A WhatsApp message appeared on a group last week from an indignant friend. It carried images of the recent 10th Standard Board exam that had carried an English comprehension passage which subscribed to the view that the man must be the head of the household—the lord and master—and the wife should be subservient, and she in turn could supervise the children and servants basking in his glory and frequently invoking fear of him.
New Delhi (ILNS): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of all pending petitions before different high courts seeking uniform minimum age of marriage for men and women.