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Second marriage & dowry harassment: SC quashes FIR against in-laws, keeps 498A case against husbandThe Supreme Court quashed FIRs against a husband's in-laws and sister in a dowry harassment case. While the wife alleged they were aware of...- Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB reportBengaluru leads metropolitan cities in dowry-related cases with 878 incidents reported in 2024, accounting for 87% of metro cases. Delhi, h...
- The dowry trap: Noida's Nikki Bhati only the latest in an endless listDowry's shadow looms large in India. Nikki Bhati's death highlights the issue. Twenty women die daily due to dowry demands. Nikki was alleg...
- Lady doctor says she 'won at life' as husband rejects stacks of dowry cash in viral wedding video. WatchA wedding video featuring a bride has gone viral for its powerful message against the dowry system. Shared on YouTube Shorts with the capti...
- IT-IIM alumna who claimed her family was falsely accused of domestic violence via S-498 A hits back at troll who claims she is seeking publicityIIM Ahmedabad alumna Prathyusha Challa gained online attention after a video of her recounting her brother’s ill-fated arranged marriage we...
- 'Excellent Idea': Dowry Calculator, from Anupam Mittal’s Shaadi.com, shocks usersShaadi.com, led by Anupam Mittal, has introduced a 'dowry calculator' feature on its app to raise awareness about the issue of dowry in Ind...
- Death of three sisters spotlights India's dowry violenceKalu, Kamlesh and Mamta Meena were victims of a dispute over dowries, the often hefty sums Indian parents pay to marry off their daughters.
- Dowry a social evil, but change has to come from society, says SC; refers plea to law commissionA bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna, while disposing of the PIL said, "A dialogue on considering what measures would suppor...
- Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan observes day-long fast against dowry; Congress, BJP criticise governmentIt may be for the first time in the history of the southern state that any Governor was fasting for such a social cause. Scripting a new ch...
- Ayodhya case, triple talaq to be discussed at Muslim Personal Law Board's meetAIMPLB spokesperson Maulana Khalilurrehman Sajjad Nomani today said that the annual general meeting of the board will be held in Hyderabad ...
- Cow protection movement not against Muslims, Christians: RSSRSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi today said the cow protection movement is not directed against Muslims and Christians.
- Delhi MLAs won't give or take dowry; House passes resolutionThe Delhi Assembly today passed by voice-vote a resolution that members of the House will not indulge in exchange of any kind of dowry for ...
- 24,771 dowry deaths reported in last 3 yrs: GovernmentA total of 24,771 dowry deaths have been reported in the country in past three years with maximum of them occurring in Uttar Pradesh with 7...
- Kerala reports 4,269 cases of crime against women till AprilKerala reported 391 cases of rape and 1,380 complaints of molestation of women till April this year, despite the intense awareness campaign...
- Government proposes to set up 150 teams to probe crime against womenHomeMin has proposed to set up investigative units on crimes against women in 20% districts of each state on a 50:50 cost sharing basis wit...
- 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.
- Dowry is social anathema, must be dealt with firmly: Supreme CourtSupreme Court today expressed concern over growing dowry culture in the society saying it is a "social malaise" which must be dealt with fi...
- Nearly 13,000 women raped in Assam in last 8 yearsState Home Department officials said 12,857 women were raped between 2005 and May 2013 and 59 of them were killed after rape.
- Odisha records 14 per cent increase in crimes during 2012Odisha registered 83,960 criminal cases in 2012 marking 14 per cent more than the total number of crimes which took place the previous year.
- Rape convicts names to be on the web in HaryanaHaryana police has started a process to put names, addresses and crime details of at least 2,500 convicted rapists in the past about a deca...
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