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Delhi 16-year-old became a victim twice — first of gangrape-murder, then of rumours

The victim's father didn't even know his daughter was missing. When police found her decomposed body being scavenged by dogs, even forensics couldn't determine her sex initially. Posters in the area finally led to a clue.

Allahabad HC rejects Noida employer’s bid to quash rape FIR with extortion complaint of his own

UP Police pulled up for not registering survivor’s complaint because she had no chats or recordings as proof, state police chief directed to supervise inquiry into inaction.

‘Perfect victim’ myth, apology emails & abuse of dominance—HC order convicting Tarun Tejpal

The trial court’s conclusions, according to Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit S Jamsandekar, were ‘untenable and directly contrary to the evidence on record.’

Tejpal’s 10-yr jail sentences for rape, assault to run concurrently; to appeal conviction in SC

On Thursday morning, the Bombay HC's Goa bench overturned the trial court verdict which acquitted him in 2021.

Crimes by juveniles up 11% in 2024 vs 2023, highest number of cases in Bihar, says NCRB report

India recorded 1,87,702 cases of crime against children in 2024, compared to 1,77,335 in 2023, almost a 5.8% increase in a year. Most number of cases reported in Maharashtra.

3-yr-old raped, murdered in Pune: Accused charged with sexual assault twice before & acquitted, police say

Bhimrao Kamble, a 65-year-old labourer, was arrested after he allegedly raped the girl and smashed her head with a stone.

Faridabad cops arrest duo who offered lift, ‘raped’ & pushed woman out of moving van after 3-hr ordeal

Police said victim was pushed out of van after being held for three hours, leaving her injured and in need of 12 stitches. FIR was registered after her sister filed a complaint.

The dead speak in Dharmasthala. Sinister story behind temple town’s mass graves, unearthed

After decades of hushed conversations about rapes, murders, and the frequent washing up of bodies on the banks of the Nethravathi, Karnataka govt has constituted an SIT to conduct a probe.

Chirag targets Nitish over Muzaffarpur case, flags ‘breakdown’ in Bihar law & order, healthcare

Union minister's letter to Bihar CM, both NDA allies, assumes significance at a time when state polls are nearing.

Pakistan police, Maryam Nawaz deny campus rape. Student protests continue

Protests erupted this week demanding justice for the alleged rape survivor. Police and college officials claim that ‘no such incident occurred’, protestors say 'the truth is being hidden’.

On Camera

Starbucks has launched aloo posto burger for Pujo. It’s blasphemy to Bengalis

The ‘Amar Pujo, Amar Starbucks’ campaign also created Bhetki Bhaja Sandwich and Sorse Chicken Burger, but Bengalis drew a line when they saw aloo posto being butchered.

Insurance sold, not chosen: Why IRDAI wants to put the customer back at the centre

The regulator says insurance distribution has become too commission-driven. Its new proposal seeks to make sales more transparent, accountable and aligned with customer needs.

Drones for IAF are not revolutionary but evolutionary, says IAF chief

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.

India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.