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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicSexual Assualt

Topic: Sexual Assualt

Indian universities follow the same template on sexual assault—cover up, blame the victim

The institutional default is not the protection of students and staff, but damage control. You see it play out at SAU, IIT-BHU, RG Kar, and Durgapur.

6 months on, those who spoke against Revannas struggle to rebuild lives. ‘Left our home, have no income’

Those who filed complaints of abuse—including sexual assault and intimidation—against Prajwal Revanna and his family are living in govt hostels, still awaiting compensation.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexually assaulted 10-year-old boy in 2005, claims new lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in 2005, according to a new lawsuit that joins more than two dozen others accusing

Sandeshkhali TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan arrested by Bengal Police for ‘attacking ED officials’

Senior police officers & RAF personnel have secured Basirhat district court where Shahjahan is being kept. Police also investigating charges of sexual assault against him & his aides.

Mobile phones are the latest addition to Imran Khan’s list of reasons for rape in Pakistan

Days after a TikTok user was assaulted in Lahore, Pakistan PM Imran Khan talked about the ‘misuse’ of phones and its link to sexual crimes.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.