The Supreme Court has ruled that a dowry demand is not required to establish the crime of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The court emphasized that cruelty, whether physical or ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, following which the police have arrested the accused, an official said on Saturday.

The court said it needs to be assessed whether the allegations are genuine with specific criminal role or a side effect of ...

The campaign features If I could tell myself, a poem written by Nikki, a resident of York who has survived domestic abuse. Drawing on Nikki’s own experiences, the poem reveals some of the common ...

An appeal contesting specific elements of the Dowry Prohibition Act and claiming abuse of laws pertaining to women was denied by the Supreme Court on Monday.(Hindustan Times) "You can go and raise ...

A Chattogram court on Monday (3 February) sentenced a man to death for killing his wife, who was pregnant at the time, over conflict centring dowry. Judge Ferdous Ara of Chattogram Women and Children ...

It can also range from mild to severe. Substance use disorder, formerly known as “drug abuse,” develops when substance use interferes with the ability to function day to day. Substance use ...

Thirteen people alleging childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests, nuns and teachers decades ago cannot file civil lawsuits because a retroactive law eliminating the statute of limitations ...

The NBA trade deadline is a week away, as teams across the league are looking for ways to improve their rosters. The French forward's performance last summer earned him another chance in the ...

Historic allegations of domestic abuse against the tennis star have surfaced following a heckling incident at his match Over the weekend, German tennis player Alexander Zverev lost in a straight sets ...