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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
UP: Dalit woman sexually harassed in Muzaffarnagar, seven held
Representative ImageMuzaffarnagar: A 30-year-old Dalit woman was sexually harassed by...
India ranks 135 out of 146 countries in WEF Gender Gap Index
Ranks below Saudi Arabia, but ahead of Pakistan and Afghanistan that are the bottom of the pile
Female students forced to take off undergarments in Kerala?
The girls were appearing for NEET exams and one of them has now lodged a police complaint; various authorities shirk responsibility
Mumbai Court grants bail to three students in the Bulli Bai app case
A Mumbai court while granting bail to three students in the Bulli Bai app case, which targeted Muslim women by arranging for their "auction", held that their "immature age and understanding" was misused by other accused with "deeper understanding".
Unnatural in Indian culture that father-in-law would rape daughter-in-law: Allahabad HC
Court granted anticipatory bail to rape accused after making an observation based on the culture of the land, but not the allegations of the survivor
Orissa HC grants family pension to transwoman after parents’ demise
HC directed the competent authority to sanction family pension to the Petitioner in stipulated period of time
Sanitary napkin distribution stopped in Delhi gov’t schools, HC expresses disappointment
Court holds that cancellation of tender is not sufficient reason to discontinue the facility; issues notice to Delhi government
Kerala court convicts husband in Vismaya Dowry death case
The death of Vismaya had triggered a strong protest in Kerala against dowry and domestic violence
Demand for live streaming of same sex marriage case just an attempt to create unnecessary hype: Centre
HC refuses to accept the affidavit, applicant points to ‘objectionable comments’
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