The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to entrust the anti-dowry case registered against Arjun Singh and his family members to the CBI.
Delhi high court on Thursday protected controversial Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti from arrest by directing the police not to take any coercive steps till pronouncement of judgement on his plea for anticipatory bail in a case of domestic violence lodged by his wife.
Jahida reported the matter to police in Malerkotla but they expressed their inability to intervene to prevent Yaseen's remarriage.
With the increase in Indian Diaspora and consequently overseas marriages, the number of such failed marriage cases is on the rise.
'We will talk to Muslim, Christian organisations and form a broad alliance so that every temple, church and mosque will have freedom to manage their affairs and not to be intervened upon.'
What needs to be done to make Mumbai even more attractive is to provide more residential accommodation and faster transport to the southern end of the city (Nariman Point), which is the Manhattan of India.
The FIR was registered on Monday by the suburban Borivali police after TV actress Dolly Bindra accused Radhe Maa of intimidation, sexual harassment and voyeurism.
A new complaint was on Wednesday filed at the suburban Borivali police station in Mumbai against 'godwoman' Radhe Maa alleging her involvement in promoting superstition.
'This Ram Navami -- the birth anniversary of Lord Ram -- presents the majority community an opportunity to shed its minority complex and offer an olive branch and discrimination- free society to the minority,' suggests Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The most strident criticism of UP's anti-conversion ordinance has come from the judiciary with several retired Supreme Court and high court judges having described it as being violative of Article 14 (Right to Equality), 15 (Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion), 21 (Right to Life) and 25 (Freedom of conscience) of the Constitution, points out Rashme Sehgal.
"Does the offence of indecency and obscenity under section 110 of the Bombay Police Act stand against her (Radhe Maa) as she (Radhe Maa) claims that it happened inside four walls?" the high court asked.
Deepak Pandey was booked by Azad Maidan police station in Mumbai with charges of subjecting his wife Nidhi Pandey, an IAS officer, to cruelty (section 498-A, IPC) and criminal intimidation (section 506, IPC).
Honeypreet Insan's former husband also claimed that the self-styled godman used to organise a 'Bigg Boss'-like show in his secret cave involving couples.
Seizing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll promise of 'bigger than Rs 50,000-crore' financial package for Bihar, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said.
In its latest report, "Crime in India", the bureau says a total of 5,531,172 cognisable crimes were registered, of which 1,780,330 were crime covered by the Indian Penal Code.
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Dinesh and Mithulal demanded Rs two lakh and a car from Kishan Mehrania, bride Hemlata's father.
Akshay Kumar has been taking on social causes with a vengeance and turning it into cinema.
While the proposed law will remain "non-bailable'', the accused can approach a magistrate even before trial to seek bail.
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Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani, in his order which began with the Sanskrit verse from the Manu Smriti, 'yatra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra devata' (gods reside where women are worshipped), said that all citizens, including Muslim women, have Fundamental Rights which cannot be infringed under the garb of personal law.
Our country recorded 24,771 dowry deaths in the last four years, as per the National Crime Records Bureau data.
The member, Somya Gurjar, handed over her resignation to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
When the bench asked Sibal 'shouldn't we hear the matter', he replied, 'Yes. You shouldn't.'
The law minister said 20 Muslim countries in the world, including Pakistan and Malaysia, have banned the triple talaq. "Why can't a secular India do it?" he asked.
The Justice C S Dharmadhikari Committee, set up to recommend measures to curb crimes against women, has asked Maharashtra government to enforce a "complete ban" on dance bars and frame a policy to check "vulgarity" on social networking sites such as Facebook.
In his letter, Khan stated that he has 'run out of patience' of issuing clarifications to the public pleading innocence over a number of allegations levelled against him and his family members.
Rajya Sabha also rejected an opposition sponsored motions to send the bill to a select committee of the House and for making triple talaq a civil offence with 100 votes against it as compared to 84 in favour.
What sets 2018 apart from previous years is the magnitude of the shocks that hit our brand ecosystem, says Bharat Bambawale.
'It is only because of the Congress that we became a secular republic.' 'As we enter a period where another political force has became dominant, it will be interesting to see if this legacy of Nehru and the Congress is sustained or we are taken in a new direction,' says Aakar Patel.
Madhu Kishwar, noted activist, has raised eyebrows with her stand on Narendra Modi, another instance of her long insistence on questioning of peer opinion, notes Aparna Kalra.
Madhu Kishwar, noted activist, has raised eyebrows with her stand on Narendra Modi, another instance of her long insistence on questioning of peer opinion.
The Aam Aadmi Party, led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, is scheduled to hold a 'dharna' outside Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's office demanding action against Delhi Police personnel for alleged dereliction of duty.
In remarks that could stoke a fresh controversy, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal on Wednesday said that officers are "scared" to appoint women as their personal assistants after the passage of the bill to prevent sexual harassment of women at workplaces.
The report mentioned the Central Bureau of Investigation raid on NDTV, exit of Bobby Ghosh as the editor of Hindustan Times and arrest of cartoonist G Bala.
