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Sharp dip of 13.9% in IPC cases but crimes against women spike by 15.3% in 2021, says NCRB

Former BSF chief says one of the reasons behind the fall in IPC cases may be unregistered crimes.

Maharashtra leads states in IPC crimes, 2021, tailed by UP; Delhi top city, says NCRB

Out of the 19 metropolitan cities, Delhi has the worst record in terms of IPC crimes. It accounts for 45% of all IPC crimes in these 19 metropolitan cities.

Don’t single out Punjab for gun violence. Data tells a different story

Pegged to the population, Punjab has low incidents of crimes reported under arms and explosives related matters.

Suicide set to become leading cause of death in Indian women. And NRCB won’t tell you that

In 'Life Interrupted', the authors go behind the scenes of the suicide crisis in India, showing that women form the bottom rung of it.

You’d think animal cruelty would invite harsh punishment. Nope, just Rs 50 — blame PCA Act

In the UAE, individuals found guilty of abusing animals can be jailed for life and/or fined 1 million dirhams. In India, just Rs 50.

NCRB stopped collecting data on lynching, hate crime as it was ‘unreliable’, govt tells LS

The National Crime Records Bureau discontinued collecting hate crime data after 2017, and the term ‘anti-national’ is not defined in law, the government told Parliament Tuesday.

No data on people injured, killed by vigilante groups & mobs in India, Modi govt tells RS

Speaking in Parliament, MoS Nityanand Rai said the Centre has generated public awareness via audio-visual media & issued advisories to states/UTs to curb the incidents of mob lynching.

Many more people commit suicide due to bad marriage than divorce, NCRB data shows

NCRB's Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report shows there were over 37,000 suicides for marriage-related reasons from 2016 to 2020, but only 7% of them were due to divorce.

More businesspeople died of suicide than farmers in 2020, shows NCRB data

NCRB data shows 11,716 businesspersons died of suicide in 2020, while farmer suicides stood at 10,677, which is around 1,039 cases fewer.

Love, sex, badla: Cybercrimes are soaring in Assam & they’re different from the rest of India

NCRB data shows that Assam ranked third on both cyber crime case growth and crime rate lists. But its trends diverged significantly from the rest of the country.

On Camera

Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.