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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Topic: Sexual Assault

Northern Irish anti-immigrant violence continues, police attacked

Violence first flared Monday after two 14-year-old boys were arrested and appeared in court, accused of a serious sexual assault on a teenage girl in Portadown.

Death row man acquitted in minor’s rape-murder back in jail in similar case—tale of 2 FIRs & a ‘confession’

Chotkau has been accused of abduction & rape of a 7-yr-old girl, & 'attempted murder' on police personnel while 'evading' arrest.

Closing arguments to begin in Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault retrial

Weinstein's 2020 conviction was overturned by a state appeals court resulting in another rape and sexual assault trial. The Miramax studio co-founder has pleaded not guilty.

Former assistant testifies that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her twice

The hip-hop mogul stands trial for sex trafficking and racketeering, and multiple allegations of sexual assault. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty.

Anna University sexual assault case: Chennai Mahila Court convicts accused Gananesekaran

Mahila Court Judge Rajalakshmi says she will pronounce the verdict in the case on 2 June. The case had triggered a political row over accused person’s alleged connections with ruling DMK.

‘Won’t be surprised if Prajwal is welcomed with garlands’ — 1 yr on, victims still hiding

One year after rape accusations against former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, his trial has stalled. The women live in fear, while his family continues to wield clout in their stronghold.

Medanta technician arrested for rape of air hostess on ventilator support, say Gurugram cops

Investigation was carried out by an SIT of the Gurugram Police. The accused, identified as Deepak, is a resident of Bihar's Muzaffarpur.

Medanta employee ‘assaulted’ air hostess while performing a check. What the FIR says

The alleged assault took place on 6 April while the survivor was on ventilator support. Medanta has said no allegations have been substantiated & it is cooperating with the probe.

Air hostess alleges she was sexually assaulted by Gurugram hospital staffer while on ventilator support

FIR registered, and the woman’s statement has been recorded before a magistrate. An arrest is yet to be made.

Varanasi ‘gangrape’: As PM calls for strict action, what family of 19-yr-old alleges in FIR

The mother alleges her daughter was raped by 23 men over a week in multiple incidents, with the accused in one not linked to others, police say. 12 accused named by family arrested so far.

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.