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Tech & worsening of sexual violence within marriage

In Hrishikesh Sahoo v. Union of India , the Supreme Court will decide whether the marital rape exception to Section 375 of the IPC violates the fundamental rights of married women. (HT Archive)
opinion
Published on May 08, 2026 08:58 pm IST

Ballia: Two cops suspended over sextortion charge by rape victim

Representational image (Sourced)
lucknow news
Published on Apr 16, 2026 08:11 pm IST

Ludhiana: Man held for alleged assault on rape victim

The complainant also alleged that Rohit Arora had been threatening her to withdraw the case. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 30, 2026 04:06 am IST

Ludhiana: Rape victim booked for creating fake social media accounts of accused

Cyber crime police of Ludhiana Rural lodged an FIR against the woman under Section 66C of the Information Technology Act. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Published on Dec 28, 2025 04:54 am IST

Delhi court acquits Maliwal in rape victim disclosure case

Throughout the trial, Maliwal’s counsel had argued that the act was done in good faith. (Representative photo/Shutterstock)
others
Published on Aug 14, 2025 03:16 am IST

Booked for naming rape victim, Delhi court acquits Swati Maliwal

Former Delhi Commission for Women chief and Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal.
india news
Updated on Aug 13, 2025 11:59 am IST

K'taka man claims he burnt bodies of rape victims for yrs: ‘Schoolgirl with bag’

A former sanitation worker said some of the corpses he buried or burned showed signs of sexual assault, strangulation, and other injuries.
india news
Updated on Jul 06, 2025 02:59 pm IST

Muzaffarpur rape case: Govt takes actions against doctors following victim's death

Muzaffarpur rape case: Govt takes actions against doctors following victim's death
india news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:04 pm IST

In rape cases, stop victim-blaming and morality talk

The Supreme Court had intervened in another Allahabad high court judgment that found the action of two men in grabbing an 11-year-old girl’s breasts, breaking the string of her pyjamas and dragging her under a culvert could not be seen as an attempt to rape
opinion
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 10:42 pm IST

Supreme Court raps Allahabad HC's observation that rape ‘victim invited trouble'

A view of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi, Friday,
india news
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 05:46 pm IST

RG Kar case: Mother of murdered doctor seeks meeting with PM Modi for justice

The bereaved mother said she would appeal to PM Modi to intervene in the matter and look into their justice appeal.
india news
Updated on Mar 09, 2025 05:09 am IST

Delhi HC not quashing FIR against Maliwal for revealing rape victim's identity

The FIR was initially registered by the Delhi Police under Section 228A (disclosure of identity of certain victims) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in July 2016. (Representative photo)
delhi news
Published on Feb 21, 2025 04:00 am IST

This ends now: How to fight rape culture

Protest at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
opinion
Published on Aug 18, 2024 08:15 am IST

Tohana women police station in-charge suspended for negligence

Tohana Sadar police station SHO Devi Lal said that both the accused Mukesh and his aide Satish, residents of Bihar, were arrested a few hours after the incident happened. (iStock)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 09:36 am IST

Stillborn delivery by minor rape survivor outside CHC: DM asks DG medical health to take action over laxity

(Pic for representation)
others
Updated on May 29, 2024 06:48 am IST

Teenage rape victim delivers still born baby in the open as CHC staff refuse admission

SP(rural) Kamlesh Bahdaur said that the girl was six months pregnant and family members didn’t inform the police about the rape incident. (Pic for representation)
lucknow news
Updated on May 26, 2024 05:46 am IST

17-yr-old rape victim ends life in Meerut

When the police interrogated the mother, it came to light that the daughter did not want to live with her. (Pic for representation)
lucknow news
Updated on Feb 04, 2024 07:56 am IST

Police nab one accused in Kaushambi rape-murder case

The injured accused in police custody. (HT Photo)
others
Published on Nov 22, 2023 09:42 pm IST

Uttar Pradesh rape victim hacked to death, four booked

Prime accused Ashok Nishad, who allegedly assaulted the victim with an axe, was also granted bail six months ago in a murder case, said police (Getty Images)
india news
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 07:34 am IST

UP rape survivor hacked to death, four booked

Police said the woman had accused Pawan Nishad (22) of raping her three years ago, when she was a minor, on the pretext of marriage. (Pic for representation)
lucknow news
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 05:42 am IST

Nepal: Rape victim in Sandeep Lamicchane case attempts suicide

Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane. (Pic Source: @Sandeep25)
world news
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 11:09 pm IST

SC stays Allahabad HC order to ascertain whether rape victim is 'manglik'

The counsel for the man had argued before the high court that since the woman was a 'manglik', marriage between the two could not be solemnised and has been refused. (File)
india news
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 05:23 pm IST

Head constable suspended for misbehaving with rape victim’s parents in Jhajjar

chandigarh news
Published on Dec 23, 2020 03:37 pm IST

Aunt asks rape victim not to reveal crime, held with 2 men in Panchkula

Three persons have been arrested in Panchkula under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 22, 2020 10:23 pm IST

Rape victim set ablaze by accused’s family in UP’s Bulandshahr dies in Delhi hospital

The girl succumbed to injuries during treatment at Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital on Tuesday.
india news
Updated on Nov 18, 2020 05:38 am IST

Campaign underway in UK against rising rape cases in India

A billboard with the campaign message at an underground station in London.
world news
Updated on Nov 17, 2020 02:44 am IST

NCRB’s 2019 crime statistics: Homicides down, rape on the rise in Himachal

The hill-state reported 70 murder cases and 54 attempted murder cases in 2019 against 99 murder and 58 attempted murder cases lodged in 2018.
chandigarh news
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 12:40 am IST

Sexual assault on 3-yr-old in Kharar: Cousin sent to reformation home for 3 years

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cities
Published on Mar 14, 2020 01:04 am IST

30-year-old rape victim dies in Andhra

A 30-year-old woman died at a hospital at Ongole in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam on Wednesday. (Representative Image)
india news
Published on Jan 24, 2020 12:50 am IST

‘Come after you get raped’: Woman alleges UP cops refused to act on complaint

The police allegedly asked the woman to come with her complaint after the rape had taken place. (Representative Image)
india news
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 10:19 am IST
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