On December 19, 2007, a young girl from Ernakulam, Kerala, married Mr Nair and moved with him to the Gulf, first to Abu Dhabi and then to Saudi Arabia where he was working. After she became pregnant, ...

LUCKNOW: A case of alleged serial marriage fraud and dowry extortion has surfaced in Uttar Pradesh, with three women accusing a man of marrying them one after another over six years, extracting lakhs ...

More than 35 million people in Bangladesh, around a quarter of its population, face acute poverty and hunger. Dowry payments of more than 200 times the daily wage and costly medical expenses are major ...

As an African woman and gender expert, the concept of “dowry,” or bride price, is not new to me. For women attempting to exercise their rights to land, a dowry can prove to be both an obstacle and, in ...

The Karnataka High Court has recently granted bail to a software professional accused of abetting his wife's suicide, ...

More than 35 million people in Bangladesh, around a quarter of its population, face acute poverty and hunger. Dowry payments of more than 200 times the daily wage and costly medical expenses are major ...