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A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the lack of substantial legal protection for sexual assault victims in Tokyo on June 11, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

After #MeToo, Japan sexual abuse survivors seek reform in rape law through #WithYou

Legislators revised Japan’s century-old rape law in 2017 to include harsher penalties, among other changes.

12 Jun 2019 12:03 PM

Tiwari also said that whenever an incident of rape takes place, 'the chief minister himself takes cognizance and strict action is initiated against the guilty.' (Photo: Facebook)

‘Rape of minor is rape,’ says UP minister, questions rape cases of married woman

A video clip of the minister's controversial comment was shared on social media websites.

10 Jun 2019 9:55 AM

As per the woman, when she woke up next morning, she realized that when she was drunk, Swapnil Badodia and his friend forced themselves on her during the night. (Representational Image)

25-year-old air hostess raped by friend, his roommates in Mumbai; 1 arrested

The incident took place on Tuesday night at a flat in Goni Nagar where Swapnil Badodia, 25, the woman's friend, lived as a paying guest.

06 Jun 2019 8:40 AM

Ajay Rana, 35, was found guilty of raping the woman in the back of his housemate's car in the town of Lowestoft in Suffolk, eastern England, after offering her a lift on December, 9, 2017. (Photo: Suffolk Police)

Indian in UK gets 7-year jail term for rape after DNA match from earphones

He then fled to India on December 13 claiming he was visiting his mother who was ill.

05 Jun 2019 8:58 AM

The video surfaced two days ago after which police got details of the incident verified. (Representational Image)

3 Haryana police officials sacked after video surfaces showing cops beating woman

A spokesman of police department said that the incident happened in October last year and was not reported to police by the woman.

28 May 2019 11:08 AM

The girl has been sent for medical examination. (Representational Image)

Deaf, mute 17-yr-old gangraped by 3 men in UP's Rampur

Of the three me, police has arrested two, while one is absconding.

27 May 2019 11:36 AM

Man running charitable institution in Mumbai rapes Brazilian student; arrested

The woman was staying with the accused, who is also chairman of a residents' association in Cuffe Parade.

22 May 2019 1:14 PM

After his arrest, Bajaj was produced in a local court, which sent him to judicial remand for 15 days, Khan said. (Representational Image)

C'garh BJP leader arrested for molesting 34-year-old woman

Prakash Bajaj (42) was arrested on charges of molestation following a complaint lodged by the woman at Civil Lines police station.

20 May 2019 9:31 AM

The man began stalking his victim, aged in her 20s, after she served him in a shop in Wembley, north-west London, in November 2017. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian man jailed for 29 months for stalking woman in UK

Rohit Sharma was jailed at Isleworth Crown Court in London after pleading guilty to stalking, harassment and failing to appear in court.

17 May 2019 8:57 AM

According to the doctors, the plastic piece had damaged the uterus, small intestine and urinary tract of the woman. (Representational Image)

MP man forced bike handle into wife’s private part, doctors remove it; husband held

The husband was arrested after woman filed her complaint on Sunday.

15 May 2019 10:25 AM

In the video, the suspects kicked the woman and pulled her by her hair. The video went viral on social media. (Photo: Screengrab)

Video: 25-yr-old Noida woman kicked, pulled by hair by employer over salary dispute

Police said prima facie it appears a dispute between the employee and the employer over salary.

14 May 2019 9:43 AM

According to the police, the victim's husband is in Assam and is a daily wage labourer. The woman hails from Akola in Maharashtra and moved to Churu after marriage. (Photo: ANI)

Rajasthan woman stripped, thrashed by in-laws; walks naked to police station

Police said that instead of helping the woman, onlookers took photographs of her on their mobile phones.

13 May 2019 11:05 AM

The deceased has been identified as Madhu Pathara and was said to have been raped and burnt to death, and then hung from the tree. (Representational Image)

Karnataka engineering student 'raped', burnt, hung from tree

According to reports, the perpetrators tortured her and forced her to write a suicide note before she was killed.

19 Apr 2019 11:35 AM

The accused have been identified as Lokesh (21), Om (25) and Hrishikesh (25) and arrested. (Representational Image)

Three arrested for raping Haryana-based dancer in Delhi

The incident took place five days ago when the 20-year-old woman had come to Khajuri Khas in north-east Delhi for a show.

06 Apr 2019 8:44 AM

The police suspected that the woman was sexually assaulted. (Representational Image)

50-yr-old mentally ill woman raped in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar

The woman was found lying in a semi-nude state at a park in Lajpat Nagar and was later rushed to the Safdarjung Hospital, they said.

05 Apr 2019 9:08 AM

Such incidents of sexual exploitation of young women by local residents and army men are many times neglected by society. (Representational Image)

From molestation to penetrative rape: Kashmiri women reveal about abuse in bunkers

The community bunkers, several of which were built by relief agencies like the Islamic Relief in the 1990s, are small dark spaces of about 13x7 feet.

27 Mar 2019 9:32 AM

Sagar’s SP Amit Sanghi said when the girl threatened to inform the police, the men involved in her rape, strangled her to death, chopped off her head and dumped the body. (Representational Image)

12-year-old girl raped, beheaded by brothers, uncle in Madhya Pradesh

The girl was reported missing on March 13 and her body and severed head were found next day outside the village.

19 Mar 2019 10:40 AM

However, Hassan was the first one to flag the massive sex abuse case last week. (Photo: File)

Watch: Kamal Haasan questions TN govt over Pollachi sexual assault case

Kamal Haasan attacks Chief Minister E Palaniswami over Pollachi sex abuse case.

15 Mar 2019 10:23 AM

The sentence was more than the 22 years sought by state prosecutors because of the gravity of the offences, including punching his wife to coerce her into prostitution so they could provide for their infant son. (Representational Image)

‘Monster’ man forced wife into prostitution, sexually abused daughter; jailed

Public Prosecutor said man forced wife to advertise her sexual services online 'to ensure that she fulfilled daily quota of customers'.

20 Feb 2019 11:22 AM

With Thakur, 20 others have been accused, including the staff, been charged with serious crimes under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). (Photo: File)

Girls forced to dance to vulgar songs, have sex: CBI on Muzaffarpur shelter

Thakur used to beat the girls on their private parts if they refused to have sex with guests.

07 Jan 2019 10:25 AM

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