Congress faces heat as Odisha NSUI leader held for rapeUdit Narayan Pradhan, NSUI's Odisha president, is under arrest. He is accused of raping a BBA student in Bhubaneswar. The alleged incident ...
22 Jul, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
US urges citizens to exercise 'increased caution' while travelling to IndiaThe United States has cautioned its citizens planning to visit India. The advisory highlights concerns about crime and sexual assault. Cert...
22 Jun, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
Hampi rape case: Delhi HR manager dies trying to save Israeli woman, homestay owner from sexual assault in KarnatakaBibhas Nayak, a 29-year-old HR manager, died defending two women from a sexual assault in Karnataka's Koppal district. The attackers overpo...
11 Mar, 2025, 03.17 PM IST
Odisha CM Majhi orders judicial inquiry into army officer's custodial 'torture', 'sexual assault' of fianceeOdisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an army officer and sexual assault of h...
23 Sep, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
BJD calls six-hour Bhubaneswar shutdown over 'assault' of Army officer, fianceeThe BJD has called for a six-hour shutdown in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday to protest the alleged assault of an Army officer and his fiancee in p...
22 Sep, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
'Sexual assault' in custody: BJD stages dharna near Raj Bhavan, Cong tries to gherao CM's residenceThe women's wing of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) protested outside Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar against the alleged sexual assault of a woman in poli...
21 Sep, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
Odisha crime branch registers case over alleged sexual assault of the fiance of an Army officer; ex-CM Naveen Patnaik attacks BJP govtThe Odisha police crime branch has registered a case against former Bharatpur police station in-charge and others for allegedly assaulting ...
20 Sep, 2024, 11.42 PM IST
"After BJP came into power, law and order situation in state has deteriorated": BJD leader Pratap Keshari DebA tragic incident involving the rape and murder of a 10-year-old tribal girl in Balasore, Odisha, has led BJD leaders to criticize the BJP ...
03 Sep, 2024, 07.13 AM IST
'She is insulting protestors, doctors': BJP's Shehzad Poonawala hits out at Mamata Banerjee's unrest statementsBJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala has criticized West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of insulting protestors and doctors. Poonawa...
29 Aug, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Maharashtra Bandh: Why has MVA called for a complete bandh on August 24 and what to expectMaharashtra Bandh Tomorrow: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra has declared a statewide bandh on August 24 to protest against the a...
23 Aug, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Eastern Zonal Council's Kolkata meet to take up various regional issuesThe meeting was earlier planned for November 5 but was cancelled due to Shah's busy schedule amid the Gujarat election. Shah will meet Biha...
15 Dec, 2022, 11.55 PM IST
Crime graph higher in Odisha during pandemic: MinisterMinister of State for Home, D S Mishra, said 1.34 lakh criminal cases had been registered in 2020, against 1.21 lakh in 2019. By June 2021,...
06 Sep, 2021, 09.37 PM IST
On 7th anniversary of Nirbhaya case, rape conviction rate low at 32 per centAccording to the NCRB data available for 2017, the total number of rape cases that went to trial in that year was 1,46,201 but only 5,822 o...
16 Dec, 2019, 01.04 PM IST
Over 34,600 rape cases in India; Delhi tops among UTsMadhya Pradesh has reported 4,391 rape cases, a highest among the states, the national capital has reported 2,199 such cases--highest among...
30 Aug, 2016, 07.38 PM IST
National Human Rights Commission sends notice to Centre, states, Union Territories on lack of toiletsThe notice was issued after NHRC took cognisance of a media report citing the 2011 Census that half the population of India had to go out f...
30 Jun, 2014, 07.17 PM IST
2013 saw Tourism Ministry making lot of promisesTourism Minister Chiranjeevi quit midway after the government's decision to create Telangana state. His resignation was not accepted and he...
28 Dec, 2013, 01.12 PM IST
- BJD MP Baijayant Panda for replacement of word rape with sexual assault
Demanding stronger rape-shield laws, he suggested limiting what defence can ask the victim about her previous sexual history.
06 Jan, 2013, 04.56 PM IST