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SC on Pocso misuse: How can state prevent elopement of girl & boy?The Supreme Court questioned the Pocso Act's use in consensual teenage relationships. Justices noted parents often file cases to protect fa...
TCS Nashik case: Two months after arrest, accused Nida Khan gets bail from Nashik courtA Nashik court granted bail to TCS employee Nida Khan, arrested two months ago in a sexual harassment and religious conversion case. Her co...
How an IITian-turned ‘guru’ built a following through YouTube and exploited women through Gandharva marriages in MathuraAbhishek Mishra, also known as Adikarta Narayan Das, a former IIT Roorkee student, now a self-styled spiritual leader in Mathura, has been ...
Money laundering case: Court sends 'godman' Ashok Kharat in judicial custodySelf-styled godman Ashok Kharat has been sent to 14-day judicial custody. He faces money laundering charges involving over Rs 47 crore. The...
Nepal weighs ‘Romeo-Juliet’ clause in rape law to shield consensual teenage couples, sparks concernNepal is considering a "Romeo-Juliet Clause" to differentiate consensual teenage relationships from rape. The proposed amendment would exem...
Rs 70 crore money laundering case: ED gets 'godman' Ashok Kharat's custody till May 26Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat has been remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody until May 26 in connection with an alleg...
National Commission for Women seeks time-bound probe into Jodhpur sisters' suicide caseThe National Commission for Women is investigating a grave case in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Two sisters allegedly faced repeated gang rape, blac...
Gujarat shocker: Man 'allows' landlord, aide to rape his wife, 13-year-old daughter as he could not pay Rs 2000 rentA disturbing case from Gujarat's Morbi district involves a man allegedly consenting to his wife and 13-year-old daughter being sexually ass...
Nashik court sends 'godman' Kharat in police custody till April 23 in fifth sexual assault caseNashik police secured custody of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat until April 23. This is the fifth sexual assault case against him. Kharat ...
'Godman' Kharat gets 14-day judicial custody in second rape caseNashik court sends self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to judicial custody until April 21. He faces a second rape case involving sexual exploit...
CBI arrests man in child sexual assault case from AizawlThe CBI arrested an individual in Aizawl, Mizoram, for sexually assaulting a minor and possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The a...
Money, influence, and controversy: What Mike Jeffries, Sean Diddy, and Weinstein have in commonMike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, and his partner Matthew Smith have been arrested for alleged involvement in a prostit...
CPI(M) MLA Mukesh arrested in sexual assault case, released on bailCPI(M) MLA and actor M Mukesh was arrested by a Special Investigation Team in connection with a 2010 sexual assault case in Kerala. He was ...
Rape case registered against Malayalam actor SidhiqueA rape case has been registered against Malayalam actor Sidhique based on allegations of sexual assault in 2016 by a female actor, police s...
Meta's Oversight Board announces new case for consideration from IndiaThe India case has been referred to the board by Meta and involves a sexual harassment video uploaded on its photo and video sharing app In...
Rape of three more minor girls come to light in HyderabadSince the sensational case of sexual assault in posh Jubilee Hills came to light, a total of five more cases have been reported. Two of the...
'Home' actor Vijay Babu booked for rape, revealing survivor's identity on social mediaThe Malayalam actor-producer appeared in a Facebook live session and claimed innocence.
PoK origin ex-UK House of Lords member Nazir Ahmed faces scrutiny over fresh allegations of sexual abuseHe is accused of two counts of attempting to rape a girl under 16, indecent assault of a boy under 14 and raping a boy under 16.
Pak-origin House of Lords member loses seat over charges of sexual exploitation of a KashmiriThe Lords Conduct Committee recently published a report into the conduct of Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham, concluding for the first time ev...
Government draws SC fire for legitimising rapeThe SC found no material difference between the definition of rape under Section 375 of the IPC and penetrative sexual assault in terms of ...