Tag: Domestic Violence

“As concerns my ex-wife, I shall extend her my respect and support, as she is the mother of my children," he wrote. 

Who is making false accusations, and who is telling the truth? God alone knows and we can only pray that karma catches up with the real wrongdoer.

The NPA also said that there were a record 83,035 consultations on domestic violence, with reports of stalking, including those of minors online, remaining comparatively high at almost 20,000 consultations.

Famous rapper and music composer Hirdesh Singh, professionally known as Yo Yo Honey Singh, has found himself in a legal controversy.

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Seamer Mohammed Shami has been in hot water since his wife Hasin Jahan accused him of domestic violence and extra-marital affairs. However, the reason behind their spat has taken a new turn. The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) 26-member annual contracts system, which saw the addition of a new category, […]

Gurugram: Veteran cricketer Yuvraj Singh has been named in a complaint of domestic violence filed by his sister-in-law Akanksha Sharma. The case was filed against Yuvraj’s younger brother Zoravar Singh and mother Shabnam Singh for alleged mental and financial torture. A court here has issued a notice to Yuvraj and his family to respond by October […]

Palghar: A man was booked along with his mother for allegedly poisoning his wife here, police said today. According to the complaint lodged in this regard yesterday, the man, a resident of Virar locality here, had force-fed poison to his wife, 33, on July 6, for dowry and also because she could not conceive, Virar […]

New Delhi: The supporters of BJP today protested outside AAP leader Somnath Bharti’s office here following allegations of domestic violence levelled against him by his wife. Holding banners and placards against Bharti, the protestors rallied outside Bharti’s office in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar and demanded his resignation as a legislator. “He (Bharti) should resign. He […]

Jajpur: The additional district judge on Friday sentenced four members of a family to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of their daughter-in-law at Solpata in Panikoili area of Jajpur district in 2014. he newly-wed woman woman , Kusumlata Sahu was allegedly murdered by her husband and in-laws and her family had then lodged […]

Ganjam: A newly married woman was bludgeoned to death with a hammer allegedly by her in-laws over dowry demand at Gobindapur village under Sheragada police limits in the district today. As per reports, deceased Pinky Swain (24) of Gobindapur village had tied the knot with one Firoj Swain of her village two years back with […]

Baripada: A minor scuffle turned fatal after a woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband in Purnachandrapur Village under Morada Police limits in Mayurbhanj district. According to sources, Jena Bhakta belonging to Purnachandrapur village had an argument with his wife on some domestic issues. However, in the heat of the moment, Jena allegedly […]

Islamabad: In the case of Pakistan, which ranks sixth on the list of the most dangerous countries for women, it is not possible to change gendered social norms regarding domestic violence by only focusing on legal reform, according to a recent report published in the Journal of International Womens Studies. “Women are subjected to violence that […]

London: Children of women who reported domestic violence during pregnancy or the first six years of the child’s life are almost 50 per cent more likely to have low IQ (intelligence quotient), researchers have found. The study, published in the journal Wellcome Open Research, revealed that only 13 per cent children whose mothers didn’t experience […]

New Delhi: The 21-day nationwide Lockdown impact after the Coronavirus outbreak has resulted in an increase in domestic violence cases in India, the National Commission of Women (NCW) said on Thursday. “There have been different kinds of complaints related to the domestic violence, in which husbands are abusing them (women) and calling them COVID-19,” NCW […]

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched a WhatsApp number on Friday to report cases of domestic violence, which have seen a rise during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The NCW said the WhatsApp number –7217735372 — is in addition to the online complaint links and emails which are already operational. “This is an […]