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Senior advocate Indira Jaising, assisting the court as an amicus curiae, told a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta that the media was running 'parallel trial' in sub-judice matters and the court should frame guidelines on how to report the cases of crime against women. (Photo: File)

Media runs 'parallel trials' in sub-judice matters, SC told

'It is one thing to report court proceeding. It is another thing to run a parallel trial,' senior advocate Indira Jaising said.

06 Sep 2018 10:01 AM

The complaint said the man had returned that night and forced the woman and the two girls to have the juice after which they fell unconscious. (Representational Image)

3 Assam women raped after being made to drink drug-laced fruit juice

The man, who has another rape case against him, is absconding, Assam police said.

03 Sep 2018 9:04 PM

Geeta Aulakh, 28, was brutally attacked with a machete during the attack in Greenford, west London, in November 2009. (Photo: Sunrise Radio)

After 8 yrs in UK jail, NRI murder convict will serve 20 in India

Harpreet Aulakh was sentenced to minimum of 28 yrs in London in Dec 2010 for plotting the murder of his wife after she asked for a divorce.

28 Aug 2018 11:27 AM

In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address, he said when we move ahead in the national interest, a change in the lives of the poor, the backward, the exploited and the deprived ones can also be brought about. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Won't tolerate rapes, will curb crimes against women: PM Modi on Mann ki Baat

Referring to issue of talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq, Modi said economic growth will be incomplete without a social transformation.

26 Aug 2018 2:25 PM

The woman gave a statement at the hospital that the neighbour had been making advances to her and her refusal to indulge enraged him following which he tried to burn her alive. (Representational Image)

Dalit woman set on fire for resisting sexual assault in Bihar, 1 held

According to villagers, woman - Puniya Devi - reportedly had fight with her husband after which she poured kerosene on herself and lit a fire.

22 Aug 2018 11:15 AM

Namdeo Bhagat, a Shiv Sena member of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), allegedly molested the teen at his farmhouse in Dighode village. (Photo: Facebook)

Navi Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator charged for molesting teen

The 51-year-old corporator had called the student to his farmhouse on the pretext of helping her financially.

22 Aug 2018 8:45 AM

The two women, hailing from Mumbai and currently studying in the US, had filed complaints last month with the Ponda police against the priest, accusing him of molesting them in the temple. (Representational Image)

Goa temple priest accused of sexually assaulting 2 women surrenders

Dhananjay Bhave, 51, formerly attached to a famous temple in Mangueshi village turned himself in before judicial magistrate at Ponda town.

21 Aug 2018 5:13 PM

Police officials said the accused, 38-year-old Anil Mishra, got down from his motorcycle and dragged the woman to the roadside by her hair. He allegedly pushed the victim to the ground and smashed her head with a big stone lying nearby, said Kotwali police station in-charge Arvind Jain. (Representational Image)

Dalit woman dragged by hair, head smashed with stone for not withdrawing complaint

The incident took place around noon when student was walking to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Government Girls College in Seoni district.

20 Aug 2018 9:19 PM

'We firmly believe that the NRC is going to make Assam free of illegal foreigners,' said Sonowal. (Photo: File)

NRC going to make Assam free from illegal foreigners: Assam CM

Sonowal assured that his government was keeping close watch to ensure that name of no genuine Indian citizen is left out.

15 Aug 2018 4:08 PM

The nun had alleged that Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mullackal sexually abused her 13 times between 2014 and 2016. (Youtube Screengrab/ eCreators Mangalore)

Jalandhar Bishop raped Kerala nun at mission home’s guestroom: Police to court

A special team of Kerala Police also questioned Roman Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal in Jalandhar for over 5 hours.

14 Aug 2018 11:37 AM

The 'Aasra' case surfaced at a time when the CBI is investigating another sex scandal at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur in the state. (Representational Image)

2 inmates die at Patna shelter home, days after man held for luring women

The inmates, aged 17 and 21 years, were staying at Aasra Shelter Home in Nepali Nagar locality of the city.

12 Aug 2018 4:06 PM

The woman told Mahisagar Superintendent of Police Usha Rada on Friday that a constable raped her at Santrampur police station on May 29 when she was taken there for interrogation. (Representational image)

Woman, held in murder case, accuses constable of raping her at police station

The woman had been arrested on the charge of murdering her lover, police said.

12 Aug 2018 2:36 PM

Somya Ranjan Dharua, 28, had allegedly kidnapped the woman on July 21 and took her to his house where she was raped at gunpoint for about ten days, a police officer said. (Photo: File | Representational)

22-yr-old woman abducted, raped for 10 days at gunpoint Odisha's Sambalpur

Parents of victim did not complain to police out of fear, the rape survivor managed to escape from the clutches of the accused on July 30.

09 Aug 2018 5:20 PM

Shaman will face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of coercing a minor into intercourse and may face other charges as well. (Photo : Gidi_Traffic | Twitter)

Witch doctor trapped woman in an Indonesian cave as sex slave for 15 yrs, held

The reports state Saman provided H certain portions to terminate pregnancies over the years.

09 Aug 2018 1:44 PM

In a complaint lodged with the police, the woman alleged her husband followed her in his car, banged her vehicle from behind and stopped it on Sardar Patel Marg on Monday evening. (Representational Image)

Delhi man hits wife's car, assaults, thrashes her; suspects affair

26-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by her estranged husband over suspicion of an extramarital affair in New Delhi, police said.

08 Aug 2018 1:11 PM

Addressing at the 'Mahila Adhikar Sammelan' in Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, Rahul said, 'The Prime Minister speaks on everything, but does not utter a word when crimes are committed against women in Uttar Pradesh and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states. No action is taken against the accused if he is a member of their party.' (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM Modi silent on crimes against women, children: Rahul Gandhi

Continuing his tirade against PM Modi, Rahul asserted that the former never said anything on the alarming rise of rape incidents.

07 Aug 2018 3:23 PM

'On Sunday morning, she wanted to accompany her husband to a programme but the latter got annoyed and threw hot tea on her,' the official said quoting the complaint. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Thane doctor booked for throwing hot tea at wife

The woman, a gynaecologist with BMC hospital, suffered burn injuries to her chest and groin area following which she filed police complaint.

07 Aug 2018 1:18 PM

The guest teacher is a 62-year-old retired professor. A case of molestation has been registered against the guest teacher of the institute, police said. (Photo: PTI)

Student of National School of Drama 'molested' by guest teacher

On August 1, a woman had filed complaint alleging that she was inappropriately touched by guest teacher, who had come to conduct an exam.

04 Aug 2018 12:39 PM

As per the victims, Sanjay sexually harassed them several times. (Representational Image)

TRS MP's son booked for sexually assaulting 11 nursing students

Police said that they received a complaint from 11 students of Shaankary College of nursing, which is run by Srinivas' son Sanjay.

04 Aug 2018 8:26 AM

An FIR has been registered against Pawar under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

33-yr-old man pulls woman’s pants, molests her in Mumbai, held

According to police, Pawar wasn’t in an inebriated condition when the incident happened.

03 Aug 2018 12:55 PM

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