Husband claimed wife wasn't doing household work; HC orders him to pay Rs 20,000/month as wives not ‘deemed maids’The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that “wife was n...
26 May, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Twisha Sharma case update: NCW seeks report, details on accused husbandNCW has demanded a detailed report from the Madhya Pradesh government within seven days. Sharma died five months after her marriage. Her fa...
20 May, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
Education alone no ground to deny maintenance to wife: Delhi CourtA Delhi court has ruled that an educated woman cannot be denied financial support. The court upheld an order for a man to pay interim maint...
08 May, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
'Can't watch this': Man secretly records years of alleged abuse by wife, video triggers 'men's rights matter' debateA viral video allegedly showing a man being physically assaulted by his wife has sparked widespread debate online, with claims that he reco...
24 Apr, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Actress Celina Jaitly opens up on domestic violence complaint against husband, says she is fighting it without parents, brother or childrenFormer actress Celina Jaitly has filed a domestic violence complaint against her husband, Austrian businessman Peter Haag, accusing him of ...
25 Nov, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh tops list of domestic violence cases in 2024: NCWIn 2024, the National Commission for Women received 25,743 complaints, with 24% related to domestic violence. Complaints about the right to...
02 Jan, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
Domestic violence cases record drop after rise during pandemic years, says NCW chiefAccording to National Commission for Women (NCW) data, in 2020 -- when the lockdown was imposed -- 5,304 complaints of domestic violence we...
04 Jan, 2024, 06.11 PM IST
28,811 complaints of crimes against women received in 2023, over 50 pc from UP: NCW dataThe highest number of complaints were received in the right to dignity category that involves harassment other than domestic violence and i...
01 Jan, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
Bengaluru man bites off wife’s finger, eats it; FIR lodgedA man in Bengaluru was arrested for allegedly biting off and swallowing his wife's finger during a heated argument. The accused husband, Vi...
03 Aug, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
India witnesses steep rise in crime against women amid lockdown, 587 complaints received: NCWThe highest number of complaints were related to domestic violence. The NCW had launched a WhatsApp number - 72177135372 - on April 10 to r...
17 Apr, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
Kerala government launches WhatsApp number to report domestic violence during lockdownThe 24-hour helpline has been started by the Directorate of Women and Child Development with the help of the technical cell of the National...
11 Apr, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
NCW launches WhatsApp number to report domestic violence during COVID-19 lockdownThe announcement comes amid a rise in domestic violence cases due to the ongoing lockdown. It was found that many women who are victims of ...
10 Apr, 2020, 07.37 PM IST
Not going to reconcile with Somnath Bharti, says estranged wife Lipika MitraOn Bharti having got interim relief from Delhi High Court which has restrained Delhi Police from arresting him till Thursday, Mitra said.
15 Sep, 2015, 09.43 PM IST
FIR against AAP MLA Somnath Bharti over domestic violence complaintDelhi Police have registered an FIR against former state law minister Bharti over domestic violence allegations levelled against him by his...
10 Sep, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
Rati Agnihotri's husband says he is keen on out-of-court settlementAnil Virwani, the estranged husband of Rati Agnihotri, today told a court here that he wanted to opt for an out-of-court settlement of the ...
14 Jul, 2015, 10.16 PM IST
Bombay High Court quashes domestic violence plaint against Dimple Kapadia, familyBombay High Court today quashed a complaint of domestic violence lodged against them by the late actor's alleged live-in partner Anita Adva...
09 Apr, 2015, 01.45 PM IST
- Rajesh Khanna's wife Dimple moves Bombay High Court in domestic violence case
Dimple Kapadia has moved the Bombay High Court for quashing a case of domestic violence filed against her and family by a woman claiming to...
01 Dec, 2012, 03.24 PM IST