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A teacher and a student have been shot dead in a murder-suicide at an elementary school in San Bernardino, California.
A three-year-old girl was raped in a play-school in west Delhi, prompting the Delhi government to ask the police to take stringent action against its principal.
In the wake of a widespread outrage over the gang rape and brutal assault of a 23-year-old para-medical student in a bus, the Delhi government on Monday said it would install CCTV cameras inside the buses to ensure safety of women passengers.
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While Madhav's kin alleged irresponsibility on behalf of the police, Senior Superintendent of Police Swapnil Mamgai said an investigation is being carried out in the matter, adding that full support will be extended to the family at this hour of grief.
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Chitra and Mohan named their daughter Yunus after the Muslim man who rescued the pregnant woman from neck-deep waters and moved her to a hospital.
The Friday morning encounter of all the four accused in the brutal rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian last month in Hyderabad triggered a nationwide debate on justice delivery, with one side supporting it as speedy justice and the other raising concerns over 'extra-judicial' measures. Here is a look at the legal status of some rape cases which shook the country.
Driven by hardship, adventurous souls mortgage their homesteads in Punjab or Haryana, pawn the family jewellery and borrow heavily to satisfy the greed of the criminal traffickers who organise their trips, points out Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
The victim was married to Jagannath in Reni village. She alleged that since her marriage in January last year, her husband and in-laws used to beat her up and demand dowry of Rs 51,000, according to the state police.
In fact, according to the researchers, genetic influences explain 73 per cent of kids' risk of being a victim and 61 per cent of their chance of being a bully.
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Only two weeks after the death of four-year-old girl Mahi who fell into a borewell, a five-year-old boy also fell to his death on Thursday night in an open sewerage line near Industrial Model Township, Gurgaon.
The dam breach caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages, with as many as 12 houses being swept away.
After raping the child, the man threw her on the ground from a height and she died, police said.
An Indian orphan who was deported from the United States in 2008 following her arrest on drug charges on Monday wrote to External Affairs Minister S M Krishna asking him to help her get back to the US so that she can live with her two children -- eight and nine year olds.
Hailing the passage of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014, in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi said the law comes as a "new regime of safety for potential victims".
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation probe into an alleged sexual assault case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had said those killed in the town of Khan Sheikhun, in Idlib province, had died from the effects of the gas, adding that dozens more suffered respiratory problems and other symptoms.
Three years ago, Baby Moshe, the unforgettable face of Mumbai attacks, escaped the carnage clinging to his nanny not knowing that his parents were killed, but now a four-year-old he knows they have fallen victims to terrorists.
Serena William powered her way to within two victories of a seventh US Open title on Tuesday and while she refused to look ahead there are many willing to do it for her, and what they see is a suddenly open path to a 24th Grand Slam.
A former militant was on Friday killed and his three-year-old son injured after unidentified militants struck at his residence, about 55 kms from Srinagar in Sopore area of Kashmir.
The girl's mother alleged that her daughter was "inappropriately touched" by a classmate.
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The mass shooting, which is said to be 18th school shooting of the year, seems to have rekindled a debate on the controversial gun control legislation in the US.
Virat Kohli was frustrated to be dismissed three runs short of his century but another fine captain's knock inspired India on their best batting day of the series in the third Test against England at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
A mentally unstable woman was mercilessly beaten up by a group of people at Sadar hospital in Bihar's Begusarai district, presuming her to be a child thief, even as a home guard jawan was suspended for pulling the victim's hair, apparently to save her from the clutches of attackers, the police said on Friday. The woman, identified as Sobha Devi, 45, was mercilessly beaten up by some people, including women, on Thursday at Sadar hospital.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 1 crore each to the kin of those killed in the incident.
Two persons died and seven others were injured in a stampede after a fire broke out in Murshidabad Medical College Hospital in Berhampore district of West Bengal triggering panic among patients and their relatives.
A group of Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community members had earlier told the apex court that the female circumcision is practised by a few sects of Islam.
Moeen Ali made a superb century to lift England to 328 all out after Pakistan had taken four early wickets on the first day of the final Test at The Oval on Thursday.
In 1998, the Congress asked her mother to campaign. 'We had a family discussion. We explained to our mother that you will be used, you will be discarded once you are done with the campaign.' 'A few days later I got a call from my mother. She said, "I have decided to campaign".' 'We were stunned. Why was she doing this?' Payal Mohanka listens in.
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The court also framed charges for destruction of evidence and under Section 328 (causing hurt by poisoning with an intent to hurt) of the RPC.
Following the Supreme Court's directive, a medical team in Ahmedabad gave permission for termination of a minor rape victim's 25-week-old pregnancy though the law allows abortion only until the 20th week.
The family members of the two teenage girls, who were allegedly gangraped and murdered here, on Monday staged a sit-in along with hundreds of villagers to protest against the remarks of Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police A L Banerjee and 'delay' in the Central Bureau of Investigation probe in the case.
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