On Tuesday, official sources at Tihar jail claimed that Rinku, the prisoner who was administering massage on Jain, was 'not a physiotherapist' but has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 for allegedly raping a minor.
Sources said three days ago, a panchayat was convened in the matter and the panchayat chief or mukhiya, as the post is called locally, sentenced the accused youth to do sit-ups 5 times as a punishment for the alleged rape.
A district court on Thursday gave a death sentence to a 56-year-old man, convicted of raping his 11-year-old minor girl in Sirsa district two years ago.
Special Court Judge Harisha convicted the accused, identified as Dusari Raju alias Katam Raju, a resident of Manchal and also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him.
The Karnataka Police on Wednesday booked a man under the new 'anti-conversion Act' for allegedly luring a girl of another religion in the Nagamangala town of Mandya district.
After conducting a survey, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government decided to investigate the income sources of the unrecognized madrassas, situated in the border districts of Uttar Pradesh.
A Delhi Court recently rejected the closure report filed by Delhi Police in a case of suicide by a minor over alleged beating and torture in 2014. The father of deceased moved a protest petition against closure report.
From talk show royalty Ellen DeGeneres to 'Divine Miss M' Better Midler, many figures from the entertainment industry took to Twitter to share their sentiments against the hate and discrimination the LGBTQ+ community has been facing.
Pakistan remains uninhabitable for the gender minorities asTransgenders continue to live a life of misery in the South-Asian country and the violence against them goes largely unnoticed. According to data from the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Pakistan saw the killings of at lea
One of the best practices on FPS transformation was demonstrated by the secretary, the government of Tamil Nadu, highlighting multiple initiatives undertaken such as selling of commodities, minor millets, grocery items, ISO certification of FPSs during his presentation, according to an offic