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Industry

Do more educated grooms get higher dowry?

Better educated grooms command more dowry but their premium in India's marriage market has declined over the years because of their rising number, research suggests

3 min read16 Dec 2017
Politics

Supreme Court indicates revisiting verdict which diluted anti-dowry law

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it is not in agreement with an earlier verdict, which had actually diluted the severity of section 498A of IPC

3 min read13 Oct 2017
Politics

Nitish Kumar launches campaign to end dowry, child marriage in Bihar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launched a statewide campaign to abolish child marriage and dowry, drawing strength from last year's prohibition campaign

3 min read2 Oct 2017
Politics

Abuse of anti-dowry law: Supreme Court says no arrest till charges verified

Voicing concern over 'abuse' of anti-dowry law, Supreme Court says no arrest should be made without verifying allegations as violation of human rights of innocents can't be brushed aside

4 min read28 Jul 2017
Politics

Can weather shocks affect the age of marriage?

In countries such as India, droughts can delay the age of marriage as families struggle to cough up dowry payments

3 min read29 Jul 2017
Politics

Law commission recommends compulsory registration of all marriages

The law commission recommended amending the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 to include compulsory registration of marriages in its purview

1 min read4 Jul 2017
Politics

No casual hookups on matrimonial sites as govt lays down rules

Matrimonial sites to keep IP address records, make users upload documents proving their identity

2 min read3 Jun 2016
Opinion

Have we lost the dowry battle?

Nearly 60 years after the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961, we need to ask why there is more, not less dowry; why the big fat Indian wedding has got fatter

4 min read18 May 2016
Politics

Govt planning to make anti-dowry law compoundable

This way contesting parties get an option to compromise their issues outside the court and avoid a trial

1 min read11 Mar 2015
Opinion

Minority report | From a cynic-patriot’s diary

How the extremities of redundancy and change affect life in India

3 min read16 Oct 2014
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