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Rajasthan registers highest number of rape cases in 2021: NCRB report

Soon after the figures of NCRB became public, the BJP attacked the Ashok Gehlot government in the state

UP: Over 2,700 convicted for crime against women, children in three months

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday claimed that 2,756 people accused of rape and other serious crimes against women and children have been punished in a period of over three months.

"Shift blame to flawed Indian system": How Uber reacted to 2014 rape case

When an Uber cab driver raped a 25-year-old passenger in Delhi in 2014, the company's first response was to "shift blame to flawed Indian background checks"

US judge rejects rape lawsuit against Ronaldo over 'bad-faith conduct'

A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a US court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.

'Rajasthan is a state of men': Minister on state being top in rape cases

Can dominance of men in the state be cited as the reason for its top position in rape crime? The answer is "yes", according to Rajasthan's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal.

Bishop Franco Mulakkal acquitted in rape case; nuns to file appeal

As the prosecution failed to produce evidence against the accused, the court acquitted the Bishop

HC sets aside death penalty for convicts in Shakti Mills gangrape case

The Bombay High Court commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to convicts in the gangrape case of a 22-year-old photojournalist inside the defunct Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai

Dombivli rape case: 26 held so far for gang rape of 15-year-old girl

Based on the girl's complaint, the Manpada police at Dombivli in Kalyan have registered a case on Wednesday night against 33 accused

LJP MP Prince Raj booked in rape case; party calls it 'conspiracy'

Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Raj has been booked on rape charges here following a direction by a court, police said on Tuesday.

SC rejects plea against HC order granting anticipatory bail to journalist

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Delhi High Court order granting anticipatory bail to a Mumbai-based journalist in a rape case lodged against him by a 22-year-old woman

Bombay HC to hear appeal against Tejpal's acquittal in rape case on May 27

The vacation bench of the Bombay HC at Goa will hear the state government's petition challenging the acquittal of Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case on May 27

Goa govt files appeal in Bombay HC against verdict in Tarun Tejpal case

The Goa government on Tuesday filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court against former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine Tarun Tejpal's acquittal verdict in an alleged sexual assault case

Goa court acquits former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal of rape charges

A sessions court in Goa on Wednesday acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting a former female colleague

Delhi HC grants anticipatory bail to journalist Varun Hiremath in rape case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to a Mumbai-based TV journalist in a rape case lodged against him by a 22-year-old woman

Chronicle of deaths foretold

Book review of THE GOOD GIRLS: An Ordinary Killing

Judicial custody of 4 men arrested on way to Hathras extended for 90 days

The custody of four alleged Popular Front of India activists, booked for sedition after their arrest while going to the Hathras rape-murder victim's village in October, has been extended for 90 days

Hathras case: CBI files chargesheet against four accused in special court

The agency invoked charges of gangrape and murder against Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says won't back down on farm laws issue

Give me free press and institutions which are free, this government will not last for long, Rahul Gandhi said

A violation of governance

Hathras case raises many questions

Lack of NCRB data on crimes against Dalit women prevents full understanding

The NCRB records, on the basis of complaints made at police stations, crimes against SC and the rate of crime