News for 'delhi molestation'

Serial rapist who abused hundreds of minors tells cops he did it for 'fun'

Serial rapist who abused hundreds of minors tells cops he did it for 'fun'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2017

The accused Sunil Rastogi would come from UP to Delhi and look for lone minor girls, kidnap and take them to under-construction buildings or isolated locations, rape them and then flee the city.

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan gets bail in sexual harassment case

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan gets bail in sexual harassment case

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

The court said that if violated, the investigating officer will be at liberty to approach the court for cancellation of Khan's bail.

Women take back Bengaluru

Women take back Bengaluru

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

They are shaken by the mass molestation in the city on New Year's Eve. But they are not waiting to be rescued. Nikita Puri reports.

India to have 660 Nirbhaya Centres for violence victims

India to have 660 Nirbhaya Centres for violence victims

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

At least 660 rape crisis centres will be established across the country and named as Nirbhaya centres, as a tribute to the victim of December 16, 2012, Delhi gang rape case.

Woman gang-raped, thrown out of car in Greater Noida

Woman gang-raped, thrown out of car in Greater Noida

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

The woman belongs to Gurugram and was in the Sohna area around 8-8:30 pm on Monday, when some people, driving a Swift car, dragged her inside and raped her.

RK Pachauri moves court to return to TERI office

RK Pachauri moves court to return to TERI office

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Pachauri had proceeded on leave from TERI after sexual harassment charges were levelled against him by a woman employee.

5 Chandigarh constables sacked for 'raping minor for weeks'

5 Chandigarh constables sacked for 'raping minor for weeks'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

Five Chandigarh police constables were arrested on Friday and dismissed from service on the charge of raping a minor girl.

Former TERI chief R K Pachauri gets bail, allowed to travel abroad

Former TERI chief R K Pachauri gets bail, allowed to travel abroad

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Pachauri was also allowed to travel to Mexico for conferences spanning a month.

Ready to fight election again: BJP

Ready to fight election again: BJP

Rediff.com10 Dec 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday made clear its reluctance to form government in Delhi saying it did not have the numbers and that it is ready to face elections.

M J Akbar resigns as minister over #MeToo allegations

M J Akbar resigns as minister over #MeToo allegations

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

The MoS was accused of sexual harassment from his former colleagues during his stint as an editor; allegations which he has termed as "baseless" and "fabricated".

This actress deserves our thanks for speaking up

This actress deserves our thanks for speaking up

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

'Mere 'literacy' is not the same thing as 'education', which involves conceding that others have rights, and that one of those prerogatives is a woman's right to dignity. In 2012, the Kerala police registered 1,474 cases of rape, of which 455 victims were children,' says T V R Shenoy.

'I tried my best to live a dream with her'

'I tried my best to live a dream with her'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

'Here is a love story that every girl desires, but few get to live.'

'Western culture' to blame for Bengaluru horror: Netas add insult to injury

'Western culture' to blame for Bengaluru horror: Netas add insult to injury

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

SP leader Abu Azmi says 'women should not wear short skirts and go out only with family'.

Why the army is down and out in Kashmir

Why the army is down and out in Kashmir

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

'Worryingly, intelligence assessments indicate that growing disaffection amongst the youth is ceding ground to fundamentalist Islamist groups like Islamic State,' reports Ajai Shukla.

Student turns sexual harassment into street art

Student turns sexual harassment into street art

Rediff.com10 Oct 2018

Sophie Sandberg writes insults she or other women have heard in chalk on New York's streets to raise awareness about sexual harassment.

Where did Karnataka's 'value-based' politics vanish?

Where did Karnataka's 'value-based' politics vanish?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

'Somewhere in the midst of the three milestones of 1881, 1984 and 1999 are the clues that provide the answer to the troubling corrosion of Karnataka politics: The disappearance of values, the criminalisation of politics, and the complete collapse of ideology,' says Krishna Prasad, former editor-in-chief, Outlook.

Arunachal school hostel warden held for raping 14 girls

Arunachal school hostel warden held for raping 14 girls

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

A shocking case of rape of 14 minor girls allegedly by the hostel warden of a private school in Likabai in West Siang district has come to light after a few students reported the matter to police.

Aruna's assailant settled in UP village, says news report

Aruna's assailant settled in UP village, says news report

Rediff.com29 May 2015

Even as police remains clueless about Aruna Shanbaug's assailant, a local newspaper on Friday claimed to have traced him to a village in Uttar Pradesh.

Midnight raid on African women: Court seeks final status report

Midnight raid on African women: Court seeks final status report

Rediff.com26 May 2014

A court in new Delhi on issued notice on Monday to an Investigating Officer of the Delhi police, probing the former Delhi minister Somnath Bharti's purported raid on some African residents last year, to remain present "in person" with final status report after he failed to turn up.

'Ramdev is a symptom of today's India'

'Ramdev is a symptom of today's India'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Ramdev's Patanjali is a low-cost, low-margin business that gets away with pretty much what it wants because wily old Ramdev knows how to get around all politicians, says Vir Sanghvi.

Narayan Sai admits to rape charges, claim police

Narayan Sai admits to rape charges, claim police

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

Controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai has "more or less" accepted the rape allegations levelled against him by a woman, police claimed in Surat on Wednesday.

