DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Women are valuable human resource, there should be zero tolerance towards gender insensitivity: HC

The observations came while allowing the appeal of a woman against a single judge order imposing Rs 50,000 cost on her and directing initia...

Over two-thirds of Pakistani women victim of abuse: Study

Studies reveal that 60 percent to 70 percent of women suffer some form of abuse in Pakistan and about 5,000 women are killed annually from ...

Relief of right to residence to woman under domestic violence law 'relevant' in civil courts: Supreme Court

A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah also termed as "incorrect law" and set aside an earlier judgment's ...

Women have right to stay at in-laws’ house under Domestic Violence Act: SC

Women who are sometimes compelled out of their in-laws' house due to domestic disputes can now claim the right of residence in the “shared ...

Johnny Depp's legal team plays video of Amber Heard being violent, attacking her sister

The undated video showed Amber's sister Whitney chatting with a group of women.

Amber Heard says Depp threw 30 bottles at her like 'grenades' in 2015, describes stay in Australia with actor like a '3-day hostage situation'

Heard said she got ``angry at times but not into a rage that would cause me to throw anything at him.''

No tolerance for crime against women: Twitter launches prompt to help people combat domestic violence

The feature will be reviewed at regular intervals by the Twitter team.

J.K. Rowling donates $1.25 mn to help homeless and victims of domestic violence during the pandemic

The author, in a tweet, said that the poorest and most vulnerable are hit hardest.

After Virushka, Shikhar Dhawan shares concern over domestic violence; bats for a 'kind & loving partnership'

Dhawan’s fans were all-praise for the cricketer for sending across a positive message.

Charlize Theron launches 'Together for her' campaign to fight domestic violence amid Covid-19 pandemic, donates $500,000

Donations to the initiative will go towards services like safe accommodation, counselling and crisis intervention.

Implement steps to curb domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdown: High Court to Centre, Delhi govt

A bench of Justices J R Midha and Jyoti Singh further directed that a decision be taken in three days and steps required to protect victims...

K.Jo, Virushka, Madhuri Dixit call for a lockdown on domestic violence, urge women to break their silence

The video also features cricketer Mithali Raj, actor Rahul Bose, Dia Mirza among others.

Wife beaters in Pune rural areas to be sent to institutional quarantine

The Pune zilla parishad's announcement comes in the backdrop of the National Commission for Women's statistics that show a spike in cases o...

Kerala government launches WhatsApp number to report domestic violence during lockdown

The 24-hour helpline has been started by the Directorate of Women and Child Development with the help of the technical cell of the National...

NCW launches WhatsApp number to report domestic violence during COVID-19 lockdown

The announcement comes amid a rise in domestic violence cases due to the ongoing lockdown. It was found that many women who are victims of ...

Govt helpline receives 92,000 calls on abuse and violence in 11 days

According to Walia, the number of calls after the lockdown, which started after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on March 24, has incr...

Arrest warrant against pacer Mohammed Shami in domestic violence case

An arrest warrant has been issued against Mohammed Shami in a domestic violence case.The Indian pacer has 15 days to surrender and apply fo...