India

Ageing housing societies: How homeowners can avoid losing their homes and money to redevelopment delays

Ageing housing societies that were promised bigger, modern living spaces have seen builders abandon or stall construction for years, with little recourse.

India

Personal laws in India: How they govern marriage, divorce, and inheritance for different religions

If you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 114th part of this series, Riju Mehta explains how personal laws govern marriage, divorce and inheritance for different religions.

Australia

‘A moment of justice’: Western Yalanji people win historic land rights

United states of america

Fort Smith Board of Directors to vote on ordinance setting fines for transporting unhoused people to city

FORT SMITH -- The city Board of Directors is set to vote on an ordinance that fines anyone caught transporting homeless people into the city. The ordinance would prohibit the one-way transport of a person if that person "lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence."