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Dowry Prohibition Act

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

A dowry calculator? Can a shocking tool like this really exist? Know the truth behind this application that's a part of a popular matrimonial site.

May 21, 2024, 16:54 PM IST

Maharashtra: In-Laws Allegedly Got Dowry Worth Rs 33 Lakhs, Wanted More, 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.

Feb 28, 2023, 20:28 PM IST

Kerala amends Dowry Prohibition rules, appoints district officers to end menace

State Health Minister Veena George said the post of dowry prohibition officers had already existed on a regional basis in three districts-Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode-and it has now been expanded to all districts.

Jul 17, 2021, 13:38 PM IST

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.

Mar 27, 2017, 18:03 PM IST

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 .

Mar 18, 2016, 19:45 PM IST