New Delhi: Giving a new dimension to equality of sexes in modern times, the Delhi High Court on Friday held that an unemployed man cannot be forced by the laws to “beg, borrow and steal” but pay alimony to his wife.
“Under the prevalent laws, a husband is supposed to maintain his unearning spouse out of the income he earns. No law, however, provides a husband has to maintain his wife, living separately from him, irrespective of the fact whether he earns or …

Rajiv Malpani, a management professional shifted from a male-dominated manufacturing company to a consultancy firm in a mid-level role. While he pulled up his socks and got used to a new work culture and environment, one thing he could not digest was taking orders from his woman boss. Is Rajiv just one of a kind? Or are the men in the corporate realm still hesitant to accept a woman as a boss?
Says Subhash Pais, Business Head at I9 Communications, Mumbai, “When I started my …

लंदन। ब्रिटेन में कराए गए एक सर्वेक्षण से यह बात सामने आई है कि पुरुष किसी भी संस्थान में काम करने वाले लोगों के लिए महिलाओं की तुलना में ज्यादा अच्छे बॉस साबित होते हैं।
सर्वेक्षण में पाया गया है कि महिलाएं काम के स्थल पर ज्यादा ‘कठोर बोलने’ और ‘गुस्सा’ करने के कारण संस्थान के प्रमुख के तौर पर लोगों की पसंद नहीं बन पाती हैं।
इनकी तुलना में पुरुष साफ-साफ बात करने वाले और सीधे मुद्दे पर आने वाले साबित होते हैं और यही …

मेलबर्न ।। नाकाम पति किसी को पसंद नहीं। यही कारण है कि ऑस्ट्रेलिया में रहने वाली एक महिला ने अपने नाकाम पति को बेचने के लिए ईबे नाम की ऑनलाइन नीलामी करानेवाली वेबसाइट पर विज्ञापन दे …

Men are giving in to depression and fighting an identity crisis as women unleash their violent side.
BOYS don’t cry, especially when they grow up into men who are hit by their women. As stories of battered men come out of the closet, it’s clear that more and more women are losing control and giving in to their wild side. Tales of rudeness, shouting and violent outbursts are more in the news. Recently, two Iranian women in Bangalore beat up a traffic cop; almost …

CHENNAI: This is a stag party with a difference. Men, who accuse their girl friends, wives and fiancees of duping them or foisting cases against them, have come together in Tamil Nadu to put up a collective fight.
According to the general secretary of Association for Protection of Men, Madhu Sudhanan, more than 1000 members are aged below 25 years and 4000 members are below 40.

Police did not disclose that six people mentioned in the FIR as adults were minors, one of them just 13 years old

Close to a village where police shot Adivasis dead last November, 13 minors have been jailed for ‘waging war against the State’. BRIJESH PANDEY reports from Koraput district of Orissa.

MY SON Narsingh is …

Contrary to popular belief, women are not the only victims of family violence, failed or fraudulent marriages. An increasing number of men are beginning to speak out with horrifying tales of misuse and abuse, including false complaints to the Police.

Following our front-page story, India moves to end fraudulent marriages published in our March 1, 2010 issue, a number of male readers of Indian Newslink have contacted us to narrate their predicament, seeking justice from the Governments of New Zealand and India, …

Two out of five male South African students say they have been raped, according to a study published yesterday suggesting sexual abuse of boys is endemic in the country’s schools.
Two out of five male South African students say they have been raped, according to a study published yesterday suggesting sexual abuse of boys is endemic in the country’s schools.

The survey published in BioMed Central’s International Journal for Equity in Health showed that boys were most often assaulted by adult women, followed closely by other schoolchildren.

“We believe this is historic in that to our knowledge this is the first time a domestic violence council has officially connected with an established men’s rights organization.”
Adam Gettinger-Brizuela has been an activist for many years. In 2008 he started the Paternal Opportunities; Programs & Services program (POPS), “To facilitate the support and empowerment of men as equal parents in every respect, for the benefit of children and society.”