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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicSexual offences

Topic: Sexual offences

‘Bura na maano’, but Holi is a great chance to teach children about consent

Bura na maano Holi hai’ is the defensive phrase used by adults for their children violating consent of passersby, usually women. But kids must be told better.

UK ex-politician & India critic Lord Nazir Ahmed found guilty of child sex offences

Lord Nazir Ahmed, convicted of sexually assaulting 2 minors in 1970s, resigned from House of Lords in 2020, before he could be expelled following a report in another sexual exploitation case.

No rakhis, suggesting marriage, discussing victim’s dress: New SC guide on sexual offence cases

Supreme Court has issued new guidelines for all courts to adhere to while passing bail orders in cases involving crimes against women. Also lists phrases that should be avoided.

65% death sentences by trial courts in 2020 involved sexual offences, study reveals

Research by Project 39A reveals that death penalties in trial courts, related to sexual offence cases, have been rising for the past five years. It has been the highest in 2020.

Only 2 woman judges in SC and 82 of 1,079 judges in HCs — judiciary has a gender problem

In a submission to SC Wednesday, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal noted that more woman judges were needed to avoid insensitivity in hearings of sexual offence cases.

What’s chemical castration — the punishment Pakistan plans to introduce for sex crimes

Chemical castration uses chemicals to reduce a man's libido by lowering testosterone — the predominant sex hormone in males.

Supreme Court seeks AG’s views on bail conditions for sexual offences as plea flags HC order

SC bench was hearing a petition against an order by Madhya Pradesh HC that asked an alleged molester to get a rakhi tied by the complainant as a bail condition.

Supreme Court wants Centre’s reply on plea seeking guidelines in cases of sexual offence

The petition said there have been instances where the falsely implicated have committed suicide.

Rajya Sabha passes POCSO amendment bill, includes death penalty for child sexual assault

The POCSO amendment bill which provides for fines and imprisonment to curb child pornography will now be sent to the Lok Sabha.

Govt approves amendments to POCSO Act with stringent measures to check child porn

Children should be protected from sexual offences and the Cabinet has approved amendments to various sections of the POCSO Act, said union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

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Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.