Scarlett, 15, who was holidaying in Goa with her mother and siblings, was found dead on the popular beach on February 18, 2008. The cause of death, according to the autopsy report, was drowning.
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In June, Google received 36,265 complaints - the highest till now - from individual users located in India via designated mechanisms. It removed 83,613 pieces of content as a result of user complaints in the said month.
In yet another shocking incident at a school, an eight year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her 63 year-old teacher inside its premises near Bangalore. Both the teacher and the principal have been arrested, a senior police official said.
Anoushka Shankar, daughter of legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar, has thrown her weight behind an online campaign demanding an end to crime against women, in the wake of the Delhi gang rape.
Seven men who allegedly barged into a hotel room and attacked an interfaith couple during their stay in Haveri district of Karnatka have been charged with gangrape after the victim complained that she was sexually assaulted by them, the police said on Friday.
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The victim, employed by Sharma's husband, started working in the family's condominium apartment near River Valley Road on January 20, 2021.
In the order passed on October 20, the court refused to show leniency to the accused and said such 'roadside Romeos' need to be taught a lesson in order to protect women from such uncalled-for behaviour.
A four-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a school bus attendant, who lured her to the backseat of the vehicle on the pretext of showing her a magic trick, in neighbouring Thane district.
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) in Delhi reprimanded Jadavpur University for submitting a "generic" report about the incident.
Controversial self-proclaimed godman Nithyananda underwent a potency test on Monday in a 2010 rape case, days after the Supreme Court dismissed his plea challenging the Karnataka high court's order directing him to face the test.
Modi said not a single leader of the opposition grouping INDIA has uttered a word against the "disrespect" for women.
The SC said Rao has prima facie committed contempt of court by transferring Sharma without taking court's consent.
The world body said it has been keeping an eye on the protest by the wrestlers against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
He is accused of assaulting several of his young female acolytes
An Indian techie has been sentenced to nine months of imprisonment on charges of sexually assaulting an American woman during a flight, and faces deportation to India after serving his sentence.
'Women are so unsafe in our country... Leaving the country isn't a solution. We need to stand up for ourselves.'
Pushpa is facing sexual harassment case filed by her two domestic aides in Tamil Nadu.
At around 11 pm, a scuffle broke out at Jantar Mantar between the protesting wrestlers when they were bringing in folding beds for their night stay and the on-duty police personnel allegedly began enquiring about that.
A lot of what we are hearing about Indrani is coming from our desire to demonise her and deny her humanity, says Shivam Vij.
Initiatives such as 'Smart City' project cannot be successful unless children are provided with a safe and secure environment, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said as he described the statistics on sexual abuse of children in the country as discouraging.
The Bill, which was already approved by the Rajya Sabha, defines child pornography, making it punishable.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the incident. A federal official told CNN that no foul play is suspected in his death.
Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the biggest slums on the planet. But World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten is attempting to change the image for good through cricket.
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Luis Rubiales' kiss of Jenni Hermoso triggered a torrent of allegations from other women in sport of predatory behaviour by men.
She told PTI that she had spoken to the women protesters and recorded their statements in detail.
Kyle Stephens, pausing to compose herself during Nassar's sentencing hearing in a courtroom in Lansing, Michigan, on Tuesday, said the doctor, a family friend, began molesting her when she was 6 years old and her parents did not believe her when she told them.
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The CBI had on Friday raided nearly 12 places in four districts of Bihar, including residences of Verma in Patna and her in-law's place in Begusarai.
A 11-year-old Pakistani Hindu boy has been allegedly raped and murdered at the premises of a club in Sindh province, triggering protests by people demanding justice for the family, a media report said on Sunday.
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The scandal stemming from longtime USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of young female athletes could take a financial toll on the sports federation for years, sponsorship executives said.
Earlier, the UP Women and Child Welfare Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi admitted there had been laxity at the district level in not shutting down the Deoria shelter even after a closure order last year.
In an advisory, DGCA said there are provisions under the civil aviation requirement for action to be taken by the airline to deal with unruly passengers.
The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has issued guidelines urging students to desist from asking fellow students for details that might reveal their caste and instead encouraged them to bond over commonalities like sports, music and movies.
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