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Inter-caste couple in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi murdered in suspected honour-killing case, father of woman arrested
Fp Staff •A woman and her husband were murdered by a group of people in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi on Wednesday allegedly due to the fact that theirs was an inter-caste marriage.
Pariyerum Perumal: Examining the anti-caste perspective of Mari Selvaraj's critically acclaimed film
Dr Ravichandran Bathran •The movie Pariyerum Perumal, directed by Mari Selvaraj, has been widely debated for its explicit discussions on caste. But is it really anti-caste?
Newlywed inter-caste couple in Hyderabad attacked by wife's father; accused arrested; woman's condition critical
Fp Staff •The Hyderabad Police has arrested the father who brutally attacked his daughter and her lower caste husband, days after their marriage. The woman whose right hand was almost hacked off is in critical condition while the husband is out of danger
Shutdown in Telangana's Miryalguda over 'honour' killing of man from SC community, organisations hold rallies seeking justice
Ians •A shutdown was imposed in Telangana's Miryalguda town on Saturday over the murder of a man from a Scheduled Caste community.
Khap panchayats' threat not to have girl children is laughable, SC should have them arrested for contempt
Bikram Vohra •A day after the Supreme Court called for protection of inter-caste and interfaith couples, Naresh Tikait, the head of the Balyan Khap, told the apex court that they would "not give birth to girls at all". Tikait's remarks — which naturally ticked off the court — will inspire only those who believe that women are inferior. But for everyone else, this is a medieval mindset which pours liquid agony on good people and needs to be ended.
Supreme Court takes tough stance on khap panchayats, asks Centre to come up with suggestions to protect couples
Fp Staff •SC continued its tough stance against khap panchayats as it asked the Centre and the petitioners to come up with effective suggestions to protect couples.
Attacks by khap panchayats on couples opting for inter-caste marriage are absolutely illegal: Supreme Court
•The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as "absolutely illegal" any attack by khap panchayats or associations against an adult man and woman.
SC asks Parsi community to relook laws ostracising women who marry outside their faith
•The Supreme Court said the law does not sanction the concept of a woman's religion getting merged with her husband's faith after an inter-religion marriage, while dealing a legal question whether a Parsi woman loses her religious identity if she marries a man from a different religion
Centre offers Rs 2.5 lakh to every inter-caste marriage involving Dalit partner; removes income ceiling from 2013 law
Fp Staff •The Centre, in a bid to promote inter-caste marriage and the social upliftment of Dalits, has ruled that all inter-caste couples where one partner is a Dalit will stand to earn Rs 2.5 lakh upon getting married
Brinda Karat attacks NIA probe into Hadiya case, says agency out on 'fishing expedition' in Kerala
•CPM leader Brinda Karat has accused NIA of being out on a "fishing expedition" in Kerala and interrogating couples in inter-caste or inter-community marriages