Delhi government ruled on July 5th that marriage registration would be made mandatory for all religions. This move is being opposed by Muslim groups.

Despite same-sex couples in Kentucky being unable to get marriage licenses, a federal judge ruled against the state’s ban on gay marriages on July 1st.

In a recent incident of honour killing, a newlywed couple in Pakistan was tied up and decapitated by the bride’s family for marrying against their wishes.

In a case that deeply divided advocates of religious liberty and supporters of women’s rights, the Supreme Court said on June 30 that closely held corporations with sincerely held religious beliefs are not bound to provide a full range of contraceptives free of cost to their employees.

President Barack Obama signed a bill on June 30, approving Franklin Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer to be added to the World War II Memorial in Washington DC.