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British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

Sleaze dossier' of sexual misconduct by Party members shown to British...

Theresa May is likely to be forced into a Cabinet reshuffle.

30 Oct 2017 11:14 AM IST

Lind finished her post with the hashtag #metoo, which has seen widespread use by victims of sexual assault to share their experiences in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein Hollywood scandal. (Photo: AP)

Actress Heather Lind says George HW Bush groped her; ex-Prez...

The actress accused him of groping her from his wheelchair while they posed for a photograph together at a screening...

27 Oct 2017 1:37 PM IST

Pope Francis (Photo: AP)

Clerical sexual abuse complaints skyrocket in Pope's Argentina

The number of clerics publicly identified as alleged sexual abusers has increased dramatically in the last two years.

26 Oct 2017 2:04 PM IST

(From Left to Right) Theresa Villiers, Mary Creagh, Jess Phillips and Baroness Jenkins. The revelations come at the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal where 30 Hollywood actresses have come forward to claim that the movie mogul allegedly sexually assaulted them.

UK Politicians share me too' stories in wake of Weinstein scandal

While one admits men were always hitting on her when she first joined Parliament, another reveals she was assaulted by...

24 Oct 2017 11:09 AM IST

The #MeToo campaign was started in 2007.

Police backs #metoo campaign against sexual abuse

The police also assured that post the complaint, strict legal action would be taken against accused person/s.

24 Oct 2017 1:30 AM IST

Two words to break the silence

The Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse case has empowered thousands of women to openly talk about their own stories of...

18 Oct 2017 12:18 AM IST

Minor was allegedly raped in a IB school in Andheri.

Odisha: Rescued girl claims father abused her

As per reports, the girl before her kidnapping , had twice attempted to commit suicide by jumping in front of railway...

16 Oct 2017 6:35 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein

Sex addiction does not exist, say experts

Weinstein's rehab move is being looked upon as a swift move by the disgraced movie mogul to save face just days after...

14 Oct 2017 2:47 PM IST

Woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in a dowry case. (Representational Image/PTI)

19-yr-old domestic help found dead in doctor couple's residence

Although the couple said the help had committed suicide, her parents and other domestic helps in the housing society...

27 Nov 2017 4:35 PM IST

The study further said that the attacks rose by 71 percent since 2013, which includes 225 rapes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hyderabad: 85-year-old man lures, sexually abuses 6 minor girls;...

M Satyanarayana, a retired central government employee, lured the girls to his house by offering them chocolates and...

22 Nov 2017 9:17 PM IST

Kausar Parveen comforts her child who was allegedly raped by a religious cleric in Kehror Pakka, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Sexual abuse pervasive in Pak Islamic schools

The teacher had already confessed, according to police, and the police report said he was found with the boy. Yet he...

22 Nov 2017 6:21 AM IST

Kausar Parveen sits with her son who was allegedly raped by a mullah or religious cleric, in Kehror Pakka, Pakistan on May 4. (Photo: AP)

Sexual abuse pervasive in Islamic schools in Pakistan

In a culture where clerics are powerful and sexual abuse is a taboo subject, it is seldom discussed or even acknowledged...

21 Nov 2017 6:31 PM IST