Hadiya

Mangaluru Police rescue woman kept captive by family for relationship with Muslim; couple say they 'don't want repeat of Hadiya case'

After Mangaluru police rescued a Hindu woman allegedly confined by her mother for falling in love with a Muslim man, her lover said he has lost all hope.

Supreme Court says adult couples can live together without marriage, live-in relations recognised by legislature

An adult couple has a right to live together without marriage, the Supreme Court said, while asserting that a 20-year-old woman could choose whom she wanted to live with.

'Legalise child marriages': BJP MLA Gopal Parmar's solution to end 'love jihad' harks back to 19th Century

Incidents like 'love jihad' occur because people wander when they aren't hitched "on time", BJP MLA Gopal Parmar from Madhya Pradesh has said.

Kerala love jihad: SC sets aside Kerala High Court verdict, says Hadiya has 'absolute autonomy over her person'

The Supreme Court has set aside the Kerala High Court verdict and restored the inter-faith marriage of Hadiya and Shafin Jahan, saying the former had "absolute autonomy over her person."

Kerala 'love jihad' case: Hadiya's 'victory' no cause for celebration, it sets terrible precedents for women's rights adjudication

Hadiya's 'hard-won victory' should not call for celebration as it is not something that the Judiciary aspires to do – the bare minimum for women's rights.

Kerala 'love jihad' case: Didn't change religion to marry Shafin, I believe in Islam, says Hadiya days after SC ruling

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the May 2017 Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya and Shafin Jahan.

Days after Supreme Court order, Hadiya says 'all this happened because I embraced Islam'

On her first visit to her home state Kerala after the Supreme Court upheld her marriage with Shafin Jahan, Hadiya on Saturday said "all this happened as I embraced Islam"

Hadiya 'love jihad' row in Kerala far from over as Supreme Court allows NIA to probe Shafin Jehan

The agency suspected external forces behind Hadiya’s conversion into Islam since her mentor was found involved in other 'love jihad' cases being investigated by it.

Absolute liberty for Hadiya: Family, as an idea, must die as carrier of casteism, communalism, patriarchy

Similar cases are regularly reported from across India where youths are killed by family members for marrying outside religion and caste.

Hadiya is absolutely free to marry whoever she wants, rules Supreme Court: SC allows ongoing NIA probe into 'love jihad' case

The Supreme Court has restored the marriage of Hadiya (earlier known as Akhila) and Shafin Jahan and set aside the Kerala High Court order, which had annulled the validity of their marriage.