Crime Against Women
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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 & Drishti Rastogi
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Assam: Woman attacked with acid for rejecting marriage proposal, accused arrested, say police
The attacker had allegedly been trying to force the woman to marry him.
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US judge approves The Weinstein Company bankruptcy plan to pay $17 million for sex abuse claims
The women who accused the producer of sexual misconduct will receive the full value of their claims if they agree to release Weinstein from all legal claims.
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Trending
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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Bengal is seeing a Sushant Rajput-style moral panic over BJP leader’s arrest with cocaine
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India vs England, 3rd Test, Day 2 Live: Kohli and Co register 10-wicket win as match ends in 2 days
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Motera: Time-lapse video shows construction of world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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Kerala solar scam: State to hand over sexual harassment case against former CM Oommen Chandy to CBI
The opposition Congress has called the move, which comes ahead of the state Assembly elections, ‘politically motivated’.
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Kerala minor girl alleges rape, sexual assault by multiple men; police arrest 33
She made the revelations about the series of sexual abuse during a counselling session at a rescue centre.
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Working women will be tracked for their safety, says Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan: Report
The chief minister also supported raising the minimum age of women to marry from 18 to 21.
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Video
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Watch: Bisons return to this Canadian territory for the first time in over a century
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi enjoys a swim with fishermen of Kerala
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Watch: Comedian Munawar Faruqui is back with a joke after spending over a month in prison
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Watch: Milan Fashion Week 2021 goes digital. Here’s how a fashion brand celebrated ‘normal life’
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Watch: Korean band BTS performs ‘Life Goes On’ on television show
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Madhya Pradesh: Woman allegedly raped and tortured; 14-year-old girl killed after alleged assault
Four accused in the first case have been arrested, while the main suspect in the second incident has also been taken into custody.
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NCW member shames Budaun gangrape victim for going out alone in evening, withdraws statement later
Chandramukhi Devi had said she did not think the crime would have occurred if the woman had left her house with a male member of the family.
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Pollachi sexual abuse case: CBI arrests three more men, including AIADMK youth wing member
The AIADMK released a statement removing Arunalanandham from basic membership of the party within minutes of his arrest.
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The Reel
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‘The Good Traitor’ trailer: A diplomat turns his back on his country to fight the Nazis
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Watch: Animated film ‘What Is Your Brown Number?’ satirises our obsession with fair skin
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‘Time to Dance’ trailer: Starring Sooraj Pancholi and Isabelle Kaif
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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‘Pagglait’ teaser: Sanya Malhotra-led drama will be streamed on Netflix on March 26
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In this digital era, India needs new-age policing to protect women from crime
From bullying and intimidation on social media to pictures of private moments released online, the scope of crimes against women has widened.
Poornima Advani
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Sister Abhaya case: Special CBI court sentences priest, nun to life imprisonment for murder
Father Thomas Kottoor was given an additional sentence of life, and another fine of Rs 1 lakh over and above the Rs 5-lakh penalty.
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NCW seeks report on alleged rape complaint against Hemant Soren in 2013
The commission said it has found out that the Mumbai-based woman and her family were threatened against speaking about the incident.
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The Field
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India vs England: R Ashwin becomes second quickest bowler of all time to pick up 400 Test wickets
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ISL qualification scenarios: Who needs what in the race for semi-final and AFC Champions League spot
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Who would have imagined this: Reactions to India’s batting collapse on day two of third Test
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Lleyton Hewitt named to Tennis Hall of Fame, Original 9 of WTA first group to be inducted
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Pro Kabaddi: Mashal Sports set to invite bids for media rights of next five editions