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 ...

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 ...

Lord William Bentinck outlawed sati in 1829, but the law was later diluted In December 1829, Lord William Bentinck, the first governor general of British-ruled India, banned sati, the ancient Hindu ...

The burning of human flesh can cause the most excruciating pain, unlike any other harm inflicted on the human body. Yet, ...

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 ...