A marriage may break down for a million reasons. The Gauhati High Court granted divorce to a man and woman with a history of disagreements, although a family court had earlier dismissed the husband&rs...

Sir — It is difficult to keep one’s cool when people, including world leaders, downplay the urgency of preventing global warming. But a recent study indicates that they might have to take the heat...

The Delhi Commission for Women has sent a notice to police to file cases over the “vilification campaign” against a pregnant Jamia Millia Islamia student, arrested for alleged involvement in prote...

Many citizens of New India are particularly fond of talking about the glories of Indian civilization. And yet, the hallmark of a civilized society is its freedom from superstition and regressive pract...

Sir — Technological advancement, one had hoped, would do away with superstition and other unscientific practices. Instead, technology seems to have become the means of propagating age-old prejudices...

What’s in a synonym? She who is called a woman would still be subjected to everyday forms of sexism if she were called ‘baggage’, ‘filly’ or ‘petticoat’. Perhaps that is why these terms ...

The integrity of the gentleman’s game has been, on occasion, brought to disrepute by the gentlemen themselves. For instance, cricketers have been fined — even banished — for bringing the game to...

Sometimes it’s worth stepping back to look at the full picture.President Donald Trump has pressured a foreign leader to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.He urged a foreign country to...

Hell hath no fury like a man chastised. In July, a 22-year-old woman had alleged that the president of the owners’ association of her housing complex refused to entertain her request to allow a work...

A 22-year-old woman who had accused the president of her housing society of refusing to listen to her complaint about a leaking tap because she was in shorts and a top alleged on Friday that she had b...