Ever since the Centre invoked the law, it has attracted intense criticism from child activists, human rights organisations and the intelligentsia over the futility of awarding the death penalty to child rapists read more

In the backdrop of the Kathua rape-and-murder case, the Delhi HC said consequences of revealing a victim’s identity are “detrimental to the victim and her family”, which can be ostracised. read more

The Jammu and Kashmir government, led by Mehbooba Mufti, has passed an ordinance, Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance (JKPCSVO), 2018, allowing the courts to award death penalty to rapists of children below 12 years old. Another ordinance, Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018, allows courts to award life imprisonment to those convicted of raping girls between 13 and 16 years of age. The move has come amidst the outrage over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu. The central government has also passed an ordinance to amend Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to give death penalty to child rapists. (HT Correspondent)read more

City-based Raju Gaikwad has a collection of over 20,000 pictures of Sachin Tendulkar. He displays them on the day of Tendulkar’s birthday on Tuesday, April 24, in Pune.

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Police on Tuesday said the girl had to be hospitalised for 24 hours, but was now out of danger and had been discharged from the hospital. read more

Supreme Court made the observation while dealing with the issue of disclosure of identity of rape victims, including the eight-year-old girl who was raped and brutally murdered recently in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. read more

PM Modi called for steps to give more respect to the daughters in the families. He also said it would not be difficult to protect daughters if people start teaching sons about responsibility. read more

The incident comes in the wake of sexual assault cases in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir and Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. After national and international uproar against the two cases, the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 2018, was passed by the central government.... read more

Anushka Sharma is a prolific producer as well. In a short span of three years, she has produced three films. read more

They have sought a fresh CBI probe into the matter and quashing of the investigation by the state crime branch. read more

Its normalisation is inducing society to accept cases such as rape as routine and mundane. Today, one cannot visualise violence without the accompaniment of video clip, a selfie of congratulation for a task well done read more

Social media has become such a fire-breathing dragon that before getting influenced by the opinions and messages published on it we need to exercise our own wisdom read more

Boys grow up watching their mothers being subjected to violence and feel that this kind of behaviour towards women is the norm. It enables them to pass on the blame to the victim, a sentiment endorsed by many including politicians. Predatory behaviour... read more

The Kathua case has driven a wedge between Jammu and Kashmir, incensing many dominant Hindu communities, especially the Dogras. They are particularly stung by neglect from the Muslim-majority state and what is seen as a betrayal by the national press and political parties. Two kilometres outside Rasana, where the rape allegedly occurred, groups have been sitting on a dharna for almost a month demanding a CBI probe.

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Kareena Kapoor Khan was in Dubai over the weekend and she certainly lived it up. read more