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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
TopicSexual Assault

Topic: Sexual Assault

Kerala court acquits actor Dileep of all charges in 2017 sexual assault case

There was a conspiracy to defame him in society, to defame his career, image & to destroy his life, says actor after the verdict.

7 special police teams on lookout for trio which sexually assaulted college student in Coimbatore

Incident has triggered political storm in Tamil Nadu, with opposition leaders slamming the ruling DMK government, alleging women are not safe in the state.

Poll panel’s move to link SIR with NRC is irrational, creates ground for conspiracy theories

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Student at Delhi’s South Asian University ‘sexually assaulted’, police launch probe

Cops said a PCR call was received at Maidangarhi station on Monday afternoon over an alleged sexual assault within the campus. They said an FIR has been registered.

US judge rejects Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs bid for acquittal, prosecutors seek 11 yrs

Combs, 55, was found guilty by a Manhattan jury on 2 July of 2 counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, following an 8-week trial. He had pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Delhi police questions Chaitanyananda Saraswati in alleged sexual assault case

Saraswati's lawyer, Manish Gandhi, stated that some prominent individuals are allegedly involved in a 'huge conspiracy' behind him, and the issue is something else.

Delhi’s ‘predator godman’ had already fled India before 1st FIR. Anticipatory bail plea dismissed

Despite being accused of sexual assault by 17 students and multi-crore fraud, police unable to trace chairman of south Delhi institute, with assets over Rs 300 cr.

More and more POCSO cases are being settled by victim-accused marriages

Crimes against children are on the rise. And marriage is emerging as ‘compromise’.

Yoga space isn’t regulated. Niranjana Murthy lured girls with foreign trips: Bengaluru cops

‘Hardly anyone has come forward. In many cases, victims are made to feel as if they were in the wrong. This has emboldened him,’ said a police officer.

Bengaluru police arrests Yoga guru Niranjana Murthy for allegedly assaulting minor boy & several women

FIR says the complainant, aged 17 then, went with Murthy to a Thailand competition in 2019, where the yoga guru first sexually harassed them. The complainant quit the events afterward.

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Goa’s new favourite bar isn’t chasing tourists. It’s fiercely local

A little over a year into operation, after opening in early 2024, Grumps has become one of Goa’s most coveted dining destinations.

To meet fund crunch, Karnataka to auction plots in Bengaluru, raise Rs 4,000 crore

Siddaramaiah govt’s five schemes strain finances as GST changes hit revenues; debt to jump nearly Rs 80,000 crore. State also plans to auction liquor licences & extend bar timings.

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.