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21 May 2024

A Dowry Calculator Of Shaadi.Com Creates Ripples On Internet:Know All About It

Dowry deaths remain a pressing issue in India, with 6,450 cases reported in 2022 Shaadi.com's 'Dowry Calculator' aims to raise awareness about the social evil of dowry The initiative was blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 2018 but was later praised by the Delhi High Court

28 Feb 2023

Maha: In-Laws Allegedly Got Dowry Worth Rs 33 Lakhs, Woman Hanged Self

The case against the six, under the Indian Penal Code and Dowry Prohibition Act, came on a complaint by the woman's father, said the official.

17 Jul 2021

Kerala amends Dowry Prohibition rules to end social evil

The district women and child development officers would act as dowry prohibition officer in each district, she said here in a statement. As part of the initiatives, the Director of Women and Child Development has been appointed as the Chief Dowry Prohibition officer. State police also kicked off a 'Say No to Dowry' campaign against dowry atrocities on women.

27 Mar 2017

Rape cases dip, murder cases rise in Delhi in 1st quarter of 2017

The first quarter of 2017 under new Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik has seen an increase in the number of murders, attempts to murder, burglary and theft in the national capital.

18 Mar 2016

Madras HC stays lower court order on "triple talaq'

The Madras High Court on Friday came to the rescue of a Muslim woman by staying the order of a lower court in Periyakulam which upheld the "triple talaq" sent by her husband through telegram in 2009 .

Remya Ramachandran

09 Dec 2015

Facebook post goes viral - Kerala girl calls off marriage due to dowry demands

Kerala girl Remya Ramachandran called off her marriage after groom demanded dowry.

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