Narayan Sai sent to police remand till Dec 11

Narayan Sai sent to police remand till Dec 11

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Self-styled godman Asaram's son Narayan Sai, accused of sexually assaulting a city-based woman at his ashram here, was remanded in police custody till December 11 by a local court on Thursday night.

Bulandshahr gang rape case: SC asks Azam Khan to tender apology

Bulandshahr gang rape case: SC asks Azam Khan to tender apology

Rediff.com17 Nov 2016

Terming dignity of women as "uncompromisable", the bench also asked the state government to ensure that the minor survivor of the gang rape gets admission in a nearby central school of the choice of her father.

December 16 gang rape: 2 years on, nothing has changed, say kin of victim

December 16 gang rape: 2 years on, nothing has changed, say kin of victim

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Candle light vigils, prayer meetings, street plays and a series of other events on Tuesday marked two years of the brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in the city that had triggered widespread nation-wide outrage forcing the government to enact stricter laws against sexual assault.

Why Modi's progress card on I-Day speech 2014 reads 'fail'

Why Modi's progress card on I-Day speech 2014 reads 'fail'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden speech from Red Fort last Independence Day outlined some grand programmes. Shehzad Poonawalla does a quick check on the progress made.

High drama as 52 AAP MLAs march to PM residence, detained

High drama as 52 AAP MLAs march to PM residence, detained

Rediff.com26 Jun 2016

Sisodia said although the AAP MLAs were detained, he and his party colleagues were 'ready to go to Tihar Jail'.

CJI faces sexual abuse charges, says work of a 'bigger force'

CJI faces sexual abuse charges, says work of a 'bigger force'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

During the hearing in CJI's court No 1, an unfazed Justice Gogoi said the allegations are unbelievable.

Court orders FIR against woman for filing false stalking case

Court orders FIR against woman for filing false stalking case

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

A court directed the Delhi police to register an FIR against a woman on a man's complaint alleging that she had filed a false case of stalking against him last year to extort money.

Pachauri permitted to travel to USA for last rites of relative

Pachauri permitted to travel to USA for last rites of relative

Rediff.com27 Jun 2015

Pachauri has been allowed to go abroad from June 29 to July 9.

Now, DJ Guetta's Mumbai concert cancelled

Now, DJ Guetta's Mumbai concert cancelled

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

Cops say the organisers Sunburn did not complete the 'mandatory requirements and legal formalities'.

Sonia, Rahul emerge from exile, but expected poll rout will wreck Congress

Sonia, Rahul emerge from exile, but expected poll rout will wreck Congress

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

Sonia's spirited speech at the Mahila Congress event was seen as an announcement that she has not abandoned the party and will steer it through these troubled times.

India-China: Lessons from History

India-China: Lessons from History

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

'Unquestionably, the spirit behind the Panchsheel agreement and the 'Hindi Chini bhai bhai' slogan were thrown overboard by the Chinese, and a trust deficit was injected between the two nations.' A revealing excerpt from General J J Singh's The McMahon Line: A Century Of Discord.

The cop who could recite Shakespeare and led from the front

The cop who could recite Shakespeare and led from the front

Rediff.com26 May 2017

While K P S Gill was credited with rooting out insurgency in Punjab, international rights groups accused him of violating people's rights.

Breather for Pachauri after HC refuses to cancel his anticipatory bail

Breather for Pachauri after HC refuses to cancel his anticipatory bail

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Justice S P Garg posted the matter for July 16.

Naxals extorting Rs 140 crore annually, says govt

Naxals extorting Rs 140 crore annually, says govt

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

The Naxalites are reportedly extorting a 'levy' of about Rs 140 crore annually from a variety of sources, Government said on Wednesday.

Please watch Made in Heaven today!

Please watch Made in Heaven today!

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

'I don't remember the last time I was this invested in the characters of a story since Doordarshan's golden age or early days of cable television boom,' applauds Sukanya Verma.

SC orders CBI to probe rape videos shared on WhatsApp

SC orders CBI to probe rape videos shared on WhatsApp

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Taking suo motu note of a letter on posting of two rape videos on WhatsApp, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to launch a probe "forthwith" to nab the culprits and sought responses from the Centre and governments of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Delhi and Telangana.

CCTV shows Tejpal pulling woman into hotel lift: Police

CCTV shows Tejpal pulling woman into hotel lift: Police

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

The CCTV footage of the area outside the elevator, in which the alleged sexual assault took place, corroborates the victim's narration, said an officer, who is part of the team investigating the footage, on the condition of anonymity.

'I am Dawood Ibrahim,' says St Stephens principal Valson Thampu

'I am Dawood Ibrahim,' says St Stephens principal Valson Thampu

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

"I am Dawood Ibrahim that is why I am being hounded," St Stephen's college principal Valson Thampu on Thursday said, expressing anguish over the "way" he is being "attacked" in connection with a research scholar's sexual harassment case.

Protection from arrest to Bharti extended, HC reserves order

Protection from arrest to Bharti extended, HC reserves order

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Delhi high court on Thursday protected controversial Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti from arrest by directing the police not to take any coercive steps till pronouncement of judgement on his plea for anticipatory bail in a case of domestic violence lodged by his wife.