One held for killing woman in front of her son
September 12th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for killing a woman in front of her son here Tuesday morning. The killing was allegedly to take revenge ... Read more...
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‘Enforcement of laws on women hit by lack of funds’
July 12th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Enforcement of women-friendly laws suffers from lack of funds and training among the implementation agency personnel, activists said here Thursday."Even though there are laws to ... Read more...
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Woman double-crosses court for son’s custody, gets rap
February 25th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court issued a contempt of court notice to a woman for foxing a magistrate into awarding her son's custody to her, hiding ... Read more...
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‘Include rehabilitation in children sexual offence bill’
December 21st, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A parliamentary panel examining a bill on the protection of children from sexual offences Wednesday said the proposed law should focus not just on punishing ... Read more...
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Not enough women in Indian justice system: UN Women official
July 7th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) There aren't enough women in the Indian judicial system and police and that is "disappointing", says UN Women assistant secretary general Lakshmi Puri calling for ... Read more...
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Muslim man told to pay maintenance to ex-wife
June 18th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has rejected a Muslim man's plea that he could not be forced to pay maintenance to his former wife under the ... Read more...
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Actress Kavya’s marriage annulled
May 30th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 30 (IANS) Popular Malayalam film actress Kavya Madhavan's marriage with Nischal Chandra was officially annulled Monday by the Ernakulam family court.They had officially decided to separate in October ... Read more...
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50 percent women married as minors: Experts
March 28th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Nearly 50 percent of marriages in India involve minors - children under the age of 18 years, thanks to the poor implementation of the law, ... Read more...
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Women MPs discuss matters relating to women
March 25th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Around 22 women MPs Thursday discussed various issues and laws relating to women and planned to take up the matter in parliament.The National ... Read more...
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Awareness needed for Delhi’s women: Dikshit
February 19th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Delhi's women need to be made aware about their rights and the importance of their empowerment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Saturday."We need to make women ... Read more...
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Yana fractures nose, needs surgery
February 16th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) "Babuji" girl Yana Gupta fractured her nose while performing on the dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". She will undergo surgery Thursday."Remember our domestic violence act? ... Read more...
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Make son look after me, aged mother pleads with court
January 27th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Pritam Pal Singh
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A 73-year-old woman in Delhi is battling it out in court with her son, pleading that she be looked after by him in her ... Read more...
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Actress Kavya Madhavan and husband file for divorce
October 22nd, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 22 (IANS) Popular Malayalam film actress Kavya Madhavan and her husband Nischal Chandra Friday agreed to part ways and filed a joint divorce petition at the Ernakulam family Court.George Sebastian, ... Read more...
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Additional solicitor general resents use of ‘keep’ in ruling
October 22nd, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaisingh Friday took exception to the use of word "keep" in a Supreme Court judgment.She told the apex court bench of Justice Markandey ... Read more...
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Live-in relationship no guarantee to alimony (Lead)
October 21st, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said that not all live-in arrangements amount to a "relationship in the nature of marriage" to entitle women to maintenance under the Protection ... Read more...
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Two women arrested for injecting HIV blood into mother
October 7th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Angry with their mother for refusing to write the property in their names, two women and the husband of one injected her with HIV-contaminated blood in Andhra Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Trial courts cautioned on domestic violence cases
October 5th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Under the domestic violence law, a trial court cannot issue orders against those relatives of a married woman who have not been in a domestic relationship with ... Read more...
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Lawyers demand more women courts and judges
September 2nd, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) A group of lawyers has sent a representation to the chief justice of Delhi High Court seeking more women courts as well as judges to deal with ... Read more...
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‘Domestic violence law gives no right to seek maintenance’
August 31st, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday held that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 does not give a woman any additional right to claim maintenance ... Read more...
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Domestic violence cases on the rise in Delhi courts
August 19th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Sugandha Pathak
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Delhi women appear to be increasingly resorting to legal action against domestic violence with over 25 cases being filed in district courts every day.According to ... Read more...
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For ‘harassed’ men, Independence Day will be sugarless
August 13th, 2010 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) A clutch of Indian men are preparing to mark a "sugarless" Independence Day this year as a symbol of the bitter life they have been handed out by ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh report most dowry deaths
August 9th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh report the highest number of dowry deaths in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.
Women and Child Development Minister Krishna ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court comes to aid of in-laws
July 29th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday held that a woman cannot book her in-laws under the Domestic Violence Act if the parents are not living with their son ... Read more...
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High court stays lower court order on child custody
July 29th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday put a stay on a trial court's order allowing interim custody of two minor children to their father after the mother alleged ... Read more...
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Kavya Madhavan files for divorce
July 24th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 24 (IANS) Popular Malayalam film actress Kavya Madhavan Saturday filed petitions for divorce and domestic violence here.
She filed the divorce petition with the Ernakulam Family court while another one in ... Read more...
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Implement our suggestions: Women’s panel
July 5th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Expressing its unhappiness over most of the recommendations made by women's commissions remaining unimplemented, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said it will consult the government ... Read more...
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Women too can be booked for domestic violence, rules court
June 4th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday ruled that mother-in-law too can be charged under the Domestic Violence Act.
A division bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ajit Bharihoke ... Read more...
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Court opens new route for ’second wife’ to claim alimony
April 28th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, April 28 (IANS) In a ruling with far-reaching ramifications, the Bombay High Court has ruled that a man's "second wife" can seek maintenance from her husband under the Protection of Women ... Read more...
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Shoaib Malik finds support from NGO working for ‘harassed’ husbands
April 6th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr.6 (ANI): Amidst the muddle surrounding his marriage with tennis ace Sania Mirza, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has received an unexpected support from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) which fights for ... Read more...
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Wife’s jewellery, money gifts can’t be misused: Court
April 4th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 4 (IANS) Money or jewellery gifted to a woman by her family cannot be used by the husband to purchase property in the name of another woman, a court in ... Read more...
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Awareness on domestic violence act is low, say NGOs
March 31st, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Despite the domestic violence act being in place for the past three years, its effectiveness has been limited as awareness about the legislation is low, civil society ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha panel to examine rules to protect women
March 29th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) In view of rising cases of domestic violence against women, a parliamentary committee is examining the rules framed to implement a law to protect women from ... Read more...
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Domestic violence case can be filed any time, rules court
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) In a significant ruling that will help many women who are victims of domestic violence, the Delhi High Court Monday said the case can be filed any ... Read more...
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Flavor of Love’s ‘Hotlanta’ Explains Child Abuse Charges
February 22nd, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Atlanta, GA Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nikky Jamz, who is also known as "Hotlanta" on the television show "Flavor of Love" was arrested in January for child abuse. Her exact ... Read more...
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Don’t ignore us in the budget, says women’s rights groups
February 17th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) With the union budget to be presented Feb 26, women's rights groups are urging Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to allocate more money for schemes that directly ... Read more...
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