A man was arrested in Gorakhpur for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer to marry a woman and defrauding her family of Rs 15 lakh.
Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi, an accused in the 2023 Nuh communal riots, was allegedly duped of Rs 30,000 by a man on the pretext of arranging his marriage. Police have registered an FIR and are investigating the case.
A newly married man in Uttar Pradesh, India, allegedly fled with a substantial dowry after deceiving the bride's family by posing as an IAS officer. Police are investigating the incident as a potential serial scam.
A 44-year-old man in Sikkim has been booked by police for allegedly defrauding a woman under the guise of marriage. The woman claims the man took money and concealed a prior relationship, leading to significant financial and emotional distress.
Haryana Labour Minister Anil Vij reveals a major scam in the labour department, with nearly 90% of work slips examined found to be fake. An investigation into the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board reveals potential losses of thousands of crores of rupees.
The Maharashtra government has introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which aims to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, or marriage, with stringent penalties for violations.
The Maharashtra assembly has passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, introducing strict measures to prevent religious conversions through coercion, fraud, or marriage, sparking debate over constitutional rights and religious freedom.
A man and seven family members in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, have been charged with violating the triple talaq ban and harassing his wife for dowry, following a complaint filed by the woman.
Cases of marriage fraud involving Indo-Canadians have been on the rise, here's one, writes Ajit Jain from Toronto
Romance and action rule the roost on this week's OTT special. Take your pick from Sukanya Verma's eclectic menu.
An Indian Sikh woman who traveled to Pakistan as part of a pilgrimage has converted to Islam and married a Pakistani man she met online. Her disappearance is being investigated in India.
A human trafficking racket spanning multiple states has been busted with the arrest of three persons in connection with the sale of a young girl from Meghalaya and her forced marriage in Rajasthan. Several other young women from the Northeast are believed to have met the same fate.
An Indian man in the US allegedly married his sister while his wife married his brother as part of a "phoney wedding' scheme so that the man's siblings could evade immigration waiting periods.
As the year draws to a close, Rediff's Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order.
The Uttarakhand government has ordered an investigation into alleged demographic changes in the Pachhadun area of Dehradun and other regions, following concerns raised by residents and political parties.
'Without our support Nitish Kumar wouldn't have become chief minister.' 'After the government was formed we became ministers, but our agenda remained the same: Amit Shah had promised reservation for Nishads.' 'He wouldn't listen, so we went to UP and contested 52 seats in the 2022 elections. He didn't like the idea of rebellion.' 'He saw that this man, coming from Bombay, is very sharp. He's made four MLAs now, tomorrow he'll make 40. A time will come when they will make it 125.' 'They bought our MLAs and ousted us from the government.'
The prosecution has alleged that the victim, also an actor, was induced into a relationship by Khan.
A love affair between Pakistan's cricket captain and an Indian girl has turned sour with Shoaib Malik accusing her Muslim family of trying to commit an internet marriage fraud with him.
Dabba Cartel's reluctant black comedy in the body of a crime thriller starts out interestingly enough to accomplish its Narcos: Thane aspirations, notes Sukanya Verma.
There's tons more action to catch on OTT this week.
rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, founder, Let Us Talk, offers advice on how to navigate life's problems.
The Gujarat high court on Thursday put a stay on the operation of some sections related to interfaith marriages of the state's new anti-conversion law.
Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot.
The Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, 2024 bill also says that any child born of a live-in relationship shall be considered a legitimate child.
From the landing of Chandrayaan 3 to the bombardment of Palestine by Israel, a look at some events that shaped the world in the second half of 2023.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money-laundering case against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan and her IT firm for receiving 'illegal payments' from a Kochi-based private firm, official sources said on Wednesday.
'Being financially independent is crucial.' 'This spares women a lot of grief if the marriage, especially in large business families, breaks down.'
Anu Peshawaria is in India to lobby for laws and awareness to counter the problem.
This case revolves around the establishment of clusters of Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in the state of Andhra Pradesh, with a total estimated project value of Rs 3,300 crores.
The court, in its order, said even if a sexual relationship between two willing partners does not culminate in marriage, still the same will not amount to rape, in the absence of any factor that vitiates the consent for sex.
'There is an eminently fertile ground that perpetrators must be finding in our society.'
Protect yourself and minimise such frauds by following these simple rules
A local court in Vijayawada remanded Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu in judicial custody for 14 days in an alleged multi-crore corruption scam on Sunday.
Ghanshyam Sahu, a resident of Uparwara of Durg, sold two acres of land to invest the proceeds in a chit fund company, only to realise he had been duped. Like hundreds others, Sahu had given up hope of getting the money back. So when he received Rs 9 lakh from the state government last month, he couldn't believe his luck. "I did not expect the money to be recovered," he candidly told Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at an event in January.
The matrimonial sites came under scanner after the arrest of one Liaquat who allegedly cheated more than fifty women into marriage in Chennai in recently. He advertised himself as a UK-based Indian engineer looking for a bride in an online marriage portal.
'If something unfortunate happens to an earning member, the family loses the crucial income which would have gone towards paying off debts, meeting the cost of children's higher education, or towards the upkeep of elderly parents.'
Things may not always look bright, but the sun won't stay out forever is a running theme conveyed across its short films about people from various walks of life in all their varying moods and musings, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Last year, it was not just the economy that slowed hiring. Employers were also unable to complete the verification process because of the lockdowns, resulting in delays in hiring and an increase in discrepancies between an employee's professed abilities and the reality. The experience is driving many companies to automation. In a recent EY survey, 56 per cent of the companies said they'd automated their processes, while 72 per cent felt technology could be leveraged to digitise employee records.
A prominent Islamic shrine in Bareilly has issued a decree banning religious conversion by force or allurement, endorsing Uttar Pradesh's recent ordinance aimed at curbing inter-faith marriages as an alleged ploy for conversion.
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