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Topic: Sexual Assault

19-year-old woman security guard in Ghaziabad dies after being ‘raped’ by supervisor

According to police, the crime took place on Sunday. The victim was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi by her co-workers as her condition started deteriorating.

Schools, offices mustn’t insist on father’s name of kid born to rape survivor, says Punjab & Haryana HC

While hearing a rape survivor's petition for compensation, the court issued a slew of directives for rehabilitation of sexual assault victims.

Mumbai Police arrest professor for ‘sexually assaulting’ doctor on Delhi-Mumbai flight

The 24-year-old woman doctor filed a complaint against the 47-year-old man Wednesday. The accused was produced before a court and given bail.

Elton John appears by videolink to give evidence at Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial

John was asked about Spacey’s attendance at a charity event hosted by the singer in the early 2000s, on the way to which Spacey is alleged to have sexually assaulted a driver.

‘Never groped anyone, might have made clumsy passes’: Actor Kevin Spacey tells UK Court

The Oscar-winner is on trial at Southwark Crown Court where he denies a dozen charges of sex offences committed in Britain between 2001 and 2013.

Australian Senator David Van asked to resign after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct

The accusations against Liberal Party Senator Van follow numerous previous complaints of sexual harassment in Australia's Parliament house, which prompted an investigation in 2021.

Australian lawmaker alleges sexual assault by ‘powerful men’ in Parliament

In a tearful address in parliament, independent senator Lidia Thorpe said she was followed, aggressively propositioned and inappropriately touched by another senator.

Month after she went missing, 15-yr-old rescued from ‘forceful confinement, sexual assault, prostitution’

Delhi Police said the minor girl left home last month after being scolded by her grandmother for her 'mobile phone addiction'. She was found Friday, kilometres away from her residence.

They ‘gang-raped 2 minors, then attacked 4 other girls’ — how night of terror unfolded in UP’s Fatehpur

6 men aged 18-25 have been arrested for twin attacks this past weekend, one of which allegedly saw two minor cousins gang-raped while on their way back from a fair.

BJP’s Khushbu Sundar says she was sexually abused by her father when she was 8

Actor and National Commission for Women member said she was glad to have stood up against her father because ‘had he been in the family, she would not have reached so far.’

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?