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Rape culture enters metaverse. Are women safe in Mark Zuckerberg’s game?

It’s alarming to think that guidelines for user safety are afterthoughts: minuscule bugs that can be fixed.

‘Forced himself on me, lied about his marriage’ — Delhi woman accuses IAF wing commander of ‘rape’

Woman claims she was an intern but court document submitted by defence says she was a 'psychologist on temporary duty' with IAF. Accused has denied allegations, filed for anticipatory bail.

Delivery agent with ‘criminal past’ cleared Blinkit background check. All eyes on Noida rape-attempt case

Accused Sumit Singh was hired via third party, was booked in connection with sale & purchase of illegal liquor in 2019, and his brother is a 'history sheeter', according to police.

‘Largest number of uniformed persons punished by law’—But Vachathi women’s battle not over yet

A historic judgment passed on 29 September upholds the guilty conviction of the hundreds accused. It’s not enough for the people of Vachathi, which was once Veerappan’s territory.

Trials, threats, trauma—one man’s 10-yr battle against POCSO-convicted godman Asaram Bapu

Asaram's trial has been a virtual ‘who’s who’ in the legal industry, with costliest lawyers such as Ram Jethmalani, Salman Khurshid & UU Lalit coming to the guru’s defence.

Muzaffarnagar rape survivor braved ‘delay, inappropriate questions’ in 10-yr legal battle, ‘never lost hope’

Advocate Vrinda Grover spoke of 'hostile' environment during hearings, survivor's '10-yr stamina'. Trial court has passed 20-yr imprisonment sentence in the rape which took place during 2013 riots.

Violence erupts in Bengal’s Kaliaganj over alleged rape, murder of minor. Police rules out ‘sexual assault’

Incident has triggered political war in West Bengal with BJP questioning safety of women in state to corner TMC govt & demanding CBI probe. Police say 'no external injuries found on body'.

Woman showed ‘no sign of trauma, shock,’ high court gives bail to former Punjab MLA in rape case

Granting bail to former MLA Simarjit Singh Bains, the HC said, “There is no evidence she reflected any trauma through her body language or conduct or complained to anyone."

‘Who wouldn’t have done it?’ East Delhi man’s kin recall ‘abuse, rape attempts’ leading to murder

Anjan Das, who was murdered & his body chopped up in 10 pieces, allegedly tried to rape his stepdaughter & stepson's wife. Both women say they knew he was killed by his wife & stepson.

‘Woman’s testimony doesn’t depend on sexual history’: What SC said as it slammed ‘2-finger test’

The court Monday slammed the test as ‘regressive and invasive’ and stated that any person found conducting it in sexual assault cases would be held guilty of misconduct. 

On Camera

India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.