Crime Against Women

New Delhi: The Supreme Court set aside a judgment of the Bombay High Court that held that "skin-to-skin" contact was necessary for the offence of sexual assault under the POCSO...

Bhopal: A 55-year-old man allegedly raped and killed his daughter for falling in love and marrying a man of a different caste in Madhya Pradesh's Ratibad. The family of the...

New Delhi: The name of Rehnuma Bhati, the wife of Riyaz Bhati who is allegedly a close aide of Mumbai gangster Dawood Ibrahim, has cropped up in media reports ever...

Kolkata: A woman journalist was allegedly molested and her friend assaulted by the driver of an app-based cab in south Kolkata's Behala, police said on Saturday. The woman, who works...

Bengaluru: A Hyderabad man allegedly stabbed a young woman 18 times. According to reports, the accused was her boyfriend and he attacked her because she recently refused to marry him....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has the second-highest rate of crime against women and girls in the country. Gender-based atrocities reached an alarming high during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quoting the National Crime Records...

Cuttack: A youth from Bihar was arrested by CDA Phase-II police on Sunday for allegedly posting a minor city girl’s snaps and videos on social media. According to DCP Prateek...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD and opposition BJP were on Wednesday engaged in a verbal duel over the alleged murder of school teacher Mamita Meher of Kalahandi district. The BJP stuck...

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday convicted a man for repeatedly raping his daughter which resulted in her becoming pregnant. Observing that a father is expected to be the...

Nuapada: The youth of Dharambandha village here have managed an achievement that not many can boast of. They have banned the buying and selling of alcohol with help from the...