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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicTwo-finger test

Topic: two-finger test

HC directs Rs 5 lakh compensation to minor rape victim subjected to two-finger test, orders inquiry

Court says the test is violative of the right of rape survivors to privacy, physical and mental integrity and dignity, and warns health professionals to desist from it.

‘Woman’s testimony doesn’t depend on sexual history’: What SC said as it slammed ‘2-finger test’

The court Monday slammed the test as ‘regressive and invasive’ and stated that any person found conducting it in sexual assault cases would be held guilty of misconduct. 

Visiting police stations and hospitals still an ordeal for rape survivors: Report

Five years after ‘Nirbhaya’ case, Human Rights Watch report says nothing much has changed when it comes to filing FIR or getting medical help.

On Camera

Political MK Gandhi failed, caused harm. Gave Congress its tradition of backseat driving

Gandhi’s life shows how politics should not be done. Then where did this Gandhi-worship arise in India? It is a petty political ritual.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.