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Hardeep Singh Nijjar 'faked' a marriage in 1997 to obtain Canadian citizenship.
During the India-Canada diplomatic crisis over the assassination of separatist leader Hardeep Sing Nijjar, reports indicated that Indian agencies informed the Canadian government about his terrorist activities and his 1997 flight to Canada, but Canada did not take action. According to sources cit...
The Senate has passed legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage.
The plan would establish government protections for same-sex weddings while repealing the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
On Tuesday, the Senate capped a controversial and dizzying lame-duck session by passing a bipartisan bill to co...
Pat Cummins Weds Becky Boston
Pat Cummins, who is the current captain of the Australia Test squad, and Becky Boston, his girlfriend, have recently signed the legal documents to marry one other. Cummins indicated that he had just tied the knot by posting a photo on Instagram with the caption "Just Married," hinting t...
Princess Mako of Japan gets married to Kei Komuro
Japan's Princess Mako gets married to her university sweetheart Kei Komuro on Tuesday on October 26. The Imperial Household Agency reported about this, but the proceedings of the weeding are kept quite low-key due to years of controversy following this engagement.
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FORMER LDP LAWMAKER QUESTIONS GOVT. ON USE OF MAIDEN NAME AS ALIAS
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- Former LDP lawmaker questions govt. on use of maiden name as alias.
- Ex policy chief Tomomi Inada have doubts on granting permission for the use of aliases.
- Inada has also raised an issue with Japan's current system fo...
NUMBER OF S. KOREAN’S GETTING MARRIED FELL TO AN ALL-TIME LOW IN 2020
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- Number of S. Korean’s getting married fell to an all-time low in 2020.
- The number of couples getting married fell by 10.7 percent in 2020.
- Due to difficulties in finding jobs or buying homes many are refraining from...
MALAYSIAN MAN WON LEGAL BATTLE FOR SAME-SEX CHARGES BY ISLAMIC GROUPS
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- A Malaysian man has won a milestone judgment against an Islamic prohibition on sex against nature, raising expectations for more acknowledgment of gay rights for the most Muslim country
Malaysia's top court decided on Thursday th...
A S. KOREAN GAY COUPLE SUED NHIS FOR CANCELING HEALTH COVERAGE
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- A S. Korean gay couple sued NHIS for cancelling health coverage.
- The state health insurer cancelled coverage of one of the partners as a dependent.
- The Korean Network for Partnership and Marriage Rights of LGBT repor...
U.S. SUPREME COURT TURNS DOWN AN APPEAL BY OFFICIAL WHO HELD BACK GAY-MARRIAGE LICENSES
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• Two Supreme Court judges have rebuffed an appeal from Kim Davis, who had garnered national attention by holding back all marriage licenses in Rowan County post the Supreme Court's iconic Obergefell vs. Hodges decision
• The reason cited by Kim Davis ...
ELIGIBILITY FOR FERTILITY TREATMENT SUBSIDIES IN COMMON-LAW MARRIAGES TO BE DELIBERATED IN JAPAN
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- Eligibility for fertility treatment subsidies in common-law marriages to be deliberated in Japan.
- The current law of Japan allows only legally married couples for the subsidies.
- Policy Research Council chairman, Noritoshi...
WEDDING CELEBRATIONS GONE AWRY AMIDST STRICT HEALTH ENFORCEMENTS
- Without inkling to the proceedings, one can say that 2020 has not been an enthusiastic year to hold events.
- However, some events that one is committed to undertake cannot easily be canceled or postponed.
As with most other countries, weddings are a lav...
NEW YORK: MARRIAGES OVER ZOOM CALLS ARE NOW COMPLETELY LEGAL
As per order signed by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, from now onwards any online marriage will be held legal. This decision was taken after numerous marriages got cancelled due to lockdown restrictions imposed due to coronavirus and now the lockdown has been extended till May 15. ...
Catholic Church recommends that marriage partners require three years' marital preparation on topics such as sexual attractiveness before tying the knot to cut the divorce rate
Three years of marriage preparation in topics such as "the value of fertility" have been provided by the Catholic Church, in Spain, to reduce the high divorce rate in the country.
The Spanish Episcopal Conference has now launched a free course running from two to three years. ...
Manish Pandey to tie the knot with actress Ashrita Shetty
On Sunday, the Indian cricketer Manish Pandey made a great 60 innings that did not help his workforce to defeat Tamil Nadu, Karnataka. The final thriller was the one that ended in a solidarity sequence, just like the last of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in earlier 12 months.
But the ...