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‘We are considered servants, not humans’: Women of Jai Bhim Nagar reveal the violence of domestic work

As the first rays of dawn hit the broad, grey-bricked footpaths of Powai’s Hiranandani locality, Darshana begins her day. Inside the blue hues of her current “home”— the tarpaulin-covered dwelling within which she, her family, and hundreds of others rendered homeless by the BMC-led demolition of their houses, have been living for the past five months—she starts her day with work. She washes dishes, cleans the cement side-walk on which rest the mattresses her family and she sleep on, and prepares meals on wood-fired chulas using the limited utensils she was able to salvage before the kitchen in her home was destroyed by bulldozers. By the time the sun shines bright, she has readied her two children, fed them, and sent them to school.

SC: Women have a right to stay at marital home under domestic violence laws

The Apex Court recently held that women in domestic relationships shall have the right to reside in the shared household, whether or not she has any right, title or beneficial interest in the same under section 17 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

Women lawyers move SC against Madhya Pradesh HC ‘Rakhi for Bail’ order

The petitioners have challenged the High Court order that caused further victimisation of the survivor by letting off her abuser easy

UP: Teenage Dalit girl’s body found in paddy field, family suspect rape

Family found the half-naked body of their teenage daughter on Wednesday night in a paddy field where she had gone to work

Hathras case: SC reserves order on transfer of case outside UP

Victim’s family fears they will be denied a fair trial in UP, also appeal that CBI investigation report be submitted to SC

Another Rape! 17-Year-Old Kidnapped, Gang-Raped For 22 Days: Odisha

Demanding assistance of ₹ 25 lakh for the family of the girl, Congress spokesperson Nishikant Mishra said the incident should be investigated by the crime branch.

MJ Akbar defamation case against Priya Ramani transferred to District and Sessions Judge

Advocate Rebecca John had spent three months arguing the case, the final arguments will now be placed before the new judge

Woman sets herself ablaze in front of Assembly building in Lucknow!

Policemen doused flames, rushed woman to hospital; she is said to be in a critical condition

Teen alleges rape on college campus where UP civil services exam was underway!

The class 10 student has alleged that she was raped by a college students, robbed and filmed by around a dozen more

Hathras FIR goes missing from CBI website!

The CBI had lodged an FIR against 4 men under offences covered by the Indian Penal Code and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the alleged rape and murder of a Dalit woman on October 11, 2020, but took it off their official website yesterday.

Jharkhand HC pulls up police for shoddy investigation in Giridih rape and murder case

The Court, shocked at the laxity of investigating officers with no progress even after a lapse of 6 months, has ordered for the constitution of SIT to probe the case  

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