Nikki’s parents claimed that her in-laws had demanded Rs 36 lakh and a Scorpio, which police said was the family’s attempt to conceal her Instagram account — something they feared society would not accept.
Nikita Singhania’s affluent family did not mingle much & never revealed anything about her marital dispute, say neighbours who got to know of her husband’s suicide via news reports.
Eight people booked for alleged dowry harassment, domestic abuse & sexual assault. Section 4 of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act also brought against accused.
Atul Subhash died by suicide earlier this month. He & his wife Nikita married 5 yrs ago, but their relationship broke down soon after. There were 6 cases against Atul at one point.
Dowry Prohibition Act makes exception for gifts given to bride at marriage, and rules have been laid down for making of such lists. Allahabad HC last week stressed importance of the act.
Patna High Court says dowry has been expanded from restrictive meaning and can include such money / property / security which is given as “consideration for marriage”.
25-yr-old Karishma Bhatti's family says she suffered frequent domestic abuse over dowry at the hands of her husband & in-laws, who were also unhappy when she gave birth to a daughter.
Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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