Widow
- Delhi
Unmarried, widowed daughter entitled to deceased father’s estate: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ruled while an unmarried or widowed daughter has a claim in the estate of her deceased father, the same does not apply to a divorced…
- India
Marital status cannot take away woman’s identity: Madras HC
Chennai: The Madras High Court has said a woman by herself has a status and an identity, and that cannot be taken away depending on her marital status. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: MS launches Zaibus Skill Center for empowerment of widows
Hyderabad: The MS Education Academy, Shah Ali Banda, Hyderabad, has established a skill center aimed at empowering widows. The center, named Zaibus Skill Center, was inaugurated by AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP,…
- India
Maha: Widow raped by 7 men for 8 years, Beed police launch probe
Beed: In a horrific incident, a widow was allegedly raped and gang-raped by seven persons for over eight years before she gathered courage to lodge a complaint, the police said here. The…
- India
Atiq’s widow Shaista now officially a ‘mafia’ in UP
Prayagraj: The Prayagraj police has designated slain gangster politician Atiq Ahmed’s widow, Shaista Parveen as a ‘mafia’ for the first time in an FIR lodged on May 2 in connection with the…
- India
Will not challenge verdict now: Umesh Pal’s widow
Prayagraj: Slain Umesh Pal’s widow, Jaya Pal, has said that she hoped for capital punishment for mafia don Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf but added that she will not challenge the…
- India
NCW writes to DGP Rajasthan over assault on Pulwama martyrs’ widows
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women has asked DGP Rajasthan to personally look into the allegations of mistreatment and assault leveled by Pulwama martyrs’ widows and conduct an inquiry into it.…
- Middle East
1-year visa extension for widows and divorced women in UAE
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) grants one-year extension on residence visa to divorced or widowed women— living in the country on their husband’s visa. The extension on the visa also…
- Bangalore
Bangalore: 4 arrested for extorting widows, divorcees over nude videos
Bengaluru: Four members of a gang have been arrested in Bengaluru in connection with assaulting, blackmailing and extorting widows and divorced women over nude videos, police said on Monday. According to the police,…