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Harvey Weinstein Case: Victim in LA trial files rape lawsuit
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The woman whose testimony led to Harvey Weinstein's second rape conviction in December has filed a civil lawsuit against him.
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Paul Haggis trial: Fourth woman comes to fore alleging director tried to r
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Paul Haggis, who has been fighting a civil rape lawsuit from film publicist Haleigh Breest, has been accused by another woman of trying to rape her. This is the fourth woman to accuse the director of physical assault.
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Union Minister Giriraj Singh flays Rajasthan CM over 'rape law' remarks
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Lashing out at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for his remarks on the rape law, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday said the Congress leader's statement is an attack on the country's women and will instigate people with ulterior motives.
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Shehzad Poonawala seeks Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's response on Rajasthan CM G
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala on Sunday lashed out at Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan and demanded Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's response on Gehlot's rape law remarks.
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Director Paul Haggis gets trial date in rape lawsuit in New York
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): Director Paul Haggis, who is now under house arrest in Italy on sexual assault charges, has been given a hearing date in New York for his rape lawsuit.
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US judge dismisses rape lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ronaldo had paid the woman USD 375,000 in a settlement after she claimed he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.
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Delhi HC to pass judgement tomorrow on petitions seeking criminalisation o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass judgement on Wednesday on several petitions related to criminalisation of marital rape. The bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C. Hari Shankar had kept the order reserved in February this year.
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TRS leader Kavitha appeals to CJI Ramana, Law Minister to strengthen rape
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 30 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Saturday appealed the Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to strengthen rape laws in India.
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Law does not consider sexual assault by loved one as rape, Amicus argues i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12(ANI): Amicus Curiae Rajshekhar Rao on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the law does not consider it as rape when a woman is sexually assaulted by her loved one but the same is considered a sexual offence when a stranger forces himself on her.
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Ranchi court hands out life imprisonment to 11 convicts in Kanke gang-rape
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Mar 2 (ANI): A Ranchi court on Monday sentenced 11 convicts in the last year's gang-rape of a law student in Kanke to life imprisonment.
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Gujarat HC awards death penalty to convict for raping a minor
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Friday awarded death penalty to a convict in connection with raping and murdering a minor in Surat.
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Delhi HC refuses to issue direction on making rape laws gender-neutral
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to issue direction on a plea seeking to make rape laws gender-neutral.
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