Matrimony

Lunch with BS: Janakiraman, who is in the business of helping people find their other half, tells Shine Jacob how his venture has been a deeply personal journey

The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 848, surged 14% on the BSE in Tuesday's intra-day trade and has rallied 40% in three weeks.

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday said that Muslims cannot claim rights in a live-in relationship when they have a living spouse, as such a relationship is not permitted under the tenets of Islam. A bench of justices AR Masoodi and AK Srivastava-I made the observations while hearing a writ petition by Sneha Devi and Mohd Shadab Khan, who were seeking protection from police action after the woman's parents filed a kidnapping case against Khan, and directed that Sneha Devi be sent to her parents under security. The petitioners claimed that they were in a live-in relationship but the woman's parents lodged a police complaint accusing Khan of kidnapping and inducing her to marry him. They also sought protection of their lives and liberty, saying they were adults and as per the apex court, they were free to reside together in a live-in relationship. "Islamic tenets do not permit live-in relationships during the subsisting marriage. The position may be different

The HC noted that in some cases, the husband handles the financial obligations and the wife accepts household responsibility. Thus, expecting the wife to do household chores can't be termed as cruelty

8 of 10 delisted apps back on Play Store

Indian startups have for years been protesting against many of the US giant's practices, including its in-app fee charges

In a Q&A, Murugavel Janakiraman, talks about the Google battle, evolution of the Indian marriage market after Covid, and his company's roadmap for the future

If my children have doubts about matrimony, the reason might well lie in the family

On day one, the programme has collected profiles of 11 men and 10 women