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Sunday, July 27, 2025
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.

‘Enough is enough’: anguished President Murmu asks nation to wake up, end crimes against women

On the Kolkata rape & murder of a junior doctor, a ‘dismayed and horrified’ President said no civilised society can allow women to be subjected to such atrocities.

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.

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Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.