A study by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) reveals that 85% of Muslim women surveyed want polygamy abolished, with ...

A British couple’s Mallorca wedding ended in court after they demanded a full refund for “emotional distress” when their DJ ...

As more Muslim women approach courts, the judiciary is expanding their rights. Contentious issues such as talaq-e-hasan, ...

It is firstly essential to object to the use of the term “spinsterhood,” for its socially harmful judgments and belittlement of both women and men, as the term is a diminishing traditional one that ...

Assam's government has proposed a bill to prohibit polygamous marriages, introducing penalties of up to seven years imprisonment for offenders. The legislation also bars convicted individuals from ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday tabled a bill in the Assembly to ban polygamy, making it an offence with up to seven years of imprisonment for first offence. With permission from ...

An anti-polygamy Bill tabled by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the Assam Assembly on Tuesday prescribes imprisonment and heavy fines for people entering into, or hiding, a second marriage while ...

A man with his wife and two of his brides walk, during mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous, at the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Heidelberg, east of Johannesburg, South ...

The Catholic Church is on the brink of historical changes as it begins to implement a 42-page ‘synthesis report’ aimed at incorporating diverse global perspectives that will influence its future. The ...

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez delivers his speech during a mass on the sixth of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, May 1, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio ...

Sarma said the proposed law will make polygamy a punishable offence. Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly and top Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Monday criticised the BJP-led state ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (November 9, 2025) said that the State Cabinet has approved a Bill to ban polygamy, for which convicts may face up to seven years of rigorous ...