Dowry Deaths

Tamil Nadu proposes stringent punishment for dowry deaths, stalking and human trafficking

As per the proposal, minimum punishment for dowry deaths will be 10 years, while maximum punishment for stalking will be 7 years (on subsequent conviction)

A two-volume compendium collects three decades of Manjula Padmanabhan's plays, underscoring their timelessness, urgency

In a two-volume compendium, Blood and Laughter and Laughter and Blood, author, journalist, illustrator and playwright Manjula Padmanabhan brings together all her plays right from her debut, Lights Out (1984)

Man, Woman #MeToo: Discovery's new documentary analyses patriarchy and its various ramifications in Indian society

Man, Woman #MeToo features specialists who explain the reasons of India's inherent patriarchy through real-life examples and case studies.

A decade of Domestic Violence Act shows dearth of data, inadequate implementation and delayed justice

In the 10 years since the PWDVA, a civil act, was passed, over 10,00,000 cases have been filed across the country under sections pertaining to “cruelty by husband” and dowry, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show.

Pranking your customer: Here’s why the Shaadi.com’s dowry calculator is a big win

So, did Shaadi.com also notice a need in the market and decide that this could be a good add-on feature to offer to its marriage-minded clientele?

Under Vasundhara Raje's watch crime against women in Rajasthan goes from bad to worse

While Vasundhara Raje has focused on economic reforms in Rajasthan, let's take a look how does the state fair when it comes to the law and order.

Uttar Pradesh to set up fast track courts for crimes against women

All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh will soon have fast track courts for crimes against women, an officials said on Saturday.

HC upholds life sentence for 4 family members who killed housewife

The Bombay High Court has upheld a lower court order imposing life sentence on four persons of a family for killing a woman in 2006 as she was unable to meet dowry demands