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“Learned no lessons from Nirbhaya case”: Madhya Pradesh High Court criticises lenient treatment of crime-accused juvies in India
Madhya Pradesh High Court criticizes lenient treatment of juveniles, calls for legislative reform a…
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Conviction rate for rape cases in India is 26%: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee demands law ensuring punishment within 50 days
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee urged for a stronger anti-rape law that mandates trials and…
ANI
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'Enough is enough': anguished President Murmu asks nation to wake up, end crimes against women
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said it is time for India to wake up to the "perversion" of c…
PTI
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Google trends reveal disturbing surge in porn searches following brutal rape of Kolkata doctor
India was recently shaken by the brutal murder of a 31-year-old doctor-trainee, who was found dead …
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Nirbhaya Fund to Disha Act: What changes has the Indian govt implemented in response to major rape cases in the past?
The Kolkata rape and murder case of a young doctor has sparked outrage, prompting calls for better …
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Kolkata doctor rape and murder case: Supreme Court tells CBI to file report by August 22
The Supreme Court took up a case involving the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospit…
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"Government has failed women of Bengal," says Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday extended his greeting on the occasion of Rakha Bandha…
ANI
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IMA demands special central law to curb attacks on medical staff, wants 2019 draft bill revived
The Indian Medical Association requested Health Minister J P Nadda to implement a central law to pr…
PTI
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New criminal laws will replace IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act from today
Provisions related to the gang rape of a minor woman will become consistent with the Protection of …
ANI
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As many as 275 cases of rape in custody registered from 2017-22: NCRB
More than 270 cases of rape in custody were registered from 2017 till 2022, according to NCRB data,…
PTI
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A woman was raped by a gang of men in a revenge attack before being blackened with soot and paraded through the streets, Indian reports allege
Eleven people have been arrested in connection with the revenge attack on the young mother in India…
Alia Shoaib
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Knee-jerk reaction or substantial change? India implements death penalty for the rape of minors
For the bill to apply, amendments have been made to the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal Proced…
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You need to know about Section 375 of the Indian Constitution
Section 375 defines a sexual offense as rape if it falls under the categories given under. …
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Timeline of the Nirbhaya case — the seven year march to justice
Delhi court directs Tihar authorities to issue notice to convict…
PTI
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Why India direly needs Juvenile Justice law
Despite such a situation, Maneka Gandhi introduced the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Chi…
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Outrage over Hathras gang rape case intensifies with protests across the country
Meanwhile, Seema Kushwaha — who fought on the behalf of the rape victim in the landmark Nirbha…
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Cabinet approves raising of upper limit for permitting abortions to 24 weeks
The Cabinet approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Me…
PTI
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Kathua rape case: The J&K Court convicted six of seven who were held guilty for 8-year-old's rape-murder last year
The court will announce the quantam of sentence in the case against the six convicted at 2 pm t…
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Swiss Tourist Gang-Raped On Bike Trip In India
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcas…
AP
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An Uber executive's lawyer invoked LeBron James when asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from a woman who was raped by an Uber driver
Among the things Stovell claimed was defamation. This was, apparently, based on a remark from James…