Supreme Court declares dowry a "cross-cultural evil," urging educational reforms and equality in marriage to protect women's ...

The case related to the death of a woman within just over one year of her marriage in 2000. The Supreme Court restored the ...

Last month, Nikki Bhati from Greater Noida succumbed to severe burn injuries in a city hospital. Her sister Kanchan—married into the same family—alleged that Nikki was set ablaze following harassment ...

Recently, we came across a father from a remote village in Khulna whose daughter was about to get married, and asked him whether he had been asked to pay dowry. He vehemently denied so, but then we ...

Despite Dowry Prohibition Act, India recorded over 34,000 dowry deaths between 2018–2022, apart from thousands of harassment cases each year. Survivors like Anjum endure years of violence, ...

Popular Shark Tank India judge Anupam Mittal-led Shadi.com sparked a buzz on social media with its recent innovative feature, where the people looking to get married can check how much dowry they are ...

A look at what amounts to dowry when Indian couples exchange valuables at their wedding In many Indian weddings, it’s not about a deal being negotiated between the families of the groom and the bride.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the word "dowry" ought to be given a wider interpretation to include any demand made on a woman, whether in respect of a property or a valuable security of any nature ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said that the word "dowry" ought to be given wider interpretation to include any demand made on a woman whether in respect of a property or a valuable security of any ...