India Divorce

India Allows Shiite Divorce By 'Agent'

OnIslam.net | Posted 07.09.2011

CAIRO -- An Indian court has ruled that a divorce given by a Shiite Muslim who had appointed an agent to pronounce the divorce word in Arabic on his b...

India's Divorce Rate Rising As Splits Become Less Taboo

AP | By MUNEEZA NAQVI | Posted 06.12.2011

NEW DELHI -- In a crowded courtroom on the city's outskirts, the once unthinkable is reality: dozens of couples – rich and poor, educated and ba...

Woman Awarded Alimony 28 Years After Her Divorce

ndtv.com | Posted 05.30.2011

New Delhi: Nearly three decades after her divorce, a Delhi woman has been able to secure maintenance for herself and her son from her former husband ...

India's Divorce Rate DOUBLES

BBC News | Mark Dummett | Posted 05.25.2011

It is wedding season in India, the time of year when astrologers say the omens are best for a long and successful marriage. Traditionally these were ...

India: Divorces Become More Common As Romance Gains Importance

GlobalPost | Jason Overdorf | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW DELHI -- In India, love is in the air. Unfortunately, so is the raucous noise of lover's quarrels and the soporific drone of the court judge. T...