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UP woman who alleged sexual assault by BJP MLA's son, claims threat to lif
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 09 (ANI): The woman who had accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Roshanlal Verma's son Manoj Verma of sexually assaulting her on Wednesday claimed that she has been receiving death threats.
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NY Attorney General resigns following sexual assault allegations
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], May 8 (ANI): New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned on Monday night, following the release of a report giving a detailed account of his sexual misconduct.
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Andhra CM holds public awareness rally after Guntur rape
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): In the wake of Guntur incident where a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old man, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday held Praja Chaitanya Yatra (public awareness rally) and addressed a public meeting i
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Andhra marches for women's protection
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh (India), May 7 (ANI): To prevent rising cases of sexual assault of women and children and to instill a sense of fear among those resorting to such crimes, the Government of Andhra Pradesh led by Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has started a social movement - 'Aadabidd
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Nobel Prize in Literature cancelled after sexual misconduct scandal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 04 (ANI): The Swedish Academy, which has been embroiled into controversies over its links to a man accused of sexual assault, announced on Friday that there would be no awardee for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature honour in 2018.
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Russell Simmons extends supports to #MeToo movement
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): Despite multiple rape and sexual assault allegations, Russell Simmons has expressed his support for #MeToo movement.
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'Filled with awe', says Bill Cosby prosecutor
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Apr. 29 (ANI): Top prosecutor Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Kristen Feden, in the sexual assault case against US comedian and actor Bill Cosby, said she was "filled with awe" after securing a conviction.
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Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Apr 27 (ANI): American stand-up comedian and actor Bill Cosby on Thursday (local time) has been found guilty by a Pennsylvania jury, in connection with aggravated indecent assault against a woman in 2004 in a high-stakes retrial.
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Meditation-exercise combo helps sexual assault survivors
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Apr 24 (ANI): The impact of sexual violence upon survivors can be considerable. A recent study has found that exercise can help women recover.
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Minor sexually assaulted in Jharkhand's Dumka
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Dumka (Jharkhand) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): In yet another incident of sexual assault on minors, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by three men outside an under-construction house here on Monday.
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UP: 4 minors sexually assaulted in separate incidents
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Hours after the Centre gave its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, four incidents of sexual assaults were reported
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'Rape is rape', shameful to politicise such issues: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], April 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that it is shameful to play politics over the issues related to rapes and sexual assaults in the country.
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