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Obama plan for Chrysler is bold, but will it work?
Newsday, NY The US government will own 8 percent and, as part of its dowry for this marriage, Fiat will get 20 percent. And Canada, which is putting up $1 for every $3 the United States does, gets a 2 percent stake. The Italian automaker's holdings will rise to 35 … |
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Obama plan for Chrysler is bold, but will it work? - Newsday
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Policeman, family get lifer in dowry death case - Times of India
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Policeman, family get lifer in dowry death case
Times of India, India The accused were sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment for demanding dowry under section 304 (b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). They were further sentenced to five years and three years under sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The … |
Apr
30
Court annuls Onaizah girl's marriage with 58-year-old - Arab News
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Court annuls Onaizah girl's marriage with 58-year-old
Arab News, Saudi Arabia The father agreed to marry his daughter to the 58-year-old man for a dowry of SR30,000. Islam defines dowry as the property of the bride rather than the father. The girl's father took control of the funds, which he used to settle some financial … |
Apr
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Dowry law applies before marriage: SC - Daily News & Analysis
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Dowry law applies before marriage: SC
Daily News & Analysis, India New Delhi: Would-be grooms and future in-laws will face the charge of demanding dowry if a proposed marriage fails to be solemnised because the girl's parents couldn't meet their demands, the Supreme Court of India has ruled. … |
Apr
30
Chrysler's marriage in bankruptcy - GlobalPost
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Chrysler's marriage in bankruptcy
GlobalPost Call it what you will: trousseau, tocher, or the more familiar term, dowry, and Chrysler-the-bride-to-be might be in more tangible trouble in another day, another time. Chrysler has agreed to a marriage with Fiat of Italy that President Barrack Obama … Video: In-Depth Look - Chrysler Filing For Chapter 11 - Bloomberg Bloomberg Why Should The Taxpayers' Chrysler Dowry Go To Fiat? Forbes  Comment by Gary Chaison Prof. of Industrial Relations, Clark Universityall 8,780 news articles |
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Dowry death: Husband, in-laws get life term - Indian Express
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Dowry death: Husband, in-laws get life term
Indian Express, India A 24-year-old woman, who was beaten to to death in 2006 by her husband and in-laws, finally got justice when Additional Sessions Judge SM Jahagirdar today sentenced the three — her husband and parents in-law — to life imprisonment. … |
Apr
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Girl of eight free from marriage to older man - The National
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Girl of eight free from marriage to older man
The National, United Arab Emirates The girl's father, who is divorced from her mother, married her off for a dowry of 30000 riyals (Dh29,400) to settle a debt between the two men, and the groom made a verbal agreement not to consummate the marriage until she turned 18. … |
Apr
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Court annuls Tamil actor Prashant - Bombay News
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Court annuls Tamil actor Prashant
Bombay News, India Gruhalakshmi had sued for divorce alleging dowry harassment. Actor Prashant had wed Gruhalakshmi amidst great fanfare in 2005. The divorce petition began soon during the pregnancy on charges of dowry harassment. Prashant denied the charges saying his … |
Apr
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Why Love Marrieges Are Breaking Down in India - A Pakistan News
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Why Love Marrieges Are Breaking Down in India
A Pakistan News, Pakistan Marriages were contracts of servitude that sent a daughter off to her husband's family home with a hefty dowry and the injunction not to complain, because it was a one-way trip. Now, though, India is working on DeVito's second dilemma. … |
Apr
29
Suspend dysp, police tell govt - Times of India
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Suspend dysp, police tell govt
Times of India, India dysp Gaude was recently in the news after his sister-in-law filed a complaint with the Ponda police against her husband (the PSI) and Gaude for dowry harassment. The case has been registered under Sections 504, (abuse with filthy language), … |
Apr
29
'One complaint of crime against women in Mohali daily' - Times of India
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'One complaint of crime against women in Mohali daily'
Times of India, India MOHALI: In a wake-up call for women and organisations that claim to work for their rights, Mohali reportedly receives one complaint daily, on an average, of crime against women related to either dowry, physical and mental harassment or domestic … |
Apr
29
Probe ordered into si's daughter's suicide - Times of India
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Probe ordered into si's daughter's suicide
Times of India, India However, Madhusudan reportedly was harassing her for dowry ever since their marriage. Madhavi who returned to India on April 11, committed suicide the very next day at her father's house in Guntur. The father of the victim, SI Narayana did not lodge … |
Apr
29
Dowry case: Trader, kin arrested - Times of India
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Dowry case: Trader, kin arrested
Times of India, India Twenty nine-year-old Hemang Chheda was charged with harassing his wife Alpa for dowry. The police also swooped on Hemang's father Chandrakant (59), mother Vimla (56) and brother Mayur (35). All four were named in a complaint lodged by Alpa on April 17. … Businessman and family arrested in dowry harassment case Daily News & Analysis all 3 news articles |
Apr
29
Greedy groom taken to task - Times of India
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Greedy groom taken to task
Times of India, India MEWAT: A bridegroom and his family were beaten up for allegedly raising their dowry demand from the bride's father a day after the wedding day. As soon as they came to know about the unreasonable demand, residents of Badarpur village, about 20 km away … |
Apr
29
Grooms become dearer in a time of inflation - Republica
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Grooms become dearer in a time of inflation
Republica, Nepal The parents of a groom recently demanded more money in dowry at the eleventh hour citing hikes in the price of everything, thereby threatening to nip in the bud a union for life. “They demanded Rs 250000 instead of the previously-agreed sum of Rs … |
Apr
29
Businessman and family arrested in dowry harassment case - Daily News & Analysis
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Businessman and family arrested in dowry harassment case
Daily News & Analysis, India PTI Mumbai: A city-based businessman and three of his family members were on Wednesday arrested from outside sessions court premises in south Mumbai on charges of dowry harassment. The businessman Hemang Chheda, his father Chandrakant Chheda (59), … |
Apr
29
Why Love Marrieges Are Breaking Down in India? - Nhatky.in
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Why Love Marrieges Are Breaking Down in India?
Nhatky.in, India Marriages were contracts of servitude that sent a daughter off to her husband's family home with a hefty dowry and the injunction not to complain, because it was a one-way trip. Now, though, India is working on DeVito's second dilemma. … |
Apr
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Not bijli, paani - this party campaigns for judicial reforms - Thaindian.com
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Not bijli, paani - this party campaigns for judicial reforms
Thaindian.com, Thailand New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Unlike other political parties' leaders, candidates of the Bharat Punarnirman Dal (BPD) - a congregation of former iitians and professionals - are taking up issues such as misuse of the dowry law, need for judicial reforms … |
Apr
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Body of 10-month-old kid exhumed, sent for postmortem - Indopia
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Body of 10-month-old kid exhumed, sent for postmortem
Indopia, India Bijnor , Apr 29 Body of a 10-month-old boy, who died alongwith his mother in a fire accident, was exhumed and sent for postmortem after his maternal grand father alleged that the duo was murdered over dowry demands, police said today. … |
Apr
28
Dowry harassment: Victims of the system - Express Buzz
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Dowry harassment: Victims of the system
Express Buzz, India BANGALORE: Section 498A. The dowry harrassment law is something that has left both sections of the society — male or female — asking for more. On April 21, when Kannada actor Karibasavaiah's daughter was found hanging at her home, the family rushed … |
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