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Graffiti art inspired by the increase in cases of domestic violence amid a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP)

Coronavirus lockdown leads to rise in domestic violence in Iraq

Activists have long pushed the government to adopt a better domestic violence law that would help victims and deter...

26 April 2020 1:33 PM IST

The girl told her friend about the abuse when she was 14 years old, but the incident was not reported to the police until as late as 2010. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

US: Former Apple engineer outraged at probable lenient sentence...

Neha Rastogi recorded a video on May 17 2016, that contained repeated thwacks in the presence of their then 2-year-old...

6 May 2017 7:01 PM IST

A US woman has been arrested for attempting to murder a man she met on Craigslist, before trying to eat his heart. (Representational Image)

Delhi: Inebriated man stabs son to death

Initial probe in the case has suggested that the elderly man, Chandrika, often consumed alcohol and thrashed his wife.

16 March 2017 10:07 AM IST

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Unhappy with her marriage, woman tries to burn sleeping husband

The man managed to escape with burns and with the help of neighbours got admitted to a government hospital.

12 Nov 2016 8:00 PM IST

CII to make recommendations for a protection bill for men similar to one for women passed by Punjab province in February. (Photo: AFP)

Pak Muslim body to debate on men's domestic abuse

CII in a letter alleged that some women in Pakistan torture men, and force them out of their houses.

12 Nov 2016 6:44 PM IST

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Man sentenced to 120 days in jail after pet fish cut in half

Police say Vega argued with a woman and damaged property at the residence.

26 July 2017 6:16 PM IST

Gattanis attorney Michael Paez had earlier told the news site that his client has nothing to say to the press. (Photo: LinkedIn)

Indian-origin CEO beats wife, may serve only 30 days in jail: report

The report said his wife, Neha Rastogi, declared herself doubly victimised by her husband and by the criminal justice...

20 April 2017 2:01 PM IST

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Beaten women forget pain of domestic abuse in Chennai caf©

Women are finding a way to be financially independent with Writer's Caf©, a pilot project aiming to empower domestic...

21 Dec 2016 4:17 PM IST