Tarun Tejpal rape case: Goa court defers verdict again, will pronounce it on May 19

The court adjourned the hearing, citing the lack of staff due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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· May 12, 2021 · 12:48 pm

Assam elections: The state with the worst gender-based violence gets a women’s manifesto

Activists have put forward several demands for political parties to include prevention and mitigation of crimes against women in their election promises.

Sreeparna Chattopadhyay, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 03, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Two sisters found dead in a field in Pilibhit district

The police ruled out the possibility of rape and registered a murder case.

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· Mar 24, 2021 · 12:22 pm

Crimes against women are ‘major concern’, says Railways, issues guidelines to prevent incidents

The railways ministry said that a database on sexual offenders residing in an area should be maintained to keep surveillance on them.

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· Mar 22, 2021 · 01:36 pm

Challenges Indian women face are formidable: Excerpts from SC judgement on ‘rakhi’ case

The court observed that even after 70 years as a Republic, India continues to be an ‘exclusively masculine’ society.

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· Mar 19, 2021 · 01:16 pm

UP: Two more arrested in Hathras incident where man accused of molestation killed woman’s father

The prime accused, however, is still at large.

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· Mar 03, 2021 · 10:42 pm

Man stabs software engineer with knife in Cyberabad for rejecting his marriage proposal

The accused allegedly stalked the 29-year-old and a harassment complaint was filed against him last week.

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· Mar 03, 2021 · 11:31 am

Man accused of molestation kills woman’s father in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras

Accused Gaurav Sharma was arrested in July 2018 for a month and has been out on bail ever since.

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· Mar 02, 2021 · 11:28 am

However brutal the man is, can sex between husband and wife be called rape, asks SC

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the arrest of a man accused of rape by his former live-in partner.

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· Mar 02, 2021 · 09:13 am

Will you marry her? CJI asks man accused of raping minor, grants protection from arrest

The man told the court that he was a government employee who will be suspended if he was arrested or detained under criminal charges.

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· Mar 01, 2021 · 06:03 pm

Tamil Nadu: CB-CID takes over investigation into sexual harassment allegations against special DGP

There are also reports that attempts were made by fellow officers to dissuade the woman from filing a complaint.

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· Mar 01, 2021 · 12:00 pm

Nirbhaya Fund could help improve women’s safety – but money allotted for schemes is underutilised

The government’s current spending on specific interventions that address violence against women is not even 25% of the actual requirement.

Shruti Ambast

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Drishti Rastogi

· Feb 19, 2021 · 06:46 am