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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicCrime Against Women

Topic: Crime Against Women

UP woman constable accuses sub-inspector of rape, blackmail, assault over last 2 years, FIR lodged

Constable has alleged that in first instance, Ravikant Goswami raped her at a farmhouse after giving her intoxicants, while he & his friend later assaulted her together in Moradabad.

Varanasi ‘gangrape’: As PM calls for strict action, what family of 19-yr-old alleges in FIR

The mother alleges her daughter was raped by 23 men over a week in multiple incidents, with the accused in one not linked to others, police say. 12 accused named by family arrested so far.

Delhi cops arrest man for ‘rape’ of British woman; hotel staffer held for ‘molesting’ her

British woman was known to primary accused through Instagram, it is learnt, and the two had planned to meet during her visit to India. Alleged incident took place in Mahipalpur.

Does India have a rape culture? Pick a newspaper, maybe a mirror

Instead of placing the burden of culpability and shame on the perpetrator, where it belongs, rape culture places it on the backs of the victims.

Imprint of Kolkata rape-murder in I-Day speech, Modi pivots from Nari Shakti to putting ‘fear’ in rapists

Change in tone and tenor comes in backdrop of heinous crime at a Kolkata hospital. But, political commentators say that it's an instant crowd pleaser for a public baying for blood.

Kolkata hospital rape-murder: Doctor’s body ‘was bleeding from mouth, eyes, private parts’, 1 arrested

CM Mamata Banerjee assures doctor's parents of bringing guilty to book, deploys additional police forces as protests grow. BJP targets CM, urges parents to seek CBI probe.

CBI registers 1st case against 5 TMC ‘strongmen’ in Sandeshkhali after receiving 50 emails from women

CBI had created dedicated email ID for women to send their complaints to without fear. Individuals named in FIR are accused of grabbing land & sexually abusing women, it is learnt.

‘A Gujjar woman with a Dalit?’ Haryana family arrested for murder of daughter gets sympathy

In Haryana's Kherla, villagers are worried about the fate of three men arrested for killing the 18-year-old woman in their family. In Raisina village, parents of the Dalit man are worried their son will be next.

‘Ritual for mental peace, row over Rs 8 lakh’ — Delhi Police charge sheet in Swiss woman murder case

Nina Berger's decomposed body with limbs tied was found in a plastic bag near a Delhi school last October. Charge sheet says accused gemstone dealer Gurpeet Singh planned the murder.

Hooda alleges ‘betiyan unsafe’ in Khattar’s Haryana. Here’s what NCRB data says

According to NCRB’s latest report, Haryana had highest crime rate for crimes against women among states, in 2022, at 118.7 per lakh population.

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Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.