Sexual Assault
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BJP MLC’s wife among three booked for stripping, sexually assaulting woman in Maharashtra’s Beed
The complainant has alleged that the accused persons forcibly tried to take possession of her ancestral land.
Scroll Staff
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Maharashtra: 15-year-old girl gangraped in Palghar, eight arrested
The girl was assaulted for hours between Friday night and Saturday morning.
Scroll Staff
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How insensitive medical education allows the banned two-finger test for rape survivors to persist
The Supreme Court’s condemnation is laudable but also raises the question of whether legal advances in caring for rape survivors are being implemented.
Mukul Bhowmick
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Tennis: Chinese star Peng Shuai denies making sexual assault allegations again
In the recent interview with a French sports daily, she reiterated a similar comment about the allegations she gave to a Singaporean newspaper back in December.
AFP
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‘Oral sex’ with minor is a less serious offence, says Allahabad HC, reduces jail term of convict
The court held that putting penis into a minor’s mouth does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault.
Scroll Staff
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Uttar Pradesh government official arrested for molesting contractual worker
The complainant claimed that the man was not arrested for two weeks since he was the undersecretary of the minority welfare department.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Penetration between thighs is also rape, rules Kerala HC
The court noted that the law on rape includes penetration to other parts of a woman’s body, and is not confined to the vagina, urethra or anus.
Scroll Staff
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The Tejpal rape case verdict and the Goa court quest for the ‘ideal’ sexual assault victim
Even minor discrepancies in the complainant’s statements have been portrayed as crucial ones.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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SC stays arrest of rape-accused after he and complainant agree to get married
In November, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had denied him bail.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Opinion: Sexual assault is sexual assault, skin or no skin
A misogynistic, sexist judgement of the Bombay High Court has just made my daughter’s world that much more terrifying.
Dilip D’Souza
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Former model accuses Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1997
Amy Dorris told ‘The Guardian’ that the US president had assaulted her in his VIP box at the US Open when she was 24.
Scroll Staff
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We can celebrate Harvey Weinstein’s fall – but the #MeToo battle is still only half won
The Hollywood producer was convicted on Monday for rape in the third degree and a criminal sex act in the first degree.
Bianca Fileborn, The Conversation & Rachel Loney-Howes, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains