The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as “absolutely illegal” any attack by khap panchayats or associations against an adult man and woman opting for inter-caste marriage. The......
Backing the Khap panchayats' demand for a ban on marriages in same sub-caste, yoga guru Ramdev on Monday asked the caste councils, who are seeking amendments to the Hindu Marriage Act, to take up......
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is a self-proclaimed advocate of progressive social politics, has now sparked a controversy by stating that he does not see the need for banning khap......
Strongly defending Khap Panchayats (caste councils), Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday said they don't order "honour killings" and most such cases involve relatives of boys......
Notorious for their diktats prohibiting same 'gotra' marriages, the Khap panchayats or caste councils of Haryana have got support from Congress Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra, Navin Jindal,......
Courting arrest and disrupting normal life may have been an election-winning strategy decades ago, but today it smacks of a khap panchayat's approach, says K Subrahmanyam. Media reports suggest......
Suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday hit back at the BCCI, questioning the legality of its July 3 Special General Meeting convened to determine his fate and called it a "khap......
Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia said the marches to create awareness about their plight would continue with a candle-light march planned at the India Gate on May 23. 'Be it mosque, temple,......
IMAGE: Ahead of the Asian Games, Bajrang Punia said he would honour the decision taken by the panchayats. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia on Thursday......
IMAGE: Bajrang Punia was named in India’s contingent for the Asian Games. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters A record number of 634 sportspersons were on Friday cleared by the Sports Ministry......
Suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi's lawyer Mehmood Abdi on Thursday backtracked on his "khap panchayat" comment against the BCCI's Special General Meeting, saying his statement was misconstrued......