New Delhi: It had been another brutal day for the rupee on the foreign exchanges as India's economic crisis escalated and, travelling home from a visit to Myanmar last week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh summoned journalists on his plane for a briefing. The one statement he had prepared for the media that night, however, concerned allegations of corruption levelled against him and his cabinet ministers - not the economy. Quizzed...
09:02 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Mumbai: Analysts at Goldman Sachs and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch cut their growth forecasts for India, following up on a Morgan Stanley downgrade earlier this week that had sparked much concern in domestic markets. The downgrades come in a tough month for Indian markets, after global risk aversion surged, exposing the country's fiscal and economic vulnerabilities. Goldman Sachs said it was cutting its gross domestic product forecast to 6.6 per...
05:24 PM, May 25, 2012
Riyadh: A Saudi man found guilty of hitting his wife has been sentenced by a court to read the Quran and two Islamic books on relations between spouses. He will later sit for a test on what he learned from the books. The man was told to memorise five of the 30 parts of the Quran, as well as 100 sayings by Prophet Mohammad, the Gulf News reported citing Saudi...
08:45 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: A Unicef report titled Progress for Children, a report on adolescents, holds that available data for developing countries (India included) show that nearly 50 per cent of girls and women aged between 15 and 49 believe that wife-beating is justified under certain circumstances. About 57 per cent of male adolescents aged between 15 and 19 years in India think that a husband is justified in hitting or beating...
11:23 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Chennai: Increasing awareness about the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 has encouraged more and more victims to seek relief under the legislation, which has led to a whopping 464 per cent rise in the number of petitions received under the statute in Tamil Nadu. According to statistics from the State Social Welfare Department, the number of petitions preferred under the legislation has risen steadily over the years....
10:24 AM, Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: Another minor domestic help in the national capital has alleged abuse and sexual assault. The 14-year-old victim has alleged that the accused Nadeem used to beat her up and sexually assault her. Nadeem is 25 years old and currently unemployed. His father works in Saudi Arabia. The police have arrested him and sent him to judicial custody. The girl is currently in a child care home. She hails...
09:03 AM, Apr 13, 2012
The relationship between domestic worker and employer is in a crisis It is urban India's most unresolved relationship. A relationship that goes to the ...
07:36 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Noida: A 30-year-old woman was drugged and gangraped by two men in a moving car in Noida and dumped near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Police said on Sunday. One of the accused was arrested. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Praveen Kumar said: "We have lodged a first information report (FIR) and are acting as per the woman's statement. Her medical examination, though, has not proved that the rape...
10:43 AM, Apr 09, 2012
Jaipur: Not following the dictates of her husband proved costly for a woman, who was allegedly battered to death in Jhotwara area of the city, police said on Wednesday. Ramnivas Raigar (35), asked his wife Dwarika last night to wear a 'Tawiz' around her neck but she refused to do so, DCP (West) Sharat Kaviraj said. This led to heated arguments between the couple. After the quarrel, Raigar hit his...
05:55 PM, Apr 04, 2012
A doctor couple residing in Dwarka in south west Delhi went on a vacation to Thailand, allegedly leaving their 13-year-old maid locked-up and starving in their flat. ...
11:40 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Pune: The trauma of losing his infant son four months ago allegedly proved too much for a man, resulting in his murdering his wife on Thursday. The police suspect that Vikram Mhalari Rasale (35), son of a retired sub-inspector, killed his wife Swati alias Rani Vikram Rasale (27) on Thursday afternoon after biting her several times and smashing her head against a wall in their flat in Ghorpadi Peth. Swati...
11:37 AM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi-based couple has been accused of abusing their 13-year-old domestic help after leaving the girl locked in their home while on a six day trip to Bangkok. The minor was rescued on Thursday evening after she managed to unlock a window and shout for help. The police officials found her bruised and beaten. A case has been registered against the couple. The victim's statement will be recorded...
11:38 PM, Mar 29, 2012
London: An Islamic marriage guide advising men on 'the best ways' to beat their wives has sparked outrage in Britain, especially among moderate Muslims who say that it encourages domestic violence. The book - A Gift For Muslim Couple - tells husbands that they should beat their wives with "hand or stick or pull her by the ears", the Daily Mail reported. Authored by Maulavi Ashraf Ali Thanvi, who is...
01:35 PM, Mar 26, 2012
San Francisco: San Francisco's sheriff has been sentenced to three years' probation and must undergo a domestic violence programme for a New Year's Eve dispute with his Venezuelan actress wife. Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's sentence today was part of a deal struck with prosecutors over allegations that he bruised his wife's arm. Mirkarimi initially faced multiple misdemeanour charges, including domestic violence battery. That could've landed him in prison for up to...
12:28 AM, Mar 20, 2012
HYDERABAD: Krishna district now stands first and Hyderabad second in number of cases registered under Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, in the last five years. The total number of cases registered, stands at a staggering 16,077 according to records of Department of Women Development and Child Welfare (DWDCW). Nearly 2,290 cases have been registered in Krishna district, 1,775 in Hyderabad, 1,133 in East Godavari, 985 in Prakasam and...
08:37 AM, Mar 13, 2012
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