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Tuesday, November 25, 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

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.