From ‘sick’ White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter to ‘research’ on assassination: Trump’s top quotes from ‘60 Minutes’ interviewPresident Donald Trump spoke about the recent shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. He detailed his imme...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Allahabad HC says live-in influenced by western ideas, sets aside life term in rape caseThe Allahabad High Court overturned a life sentence for Chandresh. He was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman. The court ...
26 Jan, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Supreme Court recognizes implied consent in live-in relationships, dismisses rape chargesThe Supreme Court has acknowledged the increasing prevalence of live-in relationships, suggesting that prolonged cohabitation between conse...
09 May, 2025, 02.45 PM IST
No ring, still rights: Man ordered to pay maintenance to ex-live-in partnerA Mumbai court directed a man to provide monthly maintenance to his former live-in partner and her child. The court highlighted that formal...
01 May, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
Delhi HC acquits man in rape case, says DNA proof alone cannot establish lack of consentThe Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted of rape, ruling that DNA evidence alone is not enough to prove a lack of consent. While ...
04 Apr, 2025, 01.01 PM IST
Woman in long-term live-in relationship can't claim rape: Supreme CourtA woman in a long-term live-in relationship cannot accuse her partner of compelling her into physical relations on a false promise of marri...
05 Mar, 2025, 04.36 PM IST
Mumbai man cites MoU with former live-in partner to deny rape chargesA sessions court granted anticipatory bail to a 46-year-old man accused of raping his 30-year-old former live-in partner. The judge noted t...
05 Sep, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
'Law on sexual offences women-centric, male partner not always wrong': Court acquits man accused of rape on promise of marriageAllahabad High Court acquitted a man accused in a rape case, emphasizing that the burden of proof in sexual offences lies on both parties, ...
14 Jun, 2024, 09.57 AM IST
'Hare-brained idea': SC rejects PIL for registration of live-in relationships with CentreThe PIL was filed seeking a direction to the Centre to frame rules for registration of live-in relationships as it cited increase in crimes...
20 Mar, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
PIL in Supreme Court seeks framing of rules for registration of live-in relationshipsThe PIL said registration of live-in relationship would lead to accurate information being available to both the live-in partners about eac...
28 Feb, 2023, 07.03 PM IST
All women are entitled to safe & legal abortion, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of India said that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion. The apex court has also ruled that the exclusion of...
29 Sep, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
SC has highest regard for woman: CJI blames recent controversies on‘misreporting’CJI said he had never asked anyone to marry and never heard a marital rape case and blamed the media for the controversy. “Everything was m...
08 Mar, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
'Let us know if you want to marry her': CJI SA Bobde to man accused of raping minorThe Bombay high court had cancelled bail granted by a sessions court to the accused at the complainant’s behest in the first case
01 Mar, 2021, 09.04 PM IST
Supreme Court: Consensual physical relationship of live-in partners not rapeThe bench said that such cases could be termed as a case of breach of promise to marry rather than a case of false promise to marry.
03 Jan, 2019, 03.20 PM IST
Marriage doesn't mean consent for sex: Delhi High on marital rapeA bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and C Hari Shankar said that in a relationship like marriage, both man and woman have a right t...
18 Jul, 2018, 12.48 PM IST
Why some wives have pinned hopes on this Delhi High Court verdictMany other survivors of marital rape are now pinning their hopes of justice on the Delhi High Court, which is hearing a petition filed by t...
11 Mar, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
New anti-rape law comes into force but it shies away from making marital rape an offenceThe new law has shied away from making marital rape an offence as long as the couple lived in the same house.
04 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST