Pre-marital Sex

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  Indonesia Bans Sex Outside Marriage, Live-Ins By Unmarried Couples

  Indonesia's parliament approved Tuesday legislation that would outlaw pre-marital sex while making other sweeping changes to the criminal code -- a move critics deemed as a setback to the country's freedoms.

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  Book Excerpt: Indian Teen Girls And Pre-Marital Sex

  Exclusive excerpt from 'Stoned, Shamed, Depressed: An Explosive Account of the Secret Lives of India's Teens' by Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava

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  Man Flogged For Pre-Marital Sex, Faints, Revived To Finish Punishment

  An Indonesian man who fainted as he was being whipped for pre-marital sex Thursday was revived to receive the rest of his punishment before being rushed to hospital.

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  Veere Di Wedding: New Bollywood On Arranged Marriage, Pre-Marital Sex And Saas-Bahu

  Whatever might be the storyline, there are a few things we are sure that the movie will address. Here is a sneak peek of the sneak peeks

• Pre-marital sex 'immoral', not always rape, says judge

  Pre-marital sex is "immoral" and against the "tenets of every religion", a Delhi court has said while holding that every act of sexual intercourse between two adults on the promise of marriage does not become rape.

• Would you insist on marrying a virgin?

  Is pre-marital sex still taboo? Participate in our poll and share your views with us.

• Tamil Nadu: Bail for magistrate arrested on rape charges

  A court in Tamil Nadu has granted bail to the magistrate arrested on charges of rape a few days ago. The judicial officer is based at a court in Coonor in the Nilgiris district.

• Magistrate in Tamil Nadu arrested on rape charges

  A magistrate in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu has been arrested on charges of rape after a complaint by a woman police officer. The woman, a sub-inspector in Coimbatore, has alleged that she was in a live-in relationship with the magistrate following his promise to marry her.

• Pre-marital sex is equal to marriage, rules court

  The Madras High Court on Tuesday said a couple in a consensual sexual relationship will be considered 'married'. The judgement came during an alimony hearing. The mother of two from Coimbatore was left by the man, who fathered her children. A court in Chennai had directed the man to pay maintenance for the children. However, the woman was denied al...

• Who is Khushboo?

  Till her views on pre-marital sex became controversial and effigies were burnt, Khushboo had been best known for, well, being wildly popular. Fans built a temple for her in Tiruchirapalli. There was a Khushboo Idli and the Khushboo Saree.

• Khushboo pre-marital sex comments: All cases dismissed

  Actor Khushboo has won major relief in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has dismissed 22 cases filed against her in various parts of Tamil Nadu for remarks that she made about pre-marital sex in 2005.

• Mandatory HIV test: Debate rages on

  Women shunned after contracting the dreaded HIV virus, a disease passed on from their spouses' unsafe sex practices, are victims twice over. Now a controversial solution has been proposed by the Maharashtra government. This includes compulsory pre-marital HIV testing, a solution suggested by a state-appointed committee set up late last year.