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Thursday, March 19, 2026
TopicSexual Violence

Topic: Sexual Violence

India’s rape crisis isn’t just legal failure. We raise men who don’t know consent, respect

Hampi to RG Kar, no woman is safe in India. The solution is not in policing their lives.

Anna University sexual assault sparks political slugfest. BJP’s Annamalai whips himself in protest

The BJP Tamil Nadu chief has also vowed to go barefoot until DMK is ousted. DMK says accused was only photographed with deputy CM, and is 'neither a party member nor volunteer'.

Owner of a biryani stall arrested for ‘sexually assaulting’ student of Chennai’s Anna University

Gnanasekaran's stall is located near campus. Education minister says more safety measures will be put in place in institutes even as Oppn slams DMK govt over ‘deteriorating law & order’.

Rape isn’t just a Bengal problem. It’s a wake-up call for police, courts and schools

The path forward involves acknowledging the severity of the issue, implementing meaningful reforms, and fostering a culture of respect and justice.

When ‘good men’ are silent on rape, every Indian woman suffers. So we say ‘yes all men’

In India, victims or survivors of rape have to be truly exceptional to first, get men's attention; and second, be worthy of their outrage.

Amid debate on marital rape, Gujarat HC’s scathing remarks — ‘rape is rape, this silence must be broken’

Court made strong remarks as it rejected bail plea of woman accused of abetting daughter-in-law's sexual abuse at the hands of her son, saying she 'played equal role as other accused'.

Prisoners held by Russia in Ukraine were tortured, sexually violated, say experts

Kremlin has consistently denied allegations of war crimes in Ukraine by forces taking part in ‘special military operation.’

Stabbed 70 times in court — why the women who killed Akku Yadav were hailed as heroes

In ‘Disgrace: Global Reflections on Sexual Violence’, Joanna Bourke provides a global history of social violence from date rape in America to Caste-based violence in India.

Manipur sexual violence is political. Don’t deny accountability by calling it a ‘mindless mob’

India cannot reduce or excuse the gang mentality seen in Manipur as innate tendencies or human nature. These mobs have purposeful goals, their intent is structured and coherent.

‘Begged mob to leave me, said I am a mother’: Kuki woman in viral video recalls 2-hr assault

Talking to ThePrint last month, one of the Kuki women seen being paraded naked in viral video had shared traumatic details of how a mob attacked her in Kangpokpi on 4 May.

On Camera

Supreme Court’s maternity leave verdict corrects a flawed idea of motherhood in law

In Hamsaanandini Nanduri v. Union of India, the Supreme Court struck down the arbitrary three-month age cap on maternity leave for adoptive mothers.

House panel says Trump tariff likely to have ‘significant impact’, calls for India-US trade ties review

The Standing Committee on Commerce said the current exchange rate was also adding pressure on trade at both national & international levels.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.