Over 75 per cent UAPA cases in 2022 from J-K, Manipur, Assam, UP; Bengal had 25 pc sedition cases: NCRBNotably, sedition cases have come down since 2020 while those lodged under the UAPA saw a rise in the last three years, according to the da...
06 Dec, 2023, 10.35 AM IST
664 crimes against women per million: NCRB dataThe rate of crime against women per lakh population stood at 66.4 while the charge sheeting in such cases was logged at 75.8, showed data f...
05 Dec, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
4.45 lakh FIRs on 'crime against women' in 2022 in India, highest on average in Delhi: NCRBThe majority of crimes against women under the Indian Penal Code were of cruelty by husband or his relatives (31.4 per cent) followed by ki...
04 Dec, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
Cases targeting women with explicit content double in 3 yearsEven as the Mumbai police arrested a third suspect involved in the Bulli Bai app case, the NCRB said in a report that Uttar Pradesh (2,120)...
06 Jan, 2022, 12.13 AM IST
Cash, crime & the city: The growing challenge of economic crimes in India's Tier-II cities and how to deal with itWhile Delhi and Mumbai log the highest number of economic offences, the recent crime data show that cities such as Jaipur, Lucknow & Patna ...
03 Oct, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
Improve ways to handle forensic proof, states toldThe MHA circular comes amid concern over the abysmal rate of conviction in sexual assault cases. In 2019, the conviction rate in rape cases...
30 Oct, 2020, 08.08 AM IST
What crime stats don’t sayCrimes against women contribute to about 10% of all crimes.
24 Nov, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Suicide's no crime, and you can't drive someone to itOn average, only 0.01% of people commit suicide in countries across the globe. They do so not because harassment is commoner in their cases...
21 Aug, 2016, 05.01 PM IST
Rape in Tamil Nadu six times lower than in neighbouring KeralaViolent crimes like rape and assault, in particular, are at high levels in Kerala, almost in the same league as north Indian states with tr...
03 May, 2016, 12.17 PM IST
Bihar election: Curbing crime top task for Bihar govtBihar government has a tough task. Last 10 years, the state has seen an increase in crime against vulnerable population including women, ch...
11 Nov, 2015, 12.11 PM IST
Kerala to commission 'CyberDome' to fight online crimesCyberDome is envisaged as a primary monitoring unit for the internet & nodal centre for policing social networking sites and anti-terror ac...
16 Oct, 2015, 03.15 PM IST
Conviction rate up, Kerala tops with over 77 per centIn 2014, Kerala was the best performing state with over 77% convictions while Bihar was the worst with just 10%.
09 Aug, 2015, 10.13 AM IST
Delhi records highest crimes among mega citiesThe national capital has earned the dubious distinction of having the highest number of crimes reported among mega cities in the country.
14 Jun, 2013, 09.13 PM IST
- 68,000 cases of rape in 2009-11 but only 16,000 convicted
Nearly 68,000 rape cases were registered across the country during 2009-11 but only 16,000 rapists were sentenced to prison, presenting a d...
03 Feb, 2013, 09.39 AM IST
- Assam government asks Tata Institute of Social Science to suggest remedial measures to stop crime against women
Assam government will engage Tata Institute of Social Sciences to study and suggest remedial measures for growing crime against women in As...
17 Jul, 2012, 10.37 PM IST
Kerala is country’s most crime-prone state: NCRBThese are one set of statistics Kerala will not be proud to own up to: God’s own country is the most crime-prone state, ahead of UP and Del...
24 Jun, 2012, 10.56 AM IST
- Kerala: Why the UDF inherits new economy & challenges
Key changes have swept Kerala, long dubbed investment unfriendly. A paradox has died and a model has come alive.
15 May, 2011, 02.28 AM IST