Crime Against Women

Bhopal: As many as 26 girls from different states, including Gujarat, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, have gone missing from an illegally-run shelter home in Bhopal. National…

 New Delhi: This man didn't get his morning tea on time, so he simply chopped off his wife's head!  Fifty-two-year-old Dharamveer on Tuesday allegedly used a sword to behead his wife over a…

New Delhi: The son of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Managing Director Anil Gaikwad, his friend and a driver have been booked by police in Thane for assaulting a 26-year-old…

New Delhi: Two more sections have been added to fight crime against women in the new criminal bill - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, meant to replace the old India Penal Code and other criminal…

Bengaluru: A brutal assault on a woman has stirred up Karnataka. So much so that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G Parameshwara have promised to look into the matter. The…

Gurugram: An inhuman act of cruelty and criminality surfaced here, underlining the malaise of oppression against women and children in our society. A 13-year-old girl from Bihar, who…

Bhopal: A 30-year-old Muslim woman was assaulted by her brother-in-law for allegedly voting in favour of BJP in the recent Assembly elections. The incident took place in Ahmedpur area of…

New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court has observed that marital rape cannot be considered an offence under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) if the wife is above the age of 18. The court made these…

New Delhi: Kerala's Health Minister Veena George has ordered a probe into the death of Dr Shahana, a 26-year-old doctor who died by suicide in Thiruvananthapuram, allegedly after her…

New Delhi: Cases of crime against women have spiked with an increase of 4 per cent seen in states and Union territories while an increase of 12.3 per cent was recorded in 19 metro cities…