A minor gangrape victim allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison at her residence in Ahmedabad on Saturday, police said.
The Delhi police has named former army chief V K Singh and yoga guru Ramdev in an FIR registered in connection with the clashes between their supporters and police at Jantar Mantar during a protest against the gang-rape of a paramedic student.
The victim of the alleged 'gangrape' in Meerut has been giving twists to her case with her changing narration of events.
Gandhi also charged that the focus of the Uttar Pradesh government has been propaganda and public relations instead of welfare of people.
They have been booked under IPC sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), said a senior police officer.
Meghalaya police on Monday submitted chargessheet against seven of the total 16 accused in gangrape of an 18 -year-old girl at Williamnagar in East Garo Hills district on December 13 last.
The Delhi high court on Friday asked the city police to file a status report on its probe into the circumstances leading to death of Constable Subhash Tomar, who was allegedly assaulted by eight youth protesters during the anti-rape stir.
Former Rajasthan Minister Babulal Nagar, who has been suspended from Congress over rape charges, on Tuesday termed his suspension as "right decision" and in party's interest, while maintaining that he was innocent.
The apex court, while rejecting Asaram's regular bail plea, noted that the petition was based on a communication issued by Jail Superintendent of Jodhpur Central jail.
Several protesters were seen shouting slogans outside the Saket court.
The losses caused to property due to violence and arson by the followers of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh will be recovered from Dera Sacha Sauda, the Punjab and Haryana high court ruled on Fridayy, according to a senior government lawyer.
Denying his wife Hasin Jahan's allegation of treason, India fast bowler Mohammed Shami on Friday said that he would prefer death before betraying his country.
The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR and secured a court order restraining the media from carrying the interview.
After the CBI found no evidence of murder or sexual assault in its probe into the death of the two Badaun girls, family members of the two teenage cousins on Thursday said they will move the Supreme Court and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for justice.
A 20-year-old girl, who was gangraped and set afire by a youth in Desarmau illage in Ekdil area, died during treatment at a hospital in Etawah, officials said.
'We will raise our voice against AFSPA,' the JNUSU president said at an event.
Verdicts paving the way for construction of a Ram Temple at Ayodhya and India's multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France were 2019's landmark imprints of the Supreme Court, which also found itself at the centre of a controversy with then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi being accused of sexual harassment before getting the clean chit.
Self-styled godman Nityananda on Thursday moved an application before the Karnataka high court praying for prosecuting his former disciple K Lenin, accusing him of filing a "false" complaint that he had indulged in sleaze activities.
It is absolutely essential to prevent an atmosphere of trial and execution from being created on the larger issue of sexual assault, so that there can be a dispassionate understanding of every case, instead of irresponsible outpourings on television channels run by unaccountable anchors, says Seema Mustafa.
National Commission for Women member Nirmala Sawant Prabhavalkar on Thursday said Tehelka managing editor Shoma Chaudhury may have resigned because she fears she will be arrested.
"That is fantastic. A (former) cabinet minister is not traceable. Fantastic. How could it happen that a (former) cabinet minister is not traceable and nobody knows where she is? Do you realise the seriousness of this? You have to explain to us how a (former) cabinet minister is not traceable," the bench said.
'Because of the impact the movement has had, people will think twice before misbehaving because you don't know who will turn out to be another Tanushree Dutta.'
'Here is a love story that every girl desires, but few get to live.'
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday evening formally decided to hand over the Shopian rape and murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation.The CBI will probe the mysterious deaths of Neelofar Jan, 22, and her sister-in-law Aasiya Jan, 17, whose bodies were found on May 30. The government's decision comes a day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made his first public appearance in Shopian and assured the people of the town that the culprits would be punished.
'You want to create a law to give the death penalty to those who kill cows.' 'But you don't want to give the death penalty to the man who rapes an 8-month-old baby.'
The medical report of the domestic help, who accused Shiney Ahuja of rape, showed that she had been sexually assaulted.
The court said prima facie the evidence showed he abused his official position.
'Someone told me on Facebook that 2017 will be the last year of my life.' 'I am speaking up only because innocent students were physically abused and that is not correct.'
Akhilesh was referring to the advertisement in which Bachchan is seen inviting tourists to visit the Wild Ass Sanctuary located in Little Rann of Kutch in the state.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to furnish information on the number of offences committed against women in the national capital every month.
The man who has been accused of raping a national level basketball player almost a month ago has not been arrested yet by police in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday hailed as exemplary the death sentence awarded to four convicts in the Delhi gangrape case, saying the victim and her family have got justice.
'The ideal of justice is ingrained in every human being.' 'I truly feel that if we empower our forces, the rich and the powerful will lose their hold on them.' Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand in an exclusive interview.
Claiming that no untoward incident had taken place during the last 48 hours, Rupani said the situation has been brought under control by police.
In an affidavit filed in response to a PIL, which has been listed for hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, the state government said it is important that the investigation is carried out by an independent central agency.
She also alleged that police has been forcing some people to name them in someway since May.
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan, who has accused her husband of torture and having extra-marital affairs, slammed social networking site Facebook for blocking her account.
A 72-year-old retired Navy person was among two persons sent to 20 years in jail by a Delhi court for repeatedly gangraping a young woman and threatening her.
Delhi police has approached the US-based woman to file a complaint for the alleged indecent behaviour of Shiv Kumar Yadav, the accused in the Uber rape case, on November 26 when she had taken his cab during her India visit.
As the incident came to light on Tuesday, locals caught hold of Arjun and beaten him black and blue before handing over to police in a serious condition after which he was admitted to a local hospital.
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