There have been countless efforts in India to get rid of the practice of dowry, which is rampant in some cultures even today. Every step taken forward in wiping out this practice seems to be nullified ...

A chapter in a sociology textbook for nurses sparked a row as it has claimed that the system of dowry is actually good for society and even helps parents of 'ugly looking girls' to get them married ...

NEW DELHI: Hours after social media users flagged a page from a textbook for nursing students highlighting that one of the merits of the dowry system was to get ugly girls married off, the Indian ...

New Delhi: On Monday, Indian Nursing Council condemned the "derogatory content" in the Sociology textbook for nurses wherein merits of dowry are listed, adding that it does not endorse any author or ...