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MP: Beautiful woman ‘distracts, rape may follow’ says Cong MLA, outrage follows

Intemperate and insensitive remarks by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya on women, rape and women from Dalit and Adivasi communities have left the Congress shame-faced on the eve of LoP Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state

“IMSD strongly condemns the repressive Iranian regime, questions the hypocrisy of the Muslim clergy in India”

Image: Getty ImagesIndian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly...

Iran: At Least 9 Killed as Protests Spread Over Mahsa Amini’s Death

Protests began as an emotional outpouring over the death of the 22-year-old who was held by Tehran’s morality police for allegedly violating its strictly enforced dress code.

Varanasi: Martial arts teacher allegedly rapes Dalit girl

The incident comes close at the heels of bodies of two Dalit sisters being raped and murdered in Lakhimpur Kheri where their bodies were found hanging from a tree

CJP moves NCSC for further protection for family of minor Dalit boy killed

The 9-year-old boy from Rajasthan has been allegedly beaten ruthlessly by a teacher for touching a pot of water meant for “upper caste” people, and succumbed to his injuries

Protests rock Chandigarh University over alleged objectionable videos of female students

Incident sparked flurry of reactions from political parties and the central and state women's rights organisations too stepped in

Lakhimpur Kheri: Postmortem confirms Dalit sisters were raped before murder

The bodies of the sister were found hanging from a tree on Wednesday, six arrested so far

Lakhimpur Kheri: Bodies of two sisters found hanging from a tree

Family alleges rape, autopsy report awaited; at least four arrested so far

Marital Rape: Supreme Court to hear batch of petitions on September 16

Bench to tag together all similar petitions against the split verdict of Delhi High Court bench on the marital rape exception for the next hearing

Supreme Court directs Centre to frame policy on jobs for transgender persons

Centre to form policy to provide reasonable accommodation to transgender people in employment in the establishments within three months under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019

Madhya Pradesh: 13-year-old Dalit rape survivor allegedly beaten by police

Girl’s family alleges police forcibly kept the girl overnight at the police station where she was kicked and beaten with belts to pressure her to change her statement

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