 08, 2020 Outlook Web Bureau Adultery shatters 18-year-old marriage in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka.
Princess Haya is the sixth wife of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and is said to have 'seduced' the 37-year-old Russell Flowers.
Apr 03, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau In Brunei, adultery and gay sex are now punishable by death by stoning.
"Legalising of such acts (homosexuality and adultery) is extremely detestable and unacceptable to the Christians under any circumstances," a statement by NBCC said.
Chhi chhi! Do we have no shame at all? Is this the country we want to bring up our children in?
While the SC judgment is bound to have a far-reaching impact upon marriages in India, the adverse fallout cannot be ignored.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra unanimously struck down Section 497 of the IPC dealing with the offence of adultery, holding it manifestly arbitrary, archaic and violative of the rights to equality and equal opportunity to women.
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that adultery is not a crime, saying the colonial-era anti-adultery law treated women as "chattel of husbands".
A five-judge Constitution bench was unanimous in holding Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), dealing with the offence of adultery, as unconstitutional and struck down the penal provision.
Adultery should not be a criminal offence: CJI.
CJI says it's time to say husband is not the master of woman.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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