The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance of a horrific gang rape of a minor girl in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai dist...

Violence against women and children is a major election issue in Tamil Nadu. The opposition alleges the DMK government is soft on crime and...

Gnanasekaran was convicted in Chennai for the Anna University sexual assault case, facing 11 charges including rape. The incident sparked p...

A nursing student from Theni was allegedly abducted and raped by unidentified individuals in Dindigul district. She was admitted to Dindigu...

According to the details shared with the chief justices of the high courts, more than 9.33 lakh cases are pending in the fast-track courts ...

The national capital, Delhi, reported the highest number of rape cases in the country. Delhi was followed by Jaipur where 502 rape cases we...

The party said the members of the fact-finding committee are party's vice president and MP Rekha Verma, Uttar Pradesh government minister B...

In an exclusive interview to ET, Kanimozhi lambasted the BJP for talking about women's rights when it is the party that runs the government...

Violent crimes like rape and assault, in particular, are at high levels in Kerala, almost in the same league as north Indian states with tr...

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said such a decision of releasing the convicts would send a wrong message.

More than 80 per cent of rape cases were pending in courts across the country while in Tamil Nadu alone two such cases were registered ever...

Jayalalithaa announced a 13-point action plan to ensure women's safety and prevent incidents of sexual harassment.

The chief minister said he would meet Shah again next week. "We will meet him next week with a proper agenda," he said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said "deterrent laws" should be put in place and trial period shortened for swift justice in...

Top officers in Delhi Police say there are three sets of people active in the city at night — the migrant working class with little money b...

A one-handed beggar who pushed a woman passenger out of a passenger train when she resisted molestation has been awarded death sentence.

The five best states or UTs in 2009, among those with a population of 100 lakh or more, were Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, UP and Bihar i...