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Delhi HC seeks response from Centre on PIL seeking interpretation of rape
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking interpretation and inclusion of rape against transgender women and children.
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Kolkata law college rape case: All 4 accused remanded to judicial custody
Updated : 10 months ago IST
All four accused in Kolkata law college rape case - Manojit Mishra, Zaib Ahmed, Pramit Mukhopadhyay and campus security guard Pinaki Banerjee have been remanded to judicial custody till August 5 by the Alipore ACJM court.
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"All accused arrested within 24 hours": Kolkata Police vow 'harshest legal
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Kolkata Police said on Monday that all three FIR-named accused in the Kasba Law College gangrape case were arrested within 12 hours of the incident. A fourth accused was also apprehended based on evidence collected during the investigation.
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"The highest punishment shall not be less than 20 years", says Kolkata gan
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Arindam Kanjilal, victim's advocate in alleged Kolkata gang rape case which happened on June 25, in his interaction with ANI, said, that the highest punishment shall not be less than 20 years and can lead up to life imprisonment.
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We demand immediate resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee: BJP on Kolkata stud
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gourav Vallabh demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in wake of alleged gang rape of a law student in Kolkata and said that TMC always tries to save the accused and never stood with the victim's family members.
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"Unfortunate situation for Bengal": Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Ko
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday criticised the West Bengal government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, over the alleged gangrape case in Kolkata, stating that law and order in the state has deteriorated significantly. He accused the state government of engaging in appeas
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Jay-Z, Sean 'Diddy' Combs' rape lawsuit dropped
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Jay-Z and Sean Combs are no longer facing a lawsuit accusing them of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000, according to a court document filed on Friday in New York federal court, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
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"I ain't been nowhere near that man": Will Smith shuts down rumored connec
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Actor and musician Will Smith has dismissed rumors linking him to Sean "Diddy" Combs' alleged controversial gatherings. The 'King Richard' star addressed the issue during a concert in San Diego on Friday, where he recently returned to performing music, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
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Rapper Jay-Z accused of raping a 13-year-old with Sean 'Diddy' Combs in 20
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Rapper and music mogul Jay-Z, whose real name is Sean Carter, has been accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 alongside Sean "Diddy" Combs, according to Billboard.
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"BJP leaders should ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring anti-rape la
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Instead of "wasting their energy" on 'Nabanna Abhijan', BJP leaders should ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring an anti-rape law in India, the TMC said on Thursday.
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"State governments must act and urgently push the Union for comprehensive
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday stated that the state governments must act and urgently push the centre for a comprehensive anti-rape law to ensure swift and strict justice. He further added that any step of a lesser gravity is tragically ineffective and merely symbolic.
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SC seeks Centre response on plea challenging consensual sex at 16-18 years
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on Plea challenging the vires of the statutory rape laws that criminalise consensual sex by 16+ to 18 years.
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