West Bengal polls Phase 2: Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari in high-stakes Kolkata battleIn a crucial day for democracy, West Bengal is heading to the polls for the last round of assembly elections. Leading figures such as Mamat...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
Supreme Court deprecates disclosure of identity of minor girl in rape caseThe Supreme Court has strongly condemned the disclosure of rape survivor identities. It has ordered all high courts to ensure names of vict...
28 Mar, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
US House report finds Matt Gaetz violated law with sexual misconduct, drug useThe U.S. House Ethics Committee found former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz violated state laws by paying a 17-year-old girl for sex and en...
24 Dec, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
Parents of RG Kar hospital doctor move Calcutta HC seeking fresh probe into rape, murderA doctor was tragically found dead in RG Kar hospital's seminar room. Her parents are demanding a new investigation into the rape and murde...
19 Dec, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
Former cop Mondal, RG Kar hospital ex-principal Ghosh get bail in doctor rape-murder caseA Sealdah court granted bail to a former police officer and a medical college ex-principal accused in the rape and murder case of a doctor....
13 Dec, 2024, 06.27 PM IST
French literary icon Frederic Beigbeder interrogated by police over rape allegationThe interrogation of the 58-year-old writer, who lives in the French Basque country, started at 9:00 am (0800 GMT), prosecutor Rodolphe Jar...
13 Dec, 2023, 08.57 AM IST
French star Adele Haenel quits industry due to 'complacency' towards sexual abuseThe actress shot to fame for her 2019, period romance, 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'. She will now focus on theatre.
11 May, 2023, 09.10 AM IST
'Superfly' actor Kalaan Walker sentenced to 50 years for rapeThe rapper-actor has been charged with forcible rape, statutory rape and rape by intoxication.
19 Oct, 2022, 09.00 AM IST
‘SuperFly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years in jail for multiple rapesA rapper from Los Angeles, who appeared in the 2018 film "SuperFly", was given a 50-year-jail sentence on Monday. Read on to learn more abo...
18 Oct, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
DCW chief bombarded with rape threats after demanding Sajid Khan's exit from 'BB16'She revealed that she had received several rape threats from trolls on Instagram .
13 Oct, 2022, 09.24 AM IST
Supreme Court stays Uttarakhand High court's order banning religious outfits from issuing fatwasA bench led by Justice Madan B Lokur also issued notices to the state government to place its stand formally on the issue. Justice Deepak G...
13 Oct, 2018, 07.03 AM IST
Lok Sabha passes bill to provide death to child rape convictsThe bill replaces the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, following an outcry over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu a...
31 Jul, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Lok Sabha passes Bill to provide death to child rape convictsThe Bill stipulates stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape, particularly of girls aged below 12.
30 Jul, 2018, 08.05 PM IST
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...
11 Jul, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Women's safety remained a cause of concern in 2014Maneka Gandhi mooted the idea of an exclusive taxi service for women and said her ministry was in talks with some business enterprises to l...
25 Dec, 2014, 10.41 AM IST
Country's legal system unfair to young lovers: Delhi CourtIndia's legal system is "unfair" to youngsters in love, a Delhi court observed while acquitting a youth of charges of forcing a girl to mar...
26 Dec, 2013, 07.33 PM IST
Verma panel presents new charter of rightsUnderlying the recommendations made by the Verma Committee is a new charter of rights for sexual offence victims.
26 Jan, 2013, 07.16 AM IST