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'Indian society is notorious for abandoning married daughters': Kangana Ranaut warns young women about marriage pressure in viral postKangana Ranaut has urged young women to prioritise financial independence and career growth before marriage while reacting to the recent Bh...- Rs 1.11 crore, gold, BMW and more: Viral Ghaziabad dowry video shows cash, luxury gifts openly displayed at Indirapuram wedding. Watch hereGhaziabad Dowry video: A viral video from Ghaziabad shows a man publicly listing a lavish dowry, including over ₹1 crore in cash, diamond a...
- Money & relationships: Which gifts in a marriage are considered as dowry?Are all the gifts, cash and things given by the bride’s parents to their daughter and to the groom’s family considered dowry? Does dowry di...
- Kolkata man forces wife to have sex, booked for ‘marital rape’The woman, a resident of Sinthee, approached the court to register a case after she claimed the physical assault continued even after she g...
- Supreme Court modifies its order on dowry harassment"We have protected pre-arrest or anticipatory bail provision in dowry harassment cases," said a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra a...
- Justice Goel retires, named NGT chairperson for five yearsUnder 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...
- JDU prepares workers for drive to boost Nitish Kumar's imageThe training programme seeks to make party workers aware of the “Nitish style of politics” and its “positive impact” on the state’s develop...
- Anti-dowry law likely to be amended soonUnder the section, a man and his relatives can face imprisonment for up to three years as well as fine.
- Proposed amendment in anti-dowry harassment law evokes debateIf the offence is made compoundable, it would allow the woman to settle the matter at the trial court level itself and withdraw the complai...
- Maneka Gandhi opposes government plan to dilute anti-dowry lawThe minister is supported by women activists who argue that dowry harassment is one of the most under-reported crimes.
- Government plans to amend anti-dowry harassment lawNow, the offence is non-compoundable and non-bailable which provides for immediate arrest of the accused.
- Government planning to make anti-dowry law compoundableBy making an offence compoundable, contesting parties get an option to compromise their issues outside the court and avoid a trial.
- 'Be careful in slapping anti-dowry law in matrimonial dispute'According to Section 498A of IPC, husband of a woman or his relatives subjecting her to cruelty shall be punishable with imprisonment for u...
- Marriages involving dowry should be boycotted : National Commission for Women"Mamata Banerjee has been an activist herself and she should have shown some sensitivity and take action against the MP," she said.
- Save Family Foundation demands merger of section 498 A and DV act"SIFF wants that the section 498-A of IPC and the Domestic Violence Act must be amended and merged into a single law."
- Supreme Court verdict on anti-dowry law retrograde: CPI(M)CPI(M) today termed the Supreme Court verdict on the anti-dowry law as "retrograde" and said it diluted the present legislation.
- Officers 'scared' to appoint women as their PA: Naresh AgrawalAgrawal said that officers are "scared" to appoint women as their PA after the passage of the bill to prevent sexual harassment of women at...
- Delhi gang rape: Khaps in Haryana oppose death penalty for rapistsOpposing the demand for death penalty for rapists, Khaps in Haryana today said no law should be introduced in a hurry which can be misused.
- Views of ministries sought for amending anti-dowry law: GovernmentThe Women and Child Development Ministry is eliciting views of other ministries before amending the anti-dowry Act, the Rajya Sabha was inf...
- Dowry case filed against Arjun SinghArjun Singh is embroiled in a controversy after Uttar Pradesh police registered a case against him and his family on the charge that his gr...
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