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Topic: rape charges

‘Twin promise of marriage’ — Delhi HC orders rape charges against Canadian resident

New Delhi: Calling it a case of “twin promise of marriage”, the Delhi High Court earlier this month ordered rape charges to be framed...

Student ‘dragged, undressed, molested’ on JNU campus. Police file case, no action yet from univ

Case has been registered under Section 354 (A and B) of IPC, related to sexual harassment and criminal force with intent to disrobe woman. DCP says woman has refused medical exam.

Gauhati HC calls IIT student accused of rape ‘state’s future asset’, grants him bail

Court noted there was 'clear prima facie' case against the accused, who allegedly raped a fellow IIT student in March, but said custody was unnecessary as investigation was complete.

Punjab to look into rape allegations in case of 3 girls found dead after high court order

The 3 girls were found dead in a car in June. Based on post-mortem reports, the families believe the girls were sexually assaulted, though police haven't added the charge to the case.

Farooqui rape acquittal: HC says a ‘feeble no’ may mean a ‘yes’

High court held that in rape cases where the victim and accused know each other, consent cannot be deciphered by a “feeble no”.

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No amount of welfarism and futurist illusion can remove poverty of Indian people: BS Sanyal

The methods of the welfarist reduce the productivity of human effort and thus affect the welfare of the invalids as well as of the able-bodied. This is a greater injustice, BS Sanyal wrote in 1957.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.