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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
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Unhappy With Son's Marriage, Noida Woman Hires Men To Kill Daughter-In-Law
The Noida Police on Friday claimed to have arrested three people, including two contract killers, who barged into the home of a 27-year-old woman and shot her dead earlier this week. The police cracked the murder case in 72 hours.
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"Marriage In Hinduism Is 'Sanskar', Not Contract Or Enjoyment": RSS On Same-Sex Marriage
The RSS toed the line of the Centre stating that it considers marriage as 'Sanskar' in the Hindu life which is neither for enjoyment or contract but for social good.
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UP Woman Arrested For Faking Marriage Contract To Break Nephew's Wedding
A 60-year-old woman allegedly got a fake marriage contract made to break her nephew's wedding so as to marry him, police said on Tuesday.
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Jammu And Kashmir Cop Loses Promotion Over Second Marriage
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday imposed a penalty to withhold promotion for a period of two years of a deputy superintendent of police for contracting second marriage without first obtaining the permission of the government, officials
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Viral Video: Bride And Groom Sign Marriage Contract With 'Foodie' Conditions
An Assam-based couple added some foodie conditions to their wedding vows. Their video has gone viral and has already raked in over 38 million views.
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Pak Court Allows Minor Christian Girl Who Converted To Islam To Go With Parents
A Pakistani court on Wednesday allowed Arzoo, an underage Christian girl who allegedly converted to Islam and contracted a "free-will marriage", to go home with her parents after she spent a year in a shelter home for women.
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Saudi Women Use Wedding Contracts To Assert Right To Drive
Saudi salesman Majd had just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee sought to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law -- her right to drive.
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Government To Move Proposal To Annul All Child Marriages Across India
The Women and Child Development Ministry seeks to amend section 3 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, under which a child marriage is only voidable at the option of the contracting parties.
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Imran Khan Denies Third Marriage Reports, Says Only Proposed
According to news agency PTI, Imran Khan's spokesman in a statement said that he had proposed marriage to Bushra Maneka, who has "asked for time to make a final decision after consulting her family, including her children".
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World's Oldest Marriage Contract Mentions Infertility, Divorce
Scientists have found the world's oldest known marriage contract - a 4,000 year-old clay tablet that mentions infertility and divorce.
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Another 'Contract Marriage' Racket Busted In Hyderabad, 5 Arrested
Police have arrested five persons, including two Bahrain nationals, for their alleged involvement in international trafficking of girls for "marriage".
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Child Bride Seller Turns Police Informer, Reveals Shocking Details On Hyderabad’s ‘Contract Marriages’
Hyderabad: For years, Haji Khan – a lanky man in his thirties – moved inconspicuously in the bylanes of Hyderabad’s Old City, scouring the streets for child brides for older men visiting from Gulf states, pocketing about Rs 10,000 for each girl. Mr Khan struck two kinds of deals: ‘Pucca‘ meant long-term marriages where the girl would fly ...
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8 Sheikhs Arrested In Crackdown On Hyderabad's 'Bride Bazaar' Racket
Eight Arab sheikhs - five from Oman and three from Qatar - one of them as old as 80, have been arrested by the Hyderabad police in one of the biggest crackdowns on the city's underground network of supplying 'wives' to suitors who can pay. Three Qazis, including a chief Qazi from Mumbai, were also arrested who arranged fake documents to send even u...
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'Contract Marriage' Racket Busted In Hyderabad; 8 Sheikhs Among 20 Arrested
The police in Hyderabad have busted a racket of 'contract marriage' of local women and minor girls with men from the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
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Unhappy With Son's Marriage, Noida Woman Hires Men To Kill Daughter-In-Law
The Noida Police on Friday claimed to have arrested three people, including two contract killers, who barged into the home of a 27-year-old woman and shot her dead earlier this week. The police cracked the murder case in 72 hours.
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"Marriage In Hinduism Is 'Sanskar', Not Contract Or Enjoyment": RSS On Same-Sex Marriage
The RSS toed the line of the Centre stating that it considers marriage as 'Sanskar' in the Hindu life which is neither for enjoyment or contract but for social good.
-
UP Woman Arrested For Faking Marriage Contract To Break Nephew's Wedding
A 60-year-old woman allegedly got a fake marriage contract made to break her nephew's wedding so as to marry him, police said on Tuesday.
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Jammu And Kashmir Cop Loses Promotion Over Second Marriage
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday imposed a penalty to withhold promotion for a period of two years of a deputy superintendent of police for contracting second marriage without first obtaining the permission of the government, officials
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Viral Video: Bride And Groom Sign Marriage Contract With 'Foodie' Conditions
An Assam-based couple added some foodie conditions to their wedding vows. Their video has gone viral and has already raked in over 38 million views.
-
Pak Court Allows Minor Christian Girl Who Converted To Islam To Go With Parents
A Pakistani court on Wednesday allowed Arzoo, an underage Christian girl who allegedly converted to Islam and contracted a "free-will marriage", to go home with her parents after she spent a year in a shelter home for women.
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Saudi Women Use Wedding Contracts To Assert Right To Drive
Saudi salesman Majd had just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee sought to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law -- her right to drive.
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Government To Move Proposal To Annul All Child Marriages Across India
The Women and Child Development Ministry seeks to amend section 3 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, under which a child marriage is only voidable at the option of the contracting parties.
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Imran Khan Denies Third Marriage Reports, Says Only Proposed
According to news agency PTI, Imran Khan's spokesman in a statement said that he had proposed marriage to Bushra Maneka, who has "asked for time to make a final decision after consulting her family, including her children".
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World's Oldest Marriage Contract Mentions Infertility, Divorce
Scientists have found the world's oldest known marriage contract - a 4,000 year-old clay tablet that mentions infertility and divorce.
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Another 'Contract Marriage' Racket Busted In Hyderabad, 5 Arrested
Police have arrested five persons, including two Bahrain nationals, for their alleged involvement in international trafficking of girls for "marriage".
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Child Bride Seller Turns Police Informer, Reveals Shocking Details On Hyderabad’s ‘Contract Marriages’
Hyderabad: For years, Haji Khan – a lanky man in his thirties – moved inconspicuously in the bylanes of Hyderabad’s Old City, scouring the streets for child brides for older men visiting from Gulf states, pocketing about Rs 10,000 for each girl. Mr Khan struck two kinds of deals: ‘Pucca‘ meant long-term marriages where the girl would fly ...
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8 Sheikhs Arrested In Crackdown On Hyderabad's 'Bride Bazaar' Racket
Eight Arab sheikhs - five from Oman and three from Qatar - one of them as old as 80, have been arrested by the Hyderabad police in one of the biggest crackdowns on the city's underground network of supplying 'wives' to suitors who can pay. Three Qazis, including a chief Qazi from Mumbai, were also arrested who arranged fake documents to send even u...
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'Contract Marriage' Racket Busted In Hyderabad; 8 Sheikhs Among 20 Arrested
The police in Hyderabad have busted a racket of 'contract marriage' of local women and minor girls with men from the Middle East and Gulf countries.
