SC refuses to permit euthanasia for aged couple’s comatose son

SC refuses to permit euthanasia for aged couple’s comatose son

SC says this is not a case of passive euthanasia, as the patient, comatose after a multi-storey fall, is not dependent on any external device for life support. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant an aged couple’s plea to allow “passive euthanasia” for their 30-year-old son, who … Read more

Chhattisgarh: Naxalite couple’s daughter clears Class 10 board exam, aspires to become doctor

Chhattisgarh: Naxalite couple’s daughter clears Class 10 board exam, aspires to become doctor

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: ANI When an 18-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh cleared her class 10 state board examination, it was an extraordinary feat given her family background. Her parents are active Naxalites, living their lives under the shadow of guns, but that did not deter the teenager from single-mindedly pursuing … Read more

Inter-faith couples face harassment, threats and violence: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Inter-faith couples face harassment, threats and violence: Madhya Pradesh High Court

A view of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. File photo Holding that “the societal opposition to interreligion marriage often makes it difficult for couples to exercise their legal rights”, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 18 quashed a three-year-old case of cheating against a married couple from Ujjain and the … Read more

Maharashtra forms panel to monitor interfaith, inter-caste couples

Maharashtra forms panel to monitor interfaith, inter-caste couples

Maharashtra Minister for Women and Child Development Mangal Prabhat Lodha speaks to the media in Mumbai on December 14, 2022 on the State’s move to monitor interfaith and inter-caste couples. The Maharashtra Government has constituted a 13-member committee to collect details of couples in interfaith and inter-caste marriages, and the maternal families of the women … Read more

Body parts of victims exhumed from premises of accused couple’s house

Body parts of victims exhumed from premises of accused couple’s house

The dead bodies were cut into pieces and buried in different pits in the same property after sprinkling salt The dead bodies were cut into pieces and buried in different pits in the same property after sprinkling salt The police team investigating the murder of two women as “human sacrifices” here on Tuesday recovered the … Read more

For inter-caste, inter-faith couples, a harrowing search for safe houses

For inter-caste, inter-faith couples, a harrowing search for safe houses

Despite a Supreme Court directive, only Delhi, Haryana and Punjab have proper shelters for such couples facing opposition from families and community Despite a Supreme Court directive, only Delhi, Haryana and Punjab have proper shelters for such couples facing opposition from families and community Amit Kumar had everything going for him. After graduating in engineering … Read more

What ‘The Bachelor’ May Tell Us About Our Own Relationships

What ‘The Bachelor’ May Tell Us About Our Own Relationships

Sept. 20, 2022 – On Monday nights, while millions of viewers are marveling at the whirlwind romance of “Bachelor” couples and their extravagant dates, glamorous dresses, and fitted suits, one mental health expert will beking notes on the relationship behavior the contestants . Diane Strachowski, EdD, a licensed cognitive behavioral psychologist and couples therapist, uses … Read more