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TopicSexual Assault

Topic: Sexual Assault

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.

Why court said pastor Bajinder Singh ‘doesn’t deserve leniency’, giving him life term in 2018 rape case

Mohali court looked at medical report, photos & survivor’s testimony, finding no mitigating circumstances in the case against the self-styled preacher.

UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape, multiple assaults in four different cases

The four women had accused Brand of sexual assaults, including a rape, between 2006 and 2013. London's Met police opened a sex crimes investigation some weeks later.

Minor victims of sexual assault have ‘rights’, regardless of parental actions—Delhi HC

Hearing a POCSO case, the bench of Justice Sharma held that courts need to amplify voices of minor victims, even if parents choose to settle disputes or decide to not stand by them.

What is diplomatic immunity & how it shields Kenyan diplomat’s son in alleged sexual assault case

The accused, a Class 12 student who is the son of a Kenyan diplomat, has allegedly left the country. He has been accused of assaulting a 5-year-old on a school bus last August.

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A fitting tribute to Pakistan’s General Shanti

Durrani as NSA was a leap for Pakistan. No surprise that he didn’t even last a year in that job. He chafed after 26/11, seeing it as a deliberate Army/ISI betrayal.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

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.