Amritsar, Punjab: The Anand Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha. However, the absence of provision of divorce in the Bill has set off a debate in the Sikh community, with some sections supporting it and others against it. While one school of thought maintains there is no place for divorce in the Sikh “rehat maryada” ...

Delhi, India: The union cabinet on Thursday decided to bring in a bill allowing the registration of Sikh marriages under the Anand Marriage Act, 1909, which would enable members of the community to get themselves registered as Sikhs in the marriage certificate. The century old Act was passed by the British, but became nonoperational after Independence. Since then, Sikh marriages ...