Without mincing words, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel on saturday said female foeticide was as evil a custom as the old practices of ‘sati’ or ‘doodhpeeti’. “There was a time when our legendary ...

The Sati custom, which requires widows to throw themselves on their husbands' pyres, was abolished 175 years ago but there have just been two cases in as many months. The choice to leap into the ...

A past incident in India where an 18-year-old widow was burned alive as part of a sati ritual is once again stirring controversy. On the 20th (local time), the British BBC reported, "The case of Roop ...

KANPUR: A woman’s wish to die by practising ‘Sati’ near her husband’s pyre in Shahbazpur village in Kotwali police station area of Banda district caused flutter on Tuesday. As the last rites of Mangu ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech highlights the importance of abolishing social stigmas such as triple talaq. PM Modi said, “If we can take steps against 'Sati' custom, ...

Banda (Uttar Pradesh), May 25: Ramkumari died on her husband’s pyre earlier this month. No one is certain whether it was sati or suicide. But Banhudarhi, a village near Allahabad, has found its new ...

The social evil of ‘Sati’ may be a thing of the past. But, widows continue to face social discrimination in different forms in modern era, said a group of women poets here. A young widow was adorned ...

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Valsad (Gujarat): Without mincing words, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel today said female foeticide was as evil a custom as the old practices of ‘sati' or ‘doodhpeeti'. “There was a time when our ...