Harvey Weinstein was a 'predator' and 'degenerate rapist' with unmistakable patterns, says prosecutor in trialAfter more than five weeks of testimony, jurors will be tasked with deciding on claims dating from 2005 to 2013.
01 Dec, 2022, 10.59 AM IST
Aspiring actress testifies Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 1991 and 2008The woman said she was charmed by Weinstein at first as they discussed books & films.
01 Nov, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
Assam youth congress alleges Assam police in evading response on RTI queriesYouth Congress in Assam alleged that Assam Police is evading response on RTI queries related to alleged fake encounters.
19 Jul, 2022, 09.03 PM IST
Complaint against Assam Police in National Human Rights Commission over alleged "encounter spree"Since June 1, more than 20 instances of encounters either in custody or in raids, and five accused died. On Sunday police open fired on a d...
11 Jul, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
- Encounters in Assam on the rise
The incident happened when the accused tried to overpower the police and snatch away a gun. A person alleged to be a cattle thief was shot ...
08 Jul, 2021, 09.54 PM IST
Those trying to escape police custody cannot be spared, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma, while speaking to the officer in charge of a police station conference said, “If a person that to a rapist tries to flee from police...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.35 PM IST
View: Too much at stake, we all need to keep faith in due process of lawEndorsing of disproportionate use of force, reinforces such behavioural traits among police, and lessens respect for the law among citizens...
13 Jul, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
Nirbhaya's parents seek time-bound justice"Delhi snatched everything away. But we cannot hate Delhi since our state Uttar Pradesh has also been seeing such incidents.There is no pla...
15 Dec, 2019, 02.29 PM IST
'Encounters' need to end but the real culprit is a moribund judicial systemIndia needs the rule of law. It needs to end vigilantes and police encounters. But that first requires massive police-judicial reform. Ther...
15 Dec, 2019, 07.33 AM IST
Andhra CM has a word of praise for Hyderabad ‘encounter’Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has emerged as the first head of a legislative body to support the alleged encounter, whe...
10 Dec, 2019, 10.29 AM IST
View: What the Hyderabad encounter tells us about the state of India's democracyThe rape and murder of a young woman in Hyderabad was gruesome enough. The response of the state, of rounding up four presumed culprits and...
07 Dec, 2019, 11.27 PM IST
Justice can never be instant, loses its character when it becomes revenge: CJIIn the backdrop of gunning down of the four accused by Telangana police in an encounter, Chief Justice of India S A Bobde said that the rec...
07 Dec, 2019, 05.44 PM IST
All 4 accused in Hyderabad rape-murder case killed in encounter: Telangana PoliceThe incident took place around 6.30 am when the accused, lorry workers aged between 20 and 24, were taken to the scene of the crime near Hy...
06 Dec, 2019, 06.32 PM IST
Better late than never, says Jaya Bachchan on Telangana encounterSamajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Friday described as "long due" the encounter of the four men accused of the gang rape and murder of a v...
06 Dec, 2019, 12.53 PM IST
EU diplomats ask BJP in UP: Will demonetisation hurt youThe group with diplomats from Sweden, Netherlands, Finland, Luxembourg and Ireland among others met the UP Congress leaders and UP governme...
09 Dec, 2016, 01.38 AM IST
Girl should have called rapists as 'brothers': Asaram BapuAsaram reportedly said, "The victim is as guilty as her rapists", adding one hand cannot clap. The victim should have "begged" in front of ...
08 Jan, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- In first video trial of rape, girl stands her ground
In the first ever use of video-conferencing in a rape trial, a 12-year-old girl bravely faced hard cross-examination from her own father, w...
03 Oct, 2007, 11.06 AM IST