The UP police lodged a case against a Muslim youth in Bareilly under the new law on Sunday on a complaint from a Hindu family that he was t...

Deepika's documentary 'Martyrs of Marriage' deals with the misuse of Section 498A.

The woman, a resident of Sinthee, approached the court to register a case after she claimed the physical assault continued even after she g...

"We have protected pre-arrest or anticipatory bail provision in dowry harassment cases," said a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra a...

Under justice Goel’s orders police will first take a prima facie call on the truth or falsity of the charges levelled by a woman before arr...

The training programme seeks to make party workers aware of the “Nitish style of politics” and its “positive impact” on the state’s develop...

On October 9, 2014, Tousif verbally divorced Arshi by stating talaq in Ujjain court premises, where they had come in connection with some o...

NGO working for the protection of men's rights in the country today said the juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case deserves a se...

A new complaint was filed at the suburban Borivali police station here against 'godwoman' Radhe Maa alleging her involvement in promoting s...

This is in contradiction to the government's stand that marriage in the country is a sacrament and hence the concept of marital rape cannot...

The minister is supported by women activists who argue that dowry harassment is one of the most under-reported crimes.

Now, the offence is non-compoundable and non-bailable which provides for immediate arrest of the accused.

Laws to check gender discrimination and son preference in the country are often ineffective and sometimes may advance discriminatory practi...

Opposing the demand for death penalty for rapists, Khaps in Haryana today said no law should be introduced in a hurry which can be misused.

The Women and Child Development Ministry is eliciting views of other ministries before amending the anti-dowry Act, the Rajya Sabha was inf...

The comedian, Mehmood, could well have anticipated UP chief minister Mayawati’s giant garland of Rs 1,000 notes.

Arjun Singh is embroiled in a controversy after Uttar Pradesh police registered a case against him and his family on the charge that his gr...