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Topic: rape case

SC rejects plea challenging anticipatory bail given to journalist Varun Hiremath in rape case

Delhi HC had granted anticipatory bail to Hiremath on 13 May in a case where a 22-year-old woman alleged that the journalist raped her at a five-star Delhi hotel on 20 February.

Family dealt with catastrophic fallout of false allegations, Tarun Tejpal says after acquittal

The former Tehelka editor-in-chief thanked the court for a rigorous, impartial and fair trial in the 2013 rape case and said that it affected every aspect of his life.

Teen held for ‘killing’ Dalit girl in UP, police say he tried to rape her after watching porn

Police claim the accused confessed to the crime. He has been charged under IPC sections of rape, murder & under POCSO Act. The SC/ST Act has also been invoked.

Mumbai-based anchor booked for raping 22-year-old woman in Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered a case at Chanakyapuri police station against a 28-year-old Mumbai-based journalist and anchor with an English news channel...

Haryana Dalit woman, minor cousin allege gang rape in police custody, 3 cops face SIT probe

Both 'victims' are accused in murder of 2 policemen. FIR registered against cops after minor girl's mother lodged complaint. NHRC, National SC panel have taken note of their case.

Uttarakhand BJP MLA Mahesh Negi booked for ‘rape’, says it’s conspiracy to defame him

A woman has accused the Dwarahat MLA of raping her and fathering her daughter. She has also demanded a DNA test be conducted if agencies doubted the veracity of her charge.

Alleged rapist of 6-year-old held after police shootout in UP’s Hapur

The police said the accused, a resident of Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, was on the run for over a week after raping the girl in Gadh Mukteshwar town of Hapur district.

Navi Mumbai ‘rape’ victim tests Covid-negative, but kept in same quarantine centre as accused

A 40-year-old woman has complained of alleged rape while under institutional quarantine in Panvel taluka. The accused was booked by police Friday.

Over 20 students at prestigious UK university allege rape by members of fraternity body

Students of St Andrews University anonymously accused members of US-style fraternity body Alpha Epsilon Pi of rape, sexual and physical assault through Instagram posts.

Held captive in Srinagar for 2 months in 2004, raped, forced to read Quran: Australian surfer

In a new book, surfer Carmen Greentree, who had travelled to India in 2004 to meet the Dalai Lama, revealed how she instead ended up trapped on a houseboat in Srinagar.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.