A woman doctor died by suicide in Maharashtra's Satara last week after alleged sexual assault and mental harassment by a police official and two others.
A school attender in Karimnagar district has been arrested under POCSO, BNS and IT Acts for sexually assaulting minor girl students and threatening them with morphed photos. Officials suspended the headmaster and initiated action against the school staff after an inquiry.
Addressing the gathering, the Union Health Minister expressed optimism about the nation's progress toward gender equality. Citing the latest Sample Registration Survey (SRS) report for 2021-23, the Minister highlighted a significant improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB).
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while dismissing the appeal of convict man, affirmed his conviction under Section 18 read with Sections 5(m) and 5(n) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and Section 511 read with Section 376AB of the IPC, holding that the ev
Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children face the worst forms of labour, including forced work, sexual exploitation, and armed conflict. Flooding, disease, local conflict, and child marriage worsen the crisis, with some regions seeing up to 90 percent of children working instead of atten
Giuffre wrote that she was "habitually used and humiliated - and in some instances, choked, beaten, and bloodied," adding that she feared she might "die a sex slave."
Prince Andrew on Friday (local time) stated that he would no longer use his royal titles, including Duke of York, following discussions with King Charles, according to a statement issued.
A seventh-semester student at BMS College of Engineering in South Bengaluru's Basavanagudi area was allegedly raped by her junior inside a men's washroom on the campus, police said on Friday.
South Asian University on Thursday removed the girls' hostel warden and suspended the assistant following student protests over the alleged sexual assault of a student on the university's campus.