Personal laws

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06-09-201350 STORIES

Why did Bezos do it?

Wresting rights

Can the rights of an individual be curtailed by a minority institution for the purpose of maintaining arcane, regressive religious practices? The Supr

Snake man

A well-known and flamboyant personality of Mysore, “Snake” Shyam has made it his mission in life to rescue snakes that have entered homes or factories

‘The panchayat is inconsistent’

Interview with Goolrukh Gupta, the Parsi woman who petitioned the court seeking freedom to enter Parsi religious places.

A pause in ties

U.S.-Russia relations are put in “cold storage” after Barack Obama cancels his summit with Vladimir Putin over the granting of asylum to whistle-blowe

Ends vs means

A recent judicial conclusion setting live-in relationships on a par with marriage stirs up a controversy.

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