Rape News
US women protest sexist ‘your body, my choice’ trend post-Trump win, push for South Korean inspired 4B movement
Online abuse and hate towards women surged post-US election, driven by misogynistic communities emboldened by Trump’s victory. In push-back, women online have begun to encourage the adoption of the South Korean ‘4B movement’. We explain.
3 min read9 Nov 2024Marital rape case: CJI Chandrachud postpones hearing by four weeks – here’s why
CJI Chandrachud has postponed the marital rape case hearing by four weeks. The bench concluded that hearings could not be completed in the foreseeable future, with the next session scheduled after Diwali vacations
1 min read23 Oct 2024Death sentence for rape in Bangladesh after protests against sexual violence
Bangladesh’s Cabinet approved a proposal to elevate the maximum punishment for rape to the death sentence from life in prison, following widespread protests across the country against sexual violence
1 min read12 Oct 2020Women’s protection in India requires a mindset revolution
Fundamental changes to the system that make investigations more scientific, raise accountability of public officials and increase general sensitivity on gender issues are crucial to make women feel safe anywhere and anytime.
3 min read4 Oct 2020What Tara Kaushal wants to tell you about rape
The contours of social class and caste are strong threads running through Kaushal’s book ’Why Men Rape’, which argues that upper-class predators are the most dangerous
4 min read3 Oct 2020What Tara Kaushal wants to tell you about rape
The contours of social class and caste are strong threads running through Kaushal’s book ’Why Men Rape’, which argues that upper-class predators are the most dangerous
4 min read3 Oct 2020Those who backed Kangana should speak up for Hathras victim: Sanjay Raut
Raut also criticized the alleged rough treatment meted out by the police to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi when he was on his way to meet the victim’s family at Hathras in Uttar Pradesh
1 min read1 Oct 2020Hathras gang-rape: UP govt announces ₹25 lakh ex-gratia, house, job for kin
Fastrack court will hear the matter and three-member SIT formed to probe the case, the government addsEarlier today, CM Adityanath today spoke to the father of the 19-year-old woman who died two weeks after she was gang-raped in Hathras and assured him of stringent action against all the accused
1 min read30 Sep 2020PM Narendra Modi speaks to CM Yogi Adityanath on Hathras incident
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday intervened and asked chief minister Yogi Adityanath to take strict action against those responsible for the crimeMeanwhile, the state government has also set up a special investigation team which will be monitored by the home secretary
1 min read30 Sep 20202012 Delhi gang rape convict’s wife moves court for divorce
Punita, Akshay Kumar Singh’s wife, said, ’My husband is innocent. I want to be legally divorced before he is hanged’
1 min read17 Mar 2020Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared