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In an attempt to counter physical abuse of women on foreign soil and help women who unknowingly step into marriage traps laid out by some NRI’s, India is most likely to sign the Hague Convention, which would provide legal protection to those married to overseas Indians. NRI’s settled in various countries, especially in Europe, USA, Canada and Australia were finding it hard to settle inter-continental marital and child custody disputes as ... [full story]

After more than a decade long judicial battle the Delhi High Court ruled that mitigating circumstances under which leniency was begged for Santosh was not enough and sentenced accused Santosh Kumar Singh to death for the rape and murder of then 23-year-old Priyadarshini Mattoo. With this judgment the long battle of Matoo family is finally over and we can just hope that justice can bring some solace to the family. Although ... [full story]

In a shocking incident in Ranpur village in Rajasthan, the leaders of a village ordered 150 men to dip their hands into boiling oil to prove their innocence after food was stolen from a local school. In late August the school's principal informed police that rice and wheat had disappeared but no action was taken, the Sunday Express said. The council, or panchayat, of Ranpur village, 340 km south of state capital Jaipur, then decided ... [full story]

A Pakistani girl and an Indian boy, who had been dating online for over three years, finally said ‘I do’ in Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital Indore on Independence Day.   Desiree Anthony, a Christian from Karachi, met Sandeep Sharma, a software engineer from Indore, on the Internet on July 4, 2003.   Desiree was issued a visa to visit India only after she wrote to President A.P.J. Kalam.   Sharma, who was engrossed in ... [full story]