women rights
Daughters have equal coparcenary rights in Hindu family property: Supreme Court
The amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 granting equal rights to daughters to inherit property would have retrospective effect
NCW receives 2,043 cases of crimes against women in June; highest in last eight months
According to the National Commission for Women (NCW) data, 452 complaints of domestic violence were received in June alone.
Missouri might be the only US state without access to legal abortion
Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill banning abortion beginning in the eighth week of pregnancy.
Missouri follows Alabama; passes law that would ban abortion after 8 weeks
The legislation allows for an abortion after the eighth week only in the case of medical emergencies.
Abandon wife, lose properties: Govt crackdown on 'absconding' NRIs
The MEA has written to the ministries of law and home to consider the proposed amendments in the CrPC pertaining to court summons.
5-judge Constitution bench may hear pleas challenging Article 35A: SC
The SC tagged a plea challenging Article 35A of the Constitution with a similar pending petition to be heard by a three-judge bench.
Mumbai: Women activists enter Haji Ali Dargah's inner sanctum
In 2011, dargah's board of trustees had imposed a ban on women's entry calling it a 'grievous sin'.