In India, property inheritance without a will follows intestate succession laws based on religion: the Hindu Succession Act, Muslim Personal Law, and Indian Succession Act for Christians and Parsis. These laws define heir hierarchies and share distribution.
India's Supreme Court ruled that prolonged separation without genuine reconciliation efforts constitutes mental cruelty and is a valid ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court dissolved a marriage of over 15 years of separation.
In India, a wife's remarriage generally ends her right to maintenance from her former husband. This principle applies across various laws, including the secular Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and personal laws like the Hindu Marriage Act. However, the husband must obtain a court order to cancel maintenance; it does not stop automatically. Child maintenance obligations remain unaffected by the wife's remarriage.
Hindutva is a right-wing nationalist ideology defining Indian identity through Hindu values. Emerging in the early 20th century, it gained political traction with the BJP, influencing laws and social debates, leading to controversies like the Citizenship Amendment Act and sectarian violence.
India's PM urges citizens to consume less fuel, fertiliser, gold, and curb travel due to surging global energy prices and war in Iran, signaling a shift from neoliberal globalization towards strategic economic management.
MP High Court declared Bhojshala complex a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Vagdevi/Saraswati. Devotees offered prayers after the ruling, which drew parallels to the Ayodhya case and directed ASI to manage the site as a temple.
The dispute arose from matrimonial proceedings between two highly qualified medical professionals. The wife, a practicing gynaecologist with an M.D. degree, challenged a trial court order which had partly rejected her application for maintenance under Sections 24 and 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
