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 2017A 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 2017Bihar 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 2017Voicing 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 2017In countries such as India, droughts can delay the age of marriage as families struggle to cough up dowry payments
3 min read29 Jul 2017The 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 2017Matrimonial sites to keep IP address records, make users upload documents proving their identity
2 min read3 Jun 2016Nearly 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 2016This way contesting parties get an option to compromise their issues outside the court and avoid a trial
1 min read11 Mar 2015How the extremities of redundancy and change affect life in India
3 min read16 Oct 2014The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared