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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicCrime Against Women

Topic: Crime Against Women

50-yr-old anganwadi worker ‘gang-raped at Budaun temple she visited for prayers, murdered’

The prime suspect in the case is the temple priest, who is on the run. His two aides have been arrested and a station house officer suspended amid allegations of negligence.

Bihar woman set on fire 2 weeks ago dies, family protests with body, accuses police of inaction 

The accused are yet to be arrested. Bihar Police have denied the allegations of the victim's family, saying the delay in arrest is because the suspects are on the run.

India urges UNSC to list terror entities involved in violence against women

Women-targeted violence distorts the very basis on which civilised societies rest, India said in a statement to the Security Council open debate on Women, Peace & Security.

‘Justice for Hathras victim’ pamphlet, news reports — UP Police ‘proof’ against Kerala scribe

Journalist Siddique Kappan and 3 others were arrested on their way to Hathras Wednesday and booked under the draconian UAPA.

‘Drunk on power’ UP Police will break the system beyond repair

UP Police already seems to show little regard for rule of law and due process. Now it is also going to be empowered with a special security force that can search and arrest without a warrant.

She left for BA admission, came back ‘dying’ — what happened to Balrampur ‘rape’ victim

Driven by her ambition to help her family pay off debt, the Balrampur 'rape victim' was eyeing a legal career. But her dreams came crashing down on 29 September.

Woman ‘gang-raped’ in Balrampur thrashed, her capillaries ruptured — postmortem report

No mention of vaginal injuries or fractures in post-mortem report of 22-year-old woman allegedly gang-raped in UP's Balrampur. Autopsy reveals injuries on chest and thighs.

Hathras woman’s family says they know what would have saved her — ‘being a Pandit or Thakur’

The family of the Hathras woman who died Tuesday after a brutal gang rape says nobody would have dared to do such a thing had she belonged to ‘Thakur or Pandit community’.

Yogi Adityanath’s Operation Durachari is another bad idea. Just like the Anti-Romeo squads

Whatever Yogi Adityanath’s masterstroke is, the central principle appears to be public shaming—it can unleash dangerous social vigilantism.

Road crossings in UP to display posters of accused involved in crime against women

An official spokesperson Thursday said the directions were issued by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to instil confidence among women and check crime against them.

On Camera

Iran and Israel don’t have free will to start a war. It’s contingent on geopolitics

The reasons for both sides preventing any escalation lie in the political and military context of the strategic situation in West Asia within the larger global geopolitical framework.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.