Till cruelty do us part
Cruelty, physical and mental, is now ground enough for a Christian woman to obtain a divorce. Last fortnight, the Bombay High Court (BHC) recognised cruelty and desertion as independent grounds for the dissolution of a Christian marriage.
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Sovereign doesn't, but the President of India has begun to `act'
Silently, but effectively, President S D Sharma has acquired the political power to select Prime Ministers by hobnobbing with whatever politicians he chooses to listen to. In the context of a hung Lok Sabha, he has acquired the further power to continue a defeated conglomerate of parties by choosing a new Prime Minister.
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