Chandni was 17 when she married Salman. Unhappy with their love-marriage, Salman’s parents allegedly connived with the local maulvi and tricked her into performing nikah halala. She was waiting for the Supreme Court's judgment on Triple Talaq. Listen to her audio to find out what she has to say.

Risha's husband got angry and gave her triple talaq. He drove her and their son out of home. She was waiting for the Supreme Court's judgement on the issue hoping for some respite.

On what basis did a court decide that a marriage between two consenting adults should be annulled because of allegations by a third party?

This is the question that Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and Justice Chandrachud should have been asking on Wednesday. They were hearing an appeal against a judgement of the Kerala High Court, which had annulled the marriage between 24-year-old Hadiya (formerly known as Akhila Ashokan) and 27-year-old Shafin Jahan, on the basis of a petition filed by Hadiya’s father.

Instead, the two judges of the Supreme Court decided to ask the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate the case, with a view to determine whether Hadiya was influenced as part of a broader programme that converts women to Islam so that they can marry Muslim men – what the RSS and BJP call “love jihad”.

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In his tenure so far, Justice Misra has been on benches that have decided a whole range of important issues, leaving us enough clues for what to expect during his term as CJI.

Leaving aside the prosaic texts of most of his judgments because of his bombastic and often hilariously incorrect use of the English language, the substance of these judicial pronouncements do not portend much good for Indian citizens.

Here’s why.

Congress should learn some lessons from Ahmed Patel’s close shave in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election.

It is risky to see political developments in black and white, ignoring the greys. What is being overlooked in the euphoria – or call it a sense of relief – at the merger of the two factions of the AIADMK is the extreme unease among many party old-timers. They are dismayed at the manner in which the running of the AIADMK has almost been outsourced to the BJP. Some others put it more harshly, terming it a hostile takeover.

“Delhi wants the body of the AIADMK without its head,'' is how an AIADMK MP who belongs to the Edappadi Palaniswami camp described the situation in the party to a fellow journalist in Delhi.

Leaders in Chennai point out how the Modi-fication of the AIADMK helps only the BJP and the rump group led by O Panneerselvam.

The Maharashtra Education Board cuts down chapters on Mughal history to just a few paragraphs in the new history textbooks for Class VII students. Choosing instead to make Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Marathas the focal point of the book.

Late last month, the 91-member Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), its highest policy-making body, took careful aim – and shot itself in the foot. It refused to allow CPI-M stalwart Sitaram Yechury to contest (and possibly, win) a third term in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s Parliament. What could be the repercussions? Abheek Barman explains.

Bajaj Auto and Triumph Motorcycles UK have announced a global partnership. This non-equity tie-up between Bajaj and Triumph will enable the former to build a range of mid-capacity motorcycles, building on the collective strengths of both companies.

How safe is your Aadhaar data?

It’s a question which has come up again after the recent arrest of a software engineer in Bengaluru, for allegedly hacking and accessing Aadhaar data through a eKYC verification mobile app.

This Android app (now removed from the Play Store) has been reportedly downloaded by 1 lakh users. But worry not – we’ve got you covered with a few steps and guidelines that ensure your Aadhaar data is safe, and you aren’t tricked into sharing confidential details with anyone.