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On Same-Sex Marriage, Centre's Incest Query, Snub From Court
A green signal to same sex marriage in India may give people license challenge the bar on other socially unaccepted relationships including incest, the Centre argued today in the Supreme Court.
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"Marriage Not License To Unleash Brutal Beast": High Court On Marital Rape
Marriage is no license to "unleash a brutal beast", the Karnataka High Court said today, in an order on marital rape.
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Marriage Not License To Ignore Consent: Court Told Over Marital Rape
Marital rape will remain condoned until it becomes an explicit offence and such declaration would recognise that marriage is not a universal license to ignore consent, two NGOs argued before the Delhi High Court on Monday.
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UAE Issues First Civil Marriage License For Non-Muslim Couple: Report
The UAE issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported Monday, as the Gulf country seeks to keep its edge over regional competitors.
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License Of Delhi Lawyer Who Allegedly Performed 'Nikahs' In Chamber Suspended
The license of a lawyer who allegedly used his chamber for performing Muslim marriages (Nikah) and religious conversions has been suspended, the secretary of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) said Monday.
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"Not Just Pizza...": Arvind Kejriwal Launches Doorstep Delivery Service
Not just pizza, it's the government, home-delivered, Arvind Kejriwal said today as he launched the doorstep delivery of 40 services in Delhi, including marriage certificates, driving licenses and water connection documents. "We always heard of pizza being home-delivered, but now one can dial the government and the government will come home," tweete...
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Doorstep Delivery Of 40 Delhi Government Services To Start Today
People in Delhi will get doorstep delivery of 40 government services including obtaining a marriage certificate, driving license and new water connection from Monday, an official said.
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As 'A Matter Of Conscience,' A Kentucky Judge Refuses To Hear Adoption Cases Involving Gay Parents
Two years after a Kentucky county clerk stirred national attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a family court judge in the same state announced he will no longer hear adoption cases involving gay parents, calling his stance on the issue "a matter of conscience."
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Pope Francis's Meeting With Kentucky Clerk Divides Public After US Visit
A Kentucky county clerk who had been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples secretly met Pope Francis in a move that disappointed many liberal Catholics and encouraged officials who support her stance.
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Pope Francis Met Secretly in United States With Anti-Gay Marriage County Clerk: Report
Pope Francis met secretly while in the United States with a Kentucky county clerk who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing her lawyer.
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Kentucky Clerk in Gay Marriage Dispute Switches To Republican Party
A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.
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Kentucky Town's Brush With Gay Marriage Spotlight Stirs Tensions
The calm that returned to Morehead, Kentucky - home to the county clerk who had refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples - could be short-lived when Kim Davis returns to work on Monday, along with crowds of demonstrators and the media.
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Kesha Officiates at Wedding of Gay Friends
The singer, who obtained her license to perform marriages online, also presided over the wedding ceremony of her lesbian friends Monique Morrison and Gretchen Helt in Malibu, California in 2012, before same-sex unions were legalized across the US earlier this year
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US Clerk Jailed for Blocking Gay Marriage to Be Released
The US clerk who was sent to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was ordered released Tuesday, with a judge saying her county in Kentucky is now complying with the law.
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Kentucky Clerk Who Refused Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Starts New Appeal
The lawyer for a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses said his team filed on Sunday a notice of appeal over a contempt ruling that landed her in jail.
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On Same-Sex Marriage, Centre's Incest Query, Snub From Court
A green signal to same sex marriage in India may give people license challenge the bar on other socially unaccepted relationships including incest, the Centre argued today in the Supreme Court.
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"Marriage Not License To Unleash Brutal Beast": High Court On Marital Rape
Marriage is no license to "unleash a brutal beast", the Karnataka High Court said today, in an order on marital rape.
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Marriage Not License To Ignore Consent: Court Told Over Marital Rape
Marital rape will remain condoned until it becomes an explicit offence and such declaration would recognise that marriage is not a universal license to ignore consent, two NGOs argued before the Delhi High Court on Monday.
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UAE Issues First Civil Marriage License For Non-Muslim Couple: Report
The UAE issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported Monday, as the Gulf country seeks to keep its edge over regional competitors.
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License Of Delhi Lawyer Who Allegedly Performed 'Nikahs' In Chamber Suspended
The license of a lawyer who allegedly used his chamber for performing Muslim marriages (Nikah) and religious conversions has been suspended, the secretary of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) said Monday.
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"Not Just Pizza...": Arvind Kejriwal Launches Doorstep Delivery Service
Not just pizza, it's the government, home-delivered, Arvind Kejriwal said today as he launched the doorstep delivery of 40 services in Delhi, including marriage certificates, driving licenses and water connection documents. "We always heard of pizza being home-delivered, but now one can dial the government and the government will come home," tweete...
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Doorstep Delivery Of 40 Delhi Government Services To Start Today
People in Delhi will get doorstep delivery of 40 government services including obtaining a marriage certificate, driving license and new water connection from Monday, an official said.
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As 'A Matter Of Conscience,' A Kentucky Judge Refuses To Hear Adoption Cases Involving Gay Parents
Two years after a Kentucky county clerk stirred national attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a family court judge in the same state announced he will no longer hear adoption cases involving gay parents, calling his stance on the issue "a matter of conscience."
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Pope Francis's Meeting With Kentucky Clerk Divides Public After US Visit
A Kentucky county clerk who had been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples secretly met Pope Francis in a move that disappointed many liberal Catholics and encouraged officials who support her stance.
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Pope Francis Met Secretly in United States With Anti-Gay Marriage County Clerk: Report
Pope Francis met secretly while in the United States with a Kentucky county clerk who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing her lawyer.
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Kentucky Clerk in Gay Marriage Dispute Switches To Republican Party
A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.
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Kentucky Town's Brush With Gay Marriage Spotlight Stirs Tensions
The calm that returned to Morehead, Kentucky - home to the county clerk who had refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples - could be short-lived when Kim Davis returns to work on Monday, along with crowds of demonstrators and the media.
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Kesha Officiates at Wedding of Gay Friends
The singer, who obtained her license to perform marriages online, also presided over the wedding ceremony of her lesbian friends Monique Morrison and Gretchen Helt in Malibu, California in 2012, before same-sex unions were legalized across the US earlier this year
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US Clerk Jailed for Blocking Gay Marriage to Be Released
The US clerk who was sent to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was ordered released Tuesday, with a judge saying her county in Kentucky is now complying with the law.
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Kentucky Clerk Who Refused Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Starts New Appeal
The lawyer for a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses said his team filed on Sunday a notice of appeal over a contempt ruling that landed her in jail.
