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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In December 1829, Lord William Bentinck, the first governor general of British-ruled India, banned sati, the ancient Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre.