Dowry
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man kills wife in front of children over dowry
Hyderabad: In an incident reported from Uppal, a man in August 19 allegedly murdered his wife over dowry as the children watched in awe. The accused was identified as P Deepak, a…
- Hyderabad
Dowry an unIslamic practice: Scholars at Siasat Millat Fund’s Du ba Du program
Hyderabad: Siaasat Millat fund organized the 115th edition of matrimonial program at Kings Palace Gudimalkapur on Saturday which was attended by the Rector of Al Quran Institute Amar Alam Nadvi and Faisal…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Woman gang-raped, given ‘triple talaq’ over dowry
Gonda: A woman was allegedly raped by her husband and his cousin and later divorced through ‘triple talaq’ for not giving dowry here, police said on Friday. The accused husband, Mohammad Adnan…
- India
Dowry harassment, casteist remarks drove Dalit woman to death
Kochi: Relatives of a young Dalit woman who died by suicide early last month in her matrimonial home in Ernakulam district of Kerala have alleged that she took the extreme step due…
- Opinions
Are there any signs of the dowry system going away? Perhaps not.
There are no signs that the dowry system would end anytime soon. With changing times, the methods of seeking dowry are also taking new shapes. Please, remember, I am not talking about…
- Opinions
Muslim society in dilemma as demand for dowry, ‘fair and lovely’ girls grow
By Amatur Rahman When looking for a potential spouse, who should disclose the biodata (Ismnavesi/Naam Navesi) first? The boy’s side or the girl’s? If a divorced woman (through khula or talaq) is…
- India
Rajasthan: Five of a family including 2 kids, 2 pregnant women die by suicide over dowry
Jaipur: The bodies of five members of a family, including two pregnant women and a newborn, were found in a well in the Dudu area here Saturday, with the police suspecting it to…
- India
HIV positive man hides status, wife lodges complaint against him in K’taka
Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a woman in Karnataka has lodged a complaint against her husband for hiding his HIV positive status from her, police said on Friday. In a complaint with…