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Amravati scandal: Mastermind Ayan, who sexually abused 180 minors and recorded over 300 explicit videos, linked to Owaisi's party. Cops reveal how a bet exposed himAmravati viral videos: In a significant development in the Amravati sex abuse scandal, police revealed that the alleged mastermind Ayan Ahm...
Hockey Canada sexual assault trial concludes, 4 of 5 accused chose not to testifyThe Canada's 2018 World Junior hockey team sexual assault trial is nearing its end, with closing arguments set for June 9. Four of the five...
'Consent not important': High Court on unnatural sex between husband and wifeThe Chhattisgarh high court acquitted a man convicted of rape after ruling that sexual acts by a husband with his adult wife without her co...
Bombay High Court rules entry into hotel room with a man is not consent for sexThe Bombay High Court in Goa ruled that entering a hotel room with a man does not mean consent to sex. The court overturned a lower court's...
Sexual acts with wife, including oral or anal, not a rape, consent not needed: Madhya Pradesh HCThe Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that unnatural sex with a wife isn't rape under the IPC, regardless of consent. Justice G S Ahluwalia's...
High time our country, Parliament take note of happenings across globe, says Bombay HC on sexual relationship consent age for adolescentsIndia's Bombay High Court has suggested that the country's parliament should consider reducing the age of consent for adolescents to enter ...
Tamil Nadu cops ask officials to deal with Pocso matters sensitivelyThe new system of police is closely monitoring the cases registered under Pocso Act right from the registration of the cases and trial to i...
Pivotal moment in #MeToo movement: Harvey Weinstein's verdict could influence other sex crime prosecutionsMost of the women who testified against Weinstein stayed in contact with him.
“I spoke out because someone had to” Japan’s face of the #MeToo movementYamaguchi, a former Washington bureau chief for Tokyo Broadcasting System and someone considered close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was ac...
Supreme Court says IPC provision on adultery violates Right to Equality"Definitely the matrimonial sanctity aspect is there, but the way the provisions are enacted or made run counter to Article 14 (Right to Eq...
Government leaves status of Section 377 on the Supreme CourtTushar Mehta reminded the court of provisions in the Hindu Marriage Act disallowing ‘sapinda’ marriages in this context.
Sexual transmission of Ebola virus in Liberia confirmedA suspected case of sexual transmission of Ebola virus disease in Liberia has been confirmed using genomic analysis, scientists say.
Identity paradox: Wives below 18 years of age can have sex, not teensProhibition of Child Marriage Act does not invalidate marriage of women below 18, the age of consent does not apply to an underage wife, un...
Fresh guidelines outlined on medical care to rape victimsUnion Health Ministry asked all hospitals to set up a designated room for forensic & medical examination of victims besides outlawing two-f...
- ‘Rape’ replaces ‘sexual assault’ in Criminal Law Ordinance, 2013
The home ministry has moved a Cabinet note, which has reintroduced the term ‘rape’ in place of ‘sexual assault’ in the Criminal Law (Amendm...
Verma panel presents new charter of rightsUnderlying the recommendations made by the Verma Committee is a new charter of rights for sexual offence victims.
- Marriage, intimate relationship not a defence for rape: Justice J S Verma
Report said that marriage or any other intimate relationship between a man and a woman is "not a valid" defence against sexual crimes like ...
- Bill in Lok Sabha to make sexual assault a gender-neutral offence
Both men and women could soon be able to invoke the provisions of a criminal law in case of sexual assault, once a bill in this regard is p...
- States don't agree with NCW on minimum age for sex
Several states have expressed reservations over the recommendation of the National Commission for Women to raise the minimum age of consens...
- States don't have consensus with NCW on sex age
Several states have expressed reservations over the recommendation of the National Commission for Women to raise the minimum age of consens...