The Odisha Police on Saturday booked a man for allegedly handing out instant 'triple talaq' to his wife after she lost money to cyber fraud.

The study looks at the interrelated factors of transition from a pre-state forest dependent economy to a social system of an agricultural

Violence against women is legitimized by social norms, beliefs and institutions.

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released a fresh data on the number of women and girls go missing in India. According to the Union ministry of home affairs, quoting NCRB data, 3,75,058 women above 18 years of age went missing from across the country in 2021 alone.

There is a growing focus on generating evidence on violence against informal women workers across the world.

This study aims to provide an evidence-based analysis of the persecution and hunting of women as witches in indigenous and rural societies in India.

Chandigarh: Parents of minor children who are victims of sexual crimes cannot arrive at a compromise with the perpetrator, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled.

A 25-year-old man was allegedly strangled to death and later set ablaze in Hyderabad by his wife’s relatives who opposed their marriage, police said, adding that the woman’s father has been detained for questioning.

Delhi reported more cases of rape, molestation, kidnapping and cruelty by husband till July 15 this year, compared to the same duration last year, according to the latest data shared by the Delhi Police on Wednesday.

Crimes against women, including rape, molestation and kidnapping, have been on the rise this year.