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Dowry crimes up by 14% in 2023, UP tops the list: NCRB

Cases registered under dowry-related crimes saw a 14 per cent increase in 2023, with more than 15,000 cases recorded across the country and over 6,100 deaths reported through the year, according to...

Delhi tops metros, Mumbai second in crimes against women

Mumbai recorded 778 cases of assault on women with intent to outrage modesty in 2023 and the number of victims stood at 781 -- the second highest among metropolitan cities -- according to a report...

Crime against children records 9.2% rise in 2023: NCRB

A total of 1,77,335 cases of crime against children were registered in the country in 2023, showing an increase of 9.2 percent over 2022, according to the latest NCRB report. Illustaration:...

Court raps ED over FIR lapse in National Herald case

The Enforcement Directorate 'simply inverted the template' of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by registering a first information report (FIR) in 2021, a Delhi court on Tuesday said while...

Maharashtra accounts for 30% of deaths in rail accidents

As many as 21,803 people were killed in 24,678 railway accidents in the country in 2023 with Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh reporting the highest fatalities, according to a report of the National...

Why Are Bankers Committing Suicide?

In the past 10 years, over 500 PSB officers have died by suicide.When targets are overwhelming, senior management and customers are both impatient, and there is constant fear.Not every banker has...

IT firms queue up to control crime, criminals

Around 27 Indian IT firms, including majors like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies and Wipro Ltd, are understood to have submitted their expressions of interestto develop a technology...

Delhi tops list for property fraud cases

Delhi tops the list in terms of cases related to property fraud and misappropriation among all states and union territories in the country, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)....

After a decline in Covid-hit 2020, economic offences increase 19% in 2021

After a dip in 2020, the number of economic offences rose 19.4 per cent to 174,013 cases in 2021, according to the Crime in India report by the National Crime Records Bureau. Illustration: Uttam...

Why bankruptcy suicides are on the rise in Mumbai, Hyderabad

The chances of a person being shot to death in India are less than half the chances of him/her committing suicide due to financial distress. According to an analysis of data from the...