honour killings
Endorsing inter-caste marriages can beat the caste system
Widespread acceptance of inter-caste marriages could be a way to battle the caste system.
Honour killing: Man poisons daughter in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
The girl, a class 7 student, before dying in the hospital gave a statement that her father gave poison to her, he said.
Stop mob justice
To blame lynchings on social media communication platform WhatsApp would amount to escapism.
Order on khaps welcome
Instances of honour killings abound in Tamil Nadu too as in several other states, where caste feelings are still rampant.
Attempt to stop marriages by khap panchayats illegal: Supreme Court
The ruling came on a plea by NGO Shakti Vahini, which had moved the apex court in 2010 seeking protection of couples from honour killings.
Centre to SC: New law to deal with honour killings by khap panchayats
Taking on record the affidavit filed by the Centre, the Bench reserved its verdict on the PIL.
Khap Panchayat: State must provide protection to couples, says Centre to SC
Earlier in February, the top court cracked a whip against Khap Panchayats in connection with cases pertaining to so-called honour killing.
In Gurgaon, modernity feeds and feeds-off the fear of alienation, says Shanker Raman
Gurgaon and its many realities have caught the attention of film writers and directors.