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The apps are only an advisory platform to understand one’s legal rights and would not recommend or advise any person to end a marriage or continue with it. (Photo: Pixabay)

How technology is helping people get a seamless divorce

Technology plays a pivotal role in divorce and its’ influence is actually being felt more and more all the time.

30 Apr 2019 5:26 PM

The split throws into question how the couple will split their fortune, which includes an approximately 16 percent ownership stake in Amazon.

Investors ask how the Bezos divorce will affect Amazon

Bezos said via Twitter on Wednesday that he and his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie, will divorce.

11 Jan 2019 11:20 AM

Tej Pratap Yadav married Rai at a magnificent wedding ceremony in the Bihar capital in May last year. (Photo: File | PTI)

Judge's transfer delays Tej Pratap Yadav divorce plea hearing: report

'Judge Uma Shankar Dwivedi, who was hearing the case, was recently transferred and his reliever is yet to take charge,' sources said.

08 Jan 2019 7:51 PM

Tej Pratap Yadav said he has not been on talking terms with his wife, Aishwarya Rai, for the past couple of months. (Photo: File | PTI)

‘Ours was a mismatch’: Tej Pratap Yadav on divorce within 6 months of marriage

'I am a simple man with simple habits while she is a modern woman, educated in Delhi and used to life in a metropolis,' Tej Pratap said.

03 Nov 2018 4:57 PM

Tej Pratap Yadav got married to Aishwarya Rai on May 12 this year. (Photo: File | PTI)

No point continuing: 'Stressed' Tej Pratap on divorce within 6 months of marriage

'I'm North Pole and she's South Pole,' Tej Pratap Yadav told about Aishwarya Rai whom he married on May 12 this year.

03 Nov 2018 3:30 PM

In maintaining that old system, the premise that marriage is a means for the groom to acquire social and material capital is also maintained. (Representational Images)

Halt arranged marriages, people will be much happier

It is no surprise that divorce has become far more prevalent, though not less stigmatised, than it used to be.

12 Oct 2018 2:01 AM

As a result, there is lack if uniformity in women-friendly provisions in marriage laws across the country. (Representational image)

On divorce, give women equal share in property: Law panel

The panel, on the last day of its term, suggested the measure as a step towards removal of discrimination against women across the country.

01 Sep 2018 3:01 AM

The Supreme Court's verdict came as it set aside Delhi High Court's August 2016 judgement which had declared as null and void the second marriage of a man during pendency of his appeal against divorce. (Photo: File)

Second marriage not void during pendency of divorce appeal: Supreme Court

The restriction placed on second marriage till dismissal of an appeal would not apply in cases were the parties have arrived at settlement.

28 Aug 2018 9:20 AM

A fight nearly broke out between the man and his ex-wife's lawyer, who refused to count the money transported in a wheelbarrow pushed by the 54-year-old and two friends.

Indonesian man pays $10,000 to ex-wife... in coins

An Indonesian civil servant who owed his ex-wife a large alimony has paid back some $10,000 worth of missed payments, in coins.

24 Aug 2018 1:02 PM

The plea said the woman was wearing a veil when they met before marriage. Representational Image (Photo

Wife has beard, masculine voice: Ahmedabad man's divorce plea rejected by court

The wife, in her reply to the plea, said she had some facial hair due to hormonal reasons, and they could be removed through treatment.

19 Jun 2018 11:47 AM

Smoking, lack of exercise may lead to early death after divorce: Study

Lower life satisfaction, in turn, predicted lower levels of physical activity, which is linked to greater risk for early death.

31 May 2018 3:53 PM

The study pointed to two possible culprits: a greater likelihood of smoking after divorce and lower levels of physical activity. (Photo: Pexels)

Smoking, lack of exercise may lead to early death after divorce

The study appears in the journal Annals of Behavioural Medicine.

30 May 2018 3:01 PM

The father demanded the cash as soon as the signing was over, even though the groom didn't have it on him.

Emirates man divorces newly wedded bride in 15 minutes for being ‘insulted’

Man had agreed to pay his new father-in-law £20,000 for their wedding in Dubai but the older man became impatient to get the cash.

24 May 2018 2:36 PM

The top court refused to interfere with the order of the Rajasthan High Court which held that the absence of subsisting domestic relationship in no manner prevents a court from granting relief to the aggrieved woman. (Photo: Asian Age)

Woman can file complaint against ex-husband for cruelty even after divorce: SC

Judges dismissed the appeal against the high court verdict, saying it was not inclined to interfere with the order in the facts of the case.

12 May 2018 5:40 PM

Those who were able to move past this stage developed a durability where they could move use their positive traits to settle arguments. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out the secret behind happy marriages

The new research dispels myths that couples slide into a downward spiral after the initial honeymoon period of their relationship.

23 Apr 2018 1:13 PM

It also relied on another HC decision which permitted marriage counselling with the help of webcam. (Photo: File)

Bombay HC allows NRI woman to record consent for divorce via Skype

'Due to globalisation and since educated young persons are crossing the borders of India, it is not possible to remain present,' HC said.

17 Apr 2018 1:55 PM

QUIT pro Quo at any cost!

They got married with great fanfare and their divorces cost a pretty penny too!

15 Apr 2018 6:33 AM

'She is not a chattel. You (man) cannot force her. She does not want to live with you. How can you say that you will live with her,' the apex court remarked. (Photo: File)

Wife not an object, can't be forced to stay with husband: Supreme Court

The apex court observed this while hearing a matter in which a woman lodged a criminal case against her husband alleging cruelty.

08 Apr 2018 12:45 PM

Study found changes in relationship status were more common in those with larger weight loss. (Photo: Pixabay)

Weight-loss surgery leads to more divorces, marriages

Study shows people who had bariatric surgery were more likely to get divorced, if married, or get into new relationship, if single.

04 Apr 2018 9:36 AM

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can include witnessing parents fight or suffering from sexual, physical, mental abuse. (Photo: Pixabay)

Childhood `toxic stress’ leads to parenting challenges later on

One reason may be that mothers who experience more adversity in childhood have more health risks during pregnancy.

22 Mar 2018 3:04 PM

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