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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicSexual Assault

Topic: Sexual Assault

Time we listened to Tanushree Dutta and Christine Ford, not Brett Kavanaugh and Nana Patekar

Accusations of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh and Nana Patekar reveal similar patterns.

Rajasthan High Court grants bail to woman co-accused in Asaram sexual assault case

Court said the prosecution failed to establish any direct link and evidence against Sanchita Gupta, who was earlier sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

The Indian Brett Kavanaugh who cannot be named

It is time Indian judges start cleaning up their own house as they pronounce landmark verdicts every day on gender equality.

Indian women understand hashtag #WhyIDidntReport only too well

Hashtag #WhyIDidntReport makes sense to Indian women raised on izzat and maryada

Christian priests accused of rape: Isolated events or eroding credibility of Indian church?

While allegations against Bishop Franco Mulakkal are under investigation, there is pressure on Bishops' Council to initiate a full-fledged probe. Experts weigh in.

Gangraped goat’s autopsy finds human semen in vulva and brain injury

Doctor who conducted the examination says the goat died due to trauma. He also says all eight accused did not sexually assault the goat.

Husband of Panchkula woman ‘raped by 40-50 men’ may have ‘supplied’ her to clients

Police say probe shows the woman, her husband and the main accused were constantly in touch during the four days she was believed to be missing. 

Home Ministry acquires 5,000 rape investigation kits to distribute to police stations

Maneka Gandhi says these kits will be instrumental in equipping forensic labs with uncompromised evidence in rape cases.

Law ministry’s proposal for fast track rape courts awaits Cabinet approval

The proposal aims to fasten rape trials through specialised courts and more judicial officers, public prosecutors, and investigators.

Behind Grindr India lies a world of sexual assualt, rape and blackmail

Caught between hope of love and Section 377, victims of sexual abuse, extortion on Grindr rather keep mum than go to the police.

On Camera

Nitish Kumar’s journey from endurance to exhaustion

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.