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Stalin's 3-month survival remarks on TVK govt not made with intent to topple it, says DMKThe DMK party has clarified remarks made by its chief, M K Stalin, regarding the current TVK government's survival. Stalin's comments about...
India's crime rate falls 6%, cybercrime crosses 1 Lakh cases: SBIIndia reports a decrease in overall crime, attributed to public investment, digitization, and enhanced surveillance. Cybercrime, however, i...
PM Modi congratulates Major Barak on being conferred UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year AwardMajor Abhilasha Barak received the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. She is an Indian woman peacekeeper and the country's firs...
India records progress against child marriage, gender violenceNew data reveals child marriage rates are falling in India. Women aged 20-24 married before 18 dropped to 20.1%. Spousal violence also decr...
Trial in Manipur ethnic violence cases needs to be expedited: SCThe Supreme Court is pushing for faster trials in the Manipur ethnic violence cases. Authorities have been asked to submit a status report....
'Seriously concerned': Quad joint statement flags water cannons, blocked ships in South and East China SeasIndia, US, Japan, and Australia foreign ministers met in New Delhi. They voiced serious concerns over the South China and East China Seas. ...
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...
TCS Nashik case reaches Supreme Court: Plea terms forced religious conversions a 'terror act', indirect 'war on India'TCS Nashik Case News: Allegations of religious coercion and exploitation at a TCS Nashik workplace have reached the Supreme Court. A plea a...
Tamil Nadu polls: DMK bloc will win over 200 seats, AIADMK 'dancing to BJP's tunes,' says StalinTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has predicted a significant victory for the DMK-led alliance in the upcoming assembly elections. He hi...
India slams Pakistan over terrorism, minorities and 1971 genocide denialIndia has criticized Pakistan's stance on global conflicts. Indian officials pointed to remarks by Pakistani leaders regarding the country'...
Over 1 billion people faced childhood sexual violence in 2023: LancetStartling global figures indicate that more than a billion people experienced sexual violence during their childhood. In the year 2023, app...
India at UN raps Pakistan over sexual violence against women ever since 1971India's UN representative, Eldos Mathew Punnoos, addressed the Security Council, highlighting Pakistan's history of sexual violence since 1...
Lancet study estimates over 30 pc girls, 13 pc boys in India sexually violated before age 18A Lancet study reveals alarming rates of sexual violence against children globally, with South Asia, particularly India, showing the highes...
UNSC sanctions regimes must be strengthened to list those involved in sexual violence against women in armed conflicts: India“When history looks back on this painful episode – as part of the long litany of battles fought on the bodies of women and girls, from Bosn...
What crime stats don’t sayCrimes against women contribute to about 10% of all crimes.
India most dangerous country for women due to high risk of sexual violence: PollPoll results were a stark reminder of the 2011 survey that clubbed India with Afghanistan, Congo, Pakistan and Somalia for being unsafe for...
Sexual aggression high among Indian youngsters: ResearchIndia has taken the ignominious lead of having the highest percentage of factors that shape boys into sexual predators.
India backs deployment of women peacekeepers in UN missionsAsserting that having women at top positions in UN peace operations is essential, India has voiced support for deploying more women peaceke...
77 per cent of teenage Indian girls endure sexual violence: UNThe report added that about 21 per cent of girls aged 15 to 19 in India had experienced physical violence since age 15.
Death penalty not to end crimes against women in India: Amnesty"The rape and murder of the young woman in Delhi last year was a horrific crime. Those responsible must be punished, but the death penalty ...