Crimes Against Women
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Uttar Pradesh: Body of teenage rape victim’s father found hanging from a tree in Hamirpur
The man’s daughter was among two girls, aged 14 and 16, who are believed to have died by suicide after being allegedly raped by two men.
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NCW’s chair asks US journalist to remove post saying the panel ‘makes India less safe for women’
Rekha Sharma said that the journalist was vilifying the ‘entire country’ with his post.
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West Bengal: NHRC says Sandeshkhali sexual assault allegations shock conscience
The rights body has asked senior state government officials to submit reports on the violence within a month.
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Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Why the Opposition is alleging that a WhatsApp forward from Modi is a poll code violation
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Tamil Nadu: DMK MLA’s son, daughter-in-law booked for allegedly beating domestic worker
The police filed a case against Anto Mathivanan and Marlina, the son and daughter-in-law of DMK MLA I Karunanithi.
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Truth, power and women: Why the Bilkis Bano judgement has powerful resonances
The power of the verdict is not just in the truth it has upheld but in the reverberations it could have on other cases related to violence against women.
Mitali Mukherjee
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Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court quashes remission to 11 convicts granted by Gujarat government
The government of Maharashtra, where the trial was held, is the appropriate authority to pass such orders, the court ruled.
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Video
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Watch: Actor Vijay’s car is damaged after thousands of fans throng to meet him in Trivandrum
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Uttar Pradesh: Additional superintendent of police booked for rape, forced abortion
A case was registered only after the complainant shared details of her ordeal on social media.
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Uttar Pradesh: Three men arrested in IIT-BHU gangrape case
Opposition parties have alleged that the accused are linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Gangrape convicts must be sent back to jail considering barbarity of crimes, Bilkis Bano tells SC
The Gujarat government had argued in August that a chance must be given to even hardened criminals to reform themselves.
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Autorickshaw driver arrested for raping minor girl in Ujjain
The assault came to light after the girl was seen in a CCTV footage seeking help by going door-to-door only partially clothed.
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BJP leader booked for alleged rape of Dalit girl, murder of her father in Uttar Pradesh
Masoom Raza Rahi is the ruling party’s minorities unit chief for the Maharajganj district.
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Bhilwara gangrape: Girl was burnt alive, say police in chargesheet
The body was found on August 2 near a furnace where she had allegedly been set on fire by a group of men after raping her.
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The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour