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UP: Woman gives talaq over dowry abuse
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): While petitions are being heard over the practice of triple talaq, a Muslim woman on Friday took to the Shariyat to divorce her husband after being mistreated by him and his family over a tussle regarding the exchange of dowry.
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Hyderabad: Army Major arrested in dowry death case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 3 (ANI): The Hyderabad Police on Wednesday arrested an Army Major in connection with the death of his wife, who allegedly committed suicide in a dowry case.
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Muslims should learn from Hindus and abolish triple talaq: Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Apr 9 (ANI): Asserting that like the Hindu society which abolished practices like child marriage, dowry and sati, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that Muslims should mull over putting an end to the triple talaq divorce system.
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Woman commits suicide alleging harassment for dowry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar. 26 (ANI): Each case of dowry death pulls back a progressive India a century back, reminding us of the immense greed and exploiting bride's family deeply rooted in the minds of people.
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Textbook shocker: Maha Education Minister directs Board of Studies to make
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb. 3 (ANI): Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde on Friday said that he has consulted the Board of Studies with regard to the shocking content in a state textbook that cited 'ugliness' as one of the reason for dowry menace and directed them to
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Girls are not just about their looks: Lalitha Kumaramangalam on Maha textb
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]. Feb. 3 (ANI): Condemning the Maharashtra State Education Board over the shocking content in a state textbook citing 'ugliness' as one of the reason for dowry menace, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has assured that the matter has been taken into cognizanc
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