AHMEDABAD: In a role-reversal of sorts, a woman and her mother were accused by a man of driving him to suicide.“If I die, my wife will like it,” stated the suicide note written by Rakesh Sheth, 41, whose body was fished out from Kankaria lake, on Friday.“Henceforth my wife can lead a carefree life. [...]

Have seen my Mummy and Daddy ?The below 4yrs baby name POOJA was kidnapped by a person at some where and now she is under Kerala Police custody. Since the baby could not communicate her identification clearly, Police is struggling to find her parents. The flg information was given by the baby which may or [...]

Bhubaneswar: Driven by superstition, the family of a one-year-old boy married him off to a dog to keep him free from diseases all his life in Orissa’s tribal-dominated Jagatsinghpur district.The wedding was organised at Munda Sahi of Jagatsinghpur town, only 30 meters away from the district collector’s residence.District Collector Dr PK Meherda said that the [...]

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) In a ruling of profound socio-religious significance, the Supreme Court has held that a Muslim woman married to her sister’s husband, termed an “irregular” marriage within Islam, is entitled to maintenance from her husband.A bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and J.M. Panchal gave the ruling earlier this month on a [...]

Hyperactive girls are more likely to get addicted to smoking, under-perform in school and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults, according to a new study.The study followed 881 Canadian girls from the age of six to 21 years to see how hyperactive or aggressive behaviour in childhood could affect early adulthood.The research team found [...]

Just as there are helpless women being tortured for dowry by their in-laws, there are silvers being harassed on false charges of seeking dowry and cruel behaviour. Rajashree Balaram presents the other side of the storyIn March 2003, the Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice System set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs, [...]