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Supreme Court cites everyday patriarchy to uphold man’s conviction for killing wife
April 07, 2026 9:45 am
The case before the Supreme Court involved the murder of a 20-year-old Rajasthan woman who succumbed to burn injuries on October 19, 2012, days after her husband set her ablaze.
Neither 'paraaya' nor 'dhan': Reclaiming the married daughter’s place in the home
March 14, 2026 2:09 pm
If we support emancipation in public, why do we still demand 'adjustment' behind closed doors?
Bengal nurse dies after husband sets her on fire, accused fighting for life
March 12, 2026 5:03 pm
The couple has a daughter, who studies in a residential school in Kalimpong.
Grandmother versus grandson: Here’s why Tripura High Court granted bail to teen accused of torturing his mother
February 27, 2026 6:44 pm
The Tripura High Court remarked that the complaint against the 14-year-old boy by his own grandmother raised questions about his culpability.
Celebrity private affairs require utmost sensitivity to avoid public spectacle: Divorce lawyer Mrunalini Deshmukh
November 28, 2025 5:17 pm
Mrunalini Deshmukh interview, Celina Jaitley divorce case: Mumbai-based celebrity lawyer Deshmukh says the celebrity status of the person becomes an attraction for the media to do that, because there is always an inquisitive trade in the media to peep into even the personal lives of the parties concerned.
Secretly recording your spouse’s conversation doesn’t protect ‘dignity’. Supreme Court must understand this
July 17, 2025 6:36 pm
Dignity cannot be a one-way street. It must be available to the person being mocked and the person being watched.
Court enhances compensation in domestic violence case to Rs 1 cr from Rs 5 lakh
June 06, 2025 9:36 pm
In 2020, the Andheri magistrate court had directed that the woman subjected to domestic violence be paid Rs 5 lakh as compensation and a monthly maintenance of Rs 1 lakh.
UK man sedates, rapes wife for years, then confesses to her. 5 years later, he was convicted
May 14, 2025 6:26 pm
For years, sleepwalking or illness had explained mornings when the woman woke to find him having sex with her, acts she could never consent to while unconscious.
Bombay HC flags 'copy-paste' statements in chargesheets, raise doubts over whether police call witnesses at all
May 06, 2025 6:06 pm
Taking suo motu cognisance of the issue, the Bombay High Court says such identical statements are often found in chargesheets filed in domestic violence cases.
Domestic violence, assault among most reported crimes to NCW
May 04, 2025 12:05 pm
Sexual harassment drew 302 complaints, while cybercrimes against women accounted for 110 cases.
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France pledges millions to stop domestic violence after mass protests
November 26, 2019 10:11 am
At least 138 women have been killed by their partners this year in France, according to activists who track the deaths. Many had reported abuse to police.
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