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The New York Times said the information concerned 'possible sexual misconduct' dating to the 1980s, when the 53-year-old Kavanaugh was in high school. (Photo: AP)

Key events around sexual assault accusations against Brett Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh's nomination to US Supreme Court appeared all-but-certain but sexual assault allegations from 1980 now threaten to derail process.

27 Sep 2018 3:52 PM

'I can always be convinced,' Trump said on the eve of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring one of Kavanaugh’s accusers. (Photo: AFP)

Will change mind if allegations against Kavanaugh credible: Trump

In prepared testimony released, 51-yr-old Blasey Ford said she feared Kavanaugh would rape her during attack, which occurred in 1982.

27 Sep 2018 2:19 PM

Clark, a drug user and dealer, was accused of hitting Muse and then drowning her in a bathtub because he thought she was going to turn him in to police. (Photo: Twitter)

US man executed for killing ex-roommate, hiding her body

Troy Clark, 51, was sentenced to die for the 1998 murder of Christina Muse, a 20 year-old former roommate.

27 Sep 2018 12:24 PM

This image released by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 in Washington, shows Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's calendar, from the Summer of 1982. (Photo: AP)

A look at Brett Kavanugh's 1982 calendar: sports, movies, parties

Ford is scheduled to testify Thursday morning before the Judiciary Committee, with Kavanaugh testifying separately, after she is finished.

27 Sep 2018 11:44 AM

The bombshell new claims come after two women came forward to accuse the judge of assaulting them in the 1980s. (Photo: AP)

'Drunk' Kavanaugh used to behave inappropriately with girls: New accuser

Swetnick said in a statement released by her lawyer that events took place at parties she attended while high school student in Maryland.

27 Sep 2018 11:05 AM

Mullah Rasool, a traditional healer who wrote amulets for clients in a village in the northwestern province of Faryab, is accused of sexually exploiting and raping several women who had gone to him for help. (Representational Image)

Afghan mullah faces death by stoning in sex scandal

Self-proclaimed mullah, who allegedly filmed himself having sex with women, is on the run after the videos went viral on social media.

26 Sep 2018 10:46 AM

In a break from convention, the outside lawyer, whose name was not released, will question Ford and Kavanaugh on behalf of the committee's Republican senators, 11 white men. (Photo: File)

'Con Game': Trump trashes sex assault allegations against Kavanaugh

The Senate, led by Trump's fellow Republicans, plans to move forward quickly with a confirmation vote.

26 Sep 2018 8:26 AM

The man, a driver by profession, denied the charge, claiming that he touched the woman by mistake, the Khaleej Times reported. (Representational Image)

Indian man charged for groping woman in Dubai

The complainant said the incident took place on August 3.

25 Sep 2018 6:10 PM

Justice Kavanaugh is the second judge to be nominated by Trump on the nine-member US Supreme Court. (Photo: File)

Kavanaugh breaks his silence, wants fair process to defend himself

Kavanaugh and his wife Ashley appeared on Fox News in the Supreme Court nominee's first interview after allegations against him surfaced.

25 Sep 2018 3:34 PM

'As I told the Committee during my hearing, a federal judge must be independent, not swayed by public or political pressure. That is the kind of judge I will always be. I will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process,' Kavanaugh said in the letter. (Photo: File)

Kavanaugh, facing new allegations, vows he will not withdraw

Judge Kavanaugh, in a letter said that series of sexual assault allegations against him is a 'coordinated effort' to destroy his good name.

25 Sep 2018 11:47 AM

Kavanaugh's accusers have claimed he sexually assaulted them, but did not make allegations of rape or consensual sexual intercourse. (Photo: File)

Trump's nominee Kavanaugh says he was virgin in high school, 'never' assaulted anyone

The first woman accuser claimed a drunken Kavanaugh tried to undress her and that she had feared for her life during a high school party.

25 Sep 2018 10:38 AM

Justice Kavanaugh already faces a separate allegation of sexual assault made by Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University, who claims Kavanaugh attempted to sexually assault her at a drunken high school party in the early 1980s. (Photo: File)

Trump's SC nominee Kavanaugh faces another sexual assault allegations

The latest sexual assault allegation dated back to 1983-84 academic school year, when Justice Kavanaugh was a freshman at Yale University.

24 Sep 2018 4:12 PM

Mulakkal was produced before the court after completing his two-day police custody. (Photo: File)

Kerala nun rape case: Bishop Franco Mulakkal sent to judicial custody till Oct 6

The clergyman has been shifted to the sub-jail in Pala after completing his medical examination at a government hospital there.

24 Sep 2018 3:23 PM

All three accused -- Manish (left), Nishu (top right) and Pankaj - an Army personnel (bottom right) -- are from a village in Rewari district. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

2 key accused, including Armyman, arrested in CBSE topper gangrape

Armyman Pankaj and Manish were arrested by Haryana Police’s SIT for allegedly raping 19-year-old girl on Sept 12.

23 Sep 2018 12:22 PM

'The incident took place on September 10 in a very remote tribal area under Nagra outpost along the Assam-Mizoram border. We came to know of it only after the video was circulated and registered a case today,' Karimganj superintendent of police said. (Representional Image)

Woman attacked, stripped for selling illegal liquor in Assam

The incident came to light after a video of the attack went viral in the social media and police registered a case against it during day.

22 Sep 2018 8:26 AM

The database will be accessible only to law enforcement agencies and not to the public, with 440,000 names registered, including those convicted of rape, gang rape, child sex crimes and sexual harassment, according to a home ministry statement. (Representational Image)

India launches first sex offenders register to tackle crime against women

The National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) will assist in tracking and investigating cases of sexual offences, government has said.

22 Sep 2018 7:57 AM

Manju Verma resigned from her position after her husband was accused of having links with Brajesh Thakur. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar shelter home: Arrest warrant issued against Manju Verma's husband

The warrant was issued after as many as 50 live cartridges were found at their residence during a CBI raid on August 17.

21 Sep 2018 5:12 PM

While she and her colleague tried to arrest the man, other passengers remained mute spectators and the accused managed to flee, the complainant had said. (Representational image)

Man held for molesting student in Mumbai local train

The accused, Ayaz Sattar Qureshi, a resident of Mankhurd suburb in Mumbai, was arrested from the Kurla railway station.

21 Sep 2018 2:17 PM

The sexual assault of 34 girls over a period of time in the government-funded shelter home came to light after a social audit was conducted by the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences. (Photo: PTI)

Govt official among 4 detained by CBI in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case

CBI has detained Rani, assistant director in the social welfare department between 2015-17, and three staff members of Brajesh Thakur.

20 Sep 2018 8:50 PM

The woman was allegedly drugged and raped by three men at a room housing a tubewell for irrigation. (Representational Image)

Police didn't act promptly to arrest accused in Haryana gangrape case: NCW

The three-member team was sent to Rewari to take stock of the probe into the gang rape of a 19-year-old woman.

20 Sep 2018 8:43 PM

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