1,617 complaints received from NRI women allegedly abandoned by spouses abroad in 5 years: GovtThe government has received 1,617 complaints from NRI women who claim to have been abandoned by their spouses abroad over the last five yea...
27 Mar, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
Govt's NRI cell got over 400 complaints including domestic violence, dowry demands in 2022: ReportThe report highlighted that the NRI cell, which handles cases related to NRI marriages from women both in India and abroad, saw several ser...
29 Sep, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
SC to hear in July, pleas seeking action against NRI husbands deserting wivesThe Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear in July the pleas seeking the mandatory arrest of NRI husbands for deserting their wives and...
22 Mar, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
Government to bring bill to stop NRI husbands from deserting wivesSupreme Court has also sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking mandatory arrest of NRIs deserting their wives and harassing them ...
30 Nov, 2018, 03.19 PM IST
Passports of 25 NRIs who deserted wives to be revokedIt is learned that 33 lookout circulars were issued by agencies like police since January. Eight of these were issued by the integrated nod...
20 Nov, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
MEA developing portal to serve summons, warrants against absconding NRI husbands: Sushma SwarajThe External Affairs minister said the Law Ministry, Legislative Assembly, Home Ministry and the Women and Child Development Ministry have ...
27 Jul, 2018, 02.13 PM IST
NRI marriages need to be registered within 7 days: Women and Child Development MinistryAll NRI marriages solemnised in India would need to be registered within seven days, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said today.
14 Jun, 2018, 04.52 PM IST
Absconding 'NRI husbands' may lose assets on avoiding court summonsA group of ministers have shortlisted possible measures that will act as a deterrent and also help deliver justice to deserted wives by the...
14 Jun, 2018, 02.10 PM IST
3,768 complaints from Indian women abroad against NRI husbands during 2014-17The Indians missions and posts abroad received 3,768 petitions from distressed Indian women on complaints related to dowry and ill-treatmen...
14 Mar, 2018, 04.51 PM IST
Government to launch web portal to assist women deserted by NRI husbandsThe decision to launch a portal was taken last week in a meeting of a three-member committee comprising officials of the ministry of women ...
15 Jun, 2017, 07.33 PM IST
NRI marriages: Government to develop SOP for helping women in distressManeka Gandhi today met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and requested her to constitute a joint committee to develop an SOP.
05 Jul, 2016, 10.37 PM IST
Passports of 59 NRI men seized for harassing spouse'Jalandhar Passport Office had formed a 'Woman Complaint Cell' to help women being harassed by their NRI husbands in February.'
08 Oct, 2011, 05.49 PM IST
- Talks on to formulate guidelines on NRI bride's issue
The Ministry of Women and Child Development was in talks with other Government departments to formulate guidelines in order to address the ...
18 Sep, 2008, 08.51 PM IST
- Bihar govt plans changes in marriage rules to protect women
In an effort to protect women from being deserted by NRI husbands, the Bihar government is contemplating certain changes in its marriage ru...
28 Jul, 2008, 01.30 PM IST
- Battle lost in foreign court can't be fought in India: HC
In a clear message to NRIs, the Delhi High Court says a person cannot vent his grievances against a ruling abroad in an Indian court on the...
16 Sep, 2007, 10.22 AM IST
- Husband's passport no to be stamped on wife's passport
The proposal has been made by the ministry of women and child development in the wake of a rise in complaints about women getting abandoned...
06 May, 2007, 10.20 AM IST
- Techie faces deportation for dowry harassment
US immigration service has served a deportation notice on Raju, a software engineer.
13 Jul, 2006, 11.23 AM IST