Maharaj's mediocre social drama lacks the spine and spunk to recreate the relevance of revolutionary decisions in the face of religious fanaticism, observes Sukanya Verma.
"Is being part of Modi's 'political family' a 'guarantee of protection' for criminals?" Rahul Gandhi asked.
Enumerating the difference between 'will' and 'consent', the court said that a nod for sexual relations obtained by a man on the false pretext would not amount to a 'legal or valid' consent to save him from punishment for rape.
'It is Bajrang Punia's personal decision to return the Padma Shri. The WFI polls were held in fair and democratic manner. We will still try to persuade Bajrang to reverse his decision to return Padma Shri.'
The Congress demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi answer what action he took against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh when issues were allegedly flagged to him by a wrestler in 2021.
The Thamarassery Diocese, under the prominent Syro Malabar Church, has published the book with controversial content for the catechism study of students belonging to classes X to XII.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act, asserting that the proposed laws will transform the country's criminal justice system and bring the spirit to protect the rights of citizen at the centre stage.
Besides Pratapgarh, incidents of rape and sexual abuse of women and girls at shelter homes run by NGOs have also surfaced recently in Muzaffarpur in Bihar and Deoria in Uttar Pradesh.
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday insisted that they have not withdrawn their support to the wrestlers and they have postponed the June 9 demonstration against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh only on the request of grapplers.
Whether the age-old cry of kendrer banchana will be able to drown out pangs of Sandeshkhali, the EVM will tell.
Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who is at the centre of a raging controversy after a Mumbai-based model accused him of sexually exploiting her, on Wednesday admitted that photographs of the two posing together were real, but denied having any relationship with her.
Following are the key points of the three criminal law bills, that were passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and seek to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Evidence Act.
Four army personnel, including a major, have been indicted by a court of inquiry into a case of alleged sexual exploitation of women in Congo during their deployment under a United Nations mission in 2007-08.
A woman self-styled Maoist commander on Friday surrendered before the police in West Midnapore district alleging sexual exploitation by ultra leaders.
The 51-year-old sect head is currently serving a 20-year prison term in Rohtak's Sunaria jail for raping two of his women followers.
Belgium's Queen Paola (centre) poses with former Romanian Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci (left) and Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase after arriving at Focus Romania on Wednesday.
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'The SIT quizzed me for about 11 hours. I have told them about the rape. Even after telling them everything, they have not arrested Chinmayanand yet
Manushya Mrugam, is dominated by Babu Raj but is an average film with plenty of lecherous characters.
The Bombay HC had reduced the sentence of a Swiss couple who were convicted for sexually-exploiting six minor girls and allowing them to come out of jail on payment of compensation of Rs one lakh to each child.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh government and four others on a petition filed by a former MLA challenging Rs 50 lakh fine slapped on him by the Allahabad high court in an alleged sexual exploitation case.
Ashok Pathak, husband of Rupam Pathak, the school teacher who allegedly killed Bihar's member of legislative assembly Raj Kishore Keshari on Tuesday, has vowed to do everything to ensure justice for his wife."I am with my wife Rupam Pathak. There is no question of not supporting her. I will support her bid to get justice," Pathak said. Pathak also said that his wife's allegations of sexual exploitation against Kesri last year were not baseless.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the order of the Gujarat high court granting 14-day furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.
While granting him interim protection from arrest till June 2, the high court had directed him to immediately appear before the Investigating Officer (IO) of the case and had permitted the police to interrogate or question him.
The political rhetoric of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan was not going to help the ruling Left Democratic Front in its 'losing battle' for the assembly polls as people of Kerala were keen on a change of rule, senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy said on Monday.
Even as the allegations of sexual exploitation of woman cricketer by an office bearer of Andhra Cricket Association has created a storm, the coach of Andhra Pradesh women cricket team Purnima Rao announced quitting her position.
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that certain paragraphs in a Calcutta high court verdict, which advised adolescent girls to "control sexual urges", were "problematic" and writing such judgments was "absolutely wrong".
Major R S Ghumman, who came under the scanner of the UN's Conduct and Discipline Unit (CDU) after he was allegedly found in the company of sex workers in a hotel there on July 6, tried to end his life "over the humiliation" he faced, army sources in the headquarters said in New Delhi on Saturday.
Facing the wrestling fraternity's wrath for accepting exemption from the Asian Games trials, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia on Monday said they are hurt that young wresters dragged them to the court.
The NCW, in a statement, on Friday said it had taken cognizance of the media reports that in the Rajasthan area of Bhilwara, conflicts over loan repayments were purportedly resolved by auctioning off young women on stamp papers.
The Bihar Police has launched a probe and dug up the grounds of the shelter home, but are yet to find the body.
The Delhi high court has directed Organiser magazine to remove from its website an "offending" and prima facie "defamatory" article with allegations of sexual intimacy and exploitation of nuns and Hindu women associated with a church by the principal of a Christian minority school in New Delhi.
Steps have been taken to raise awareness in society about this evil, the minister said.
Swati Maliwal asked if the girls were being sent to school or if they are being given counselling. She also asked Kumar to ensure that the girls are not pressured in to changing their statements.
Jain allegedly paid Rs 70,000 as part payment to one of Gawli's aide in last 2 months.
The counsel further denied the allegations that the state bar association has passed any resolution directing its members not to defend the accused.
A special CBI team, escorted by heavily armed police, reached the Dera headquarters in Sirsa on Saturday morning and was made to wait for over three hours before the notice could be served to the Dera chief in his gufa (cave), CBI sources said.
Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun several times between 2014 and 2016, is currently out on bail.
The disgrace is compounded by the fact that the 81-year-old self-styled godman is already serving a life sentence in a Jodhpur jail for raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013.
The map shows the state wise rate of crime/atrocities committed against SCs by non-SCs in 2016.
