Ex-cricketer Vinod Kambli booked for assaulting wife

According to the police complaint, Kambli allegedly attacked his wife Andrea under the influence of alcohol on February 3.

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· Yesterday · 04:01 pm

Vismaya dowry death case: Kerala court sentences husband to 10 years’ imprisonment

On Monday, the court held S Kiran Kumar guilty of abetting the suicide of his wife.

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· May 24, 2022 · 01:37 pm

Vismaya dowry death case: Kerala court finds husband guilty

Vismaya was found hanging in her in-laws’ house in Kollam district on June 21.

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· May 23, 2022 · 01:25 pm

In filing domestic violence cases, women face uphill battle against society and systemic pressures

While family support is rare, the police push for reconciliation and hesitate to file FIRs or invoke penal sections against abusers and relatives.

Swagata Yadavar

· Apr 25, 2022 · 09:00 am

Rural hospitals in Gujarat become support centres for domestic violence survivors

As the first professional contact for survivors, health providers at public health facilities prove critical in identifying and extending help.

Swagata Yadavar

· Mar 27, 2022 · 09:00 am

Honey Singh asks Delhi court to hold in-camera proceedings in domestic violence case

In-camera proceedings are not open to the public and the press.

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· Sep 03, 2021 · 02:54 pm

Delhi court tells Honey Singh to appear before it in domestic violence case

The metropolitan magistrate criticised the singer for not appearing before it, and said that no one was above the law.

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· Aug 28, 2021 · 02:22 pm

Kerala woman found dead in in-laws’ house, husband accused of domestic violence surrenders

Vismaya V Nair’s family has alleged that she was assaulted for dowry on multiple occasions.

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· Jun 22, 2021 · 05:49 pm

Madhya Pradesh: Senior police officer removed from post after video assaulting wife goes viral

The state’s Home Department relieved Sharma from his duties with ‘immediate effect’.

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· Sep 28, 2020 · 09:20 pm

Domestic violence cases committed in US can be heard in Mumbai, rules Bombay High Court

The court said the cases are not time-bound and dismissed a plea filed by an IT professional living in the United States.

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· Oct 14, 2019 · 01:37 pm

New Zealand passes legislation granting victims of domestic violence 10 days of paid leave

The bill was passed on Wednesday with 63 votes to 57.

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· Jul 26, 2018 · 05:06 pm

The story of my mother, the actress who was almost cast as Anarkali in ‘Mughal-e-Azam’

There were movie premieres with film stars like Dilip Kumar, but the glamorous mirage masked a terrible reality.

Sophia Naz

· May 20, 2018 · 11:30 am