‘Wife’s career choice not cruelty or desertion’: SC slams ‘feudal’ mindset of lower courts | India News – The Times of India

‘Wife’s career choice not cruelty or desertion’: SC slams ‘feudal’ mindset of lower courts | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a significant ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court said a qualified woman’s decision to pursue her profession and create a stable environment for her child cannot be treated as “cruelty” or “desertion” in a marriage, setting aside what it called the “regressive” and “ultra-conservative” findings of lower courts in a matrimonial dispute,…

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‘No means no’: Shashi Tharoor introduces bill to criminalise marital rape, says India must move to ‘only yes means yes’ | India News – The Times of India

‘No means no’: Shashi Tharoor introduces bill to criminalise marital rape, says India must move to ‘only yes means yes’ | India News – The Times of India

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday introduced a private member’s bill in the Lok Sabha to criminalise marital rape, calling it an urgent need to uphold women’s rights, emphasising India’s constitutional values.Speaking during the introduction of the bill, the veteran Congress leader told the parliament that the…

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