Crime against women

Panic grips Delhi's Mayur Vihar as woman's body found stuffed in bag on e-rickshaw

In a shocking incident, a body of an unidentified woman was found inside a bag in an e-rickshaw in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar area on Wednesday.

Jan 21, 2016, 21:18 PM IST

Boy with friends kidnaps his girlfriend, auctions her for Rs 70,000; still out of police net

In a shocking revelation, a girl, who was kidnapped from her village, has told police that she was sold during an auction by her boyfriend for Rs 70,000.

Jan 14, 2016, 15:32 PM IST

Why it's important for every mother to discuss sexual harassment issue with her son: Watch

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has taken a unique initiative in teaching women how to deal with incidents of sexual harassment, which they often face in their day-to-day lives.

Jan 13, 2016, 15:29 PM IST

Over 96 percent of rapists acquaintances, family members: Delhi Police

Over the over 2,000 cases of rape that occurred in the national capital in 2015, 96.61 percent were committed by people who had an "acquaintance" with the victim or "family members", said the annual report of Delhi Police released on Monday.

Jan 04, 2016, 23:42 PM IST

7-year-old raped by minor in UP

In a shocking incident, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor at Buxanpur village here, police said on Thursday.

Dec 31, 2015, 14:30 PM IST

Eleven women jailed in Maharashtra for stripping woman, parading her naked

The convicted were accused of assaulting the woman, stripping her of clothes and parading her naked in Sewri in 2010.

Dec 30, 2015, 12:39 PM IST

Tarun Gogoi slams Smriti Irani, says Assam women in better condition than BJP-ruled states

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday came out with statistics in BJP-ruled states to claim that the condition of women was better in Assam than in many states, a day after union HRD Minister Smriti Irani attacked the Congress government in the state over atrocities on women.

Dec 29, 2015, 19:18 PM IST

Virat Kohli condemns ill-treatment of women

The skipper blames the society that we have built over the years where women have always been known to be treated as inferiors.

Dec 26, 2015, 18:08 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh shame: Class 9 girl gang-raped, murdered in Aligarh

A 17-year-old girl was on her way to school on a bicycle on Wednesday when the accused waylaid her. She was then raped and murdered in Harduganj area.

Dec 25, 2015, 11:02 AM IST

DNA: Nirbhaya's parents voice their disappointment, say that women in India can never get justice

Disappointed with Supreme Court's decision to reject the petition filed by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) against the release of the juvenile offender in the December 16 gang-rape case, Nirbh

Dec 21, 2015, 23:40 PM IST

This cabbie was about to rape sleeping girl passenger when this happened – Watch

At a time when a debate is raging across the country if women are safer in country three years after a gang-rape in a moving bus on the roads of Delhi, a short film on the issue has gone viral.

Dec 21, 2015, 15:01 PM IST

Govt sensitive to issue of crimes against women, children: Rajnath Singh

The government is sensitive to the problem of crimes against women and children and has strengthened legal and institutional infrastructure to deal with the menace, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.

Dec 18, 2015, 17:27 PM IST

Married woman gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh

A married woman has been gang-raped in a village here, who also alleged that a police complaint was filed in the case only after a court intervened.

Dec 18, 2015, 12:43 PM IST

DNA: Crime statistics - One rape every 14 minutes in India!

Even as an increasing number of violent crimes against women, especially rape, continue to be reported across the country, a 13-year analysis of crime data reveals that a little more than 57 rapes

Dec 16, 2015, 23:00 PM IST

Read story of Rajasthan teen who was raped by her uncle

A 19-year-old college student was allegedly raped by her distant relative and a bus conductor, who also blackmailed her using the video clip of the incident here, police said on Wednesday.

Dec 16, 2015, 18:49 PM IST

Three years of Nirbhaya case: Why are women feeling betrayed, vulnerable

On the third anniversary of Nirbhaya gang-rape case, activists on Tuesday said that women continue to face violence in every sphere of life and that it was the certainty of justice which can bring about a change and not the severity of punishment.

Dec 16, 2015, 18:35 PM IST

27-year-old neighbour rapes 9-year-old, victim dies

A nine-year-old girl died after being allegedly raped by her neighbour at Shakaripukur area in Burdwan town, police said.

Dec 15, 2015, 14:45 PM IST

Delhi gang-rape: No NSA on Nirbhaya's 'radicalised' juvenile rapist; to walk free?

In a major development, in all likelihood the juvenile rapist in the Delhi gang-rape case will not be booked under the National Security Act (NSA).

Dec 13, 2015, 09:47 AM IST

SHOCKING! Body parts of women recovered from different areas in Lucknow

Body parts of females were on Friday found from different areas of this city, a day after decapitated heads of two unidentified women were recovered from Sitapur. 

Dec 05, 2015, 14:52 PM IST

Online campaign against sexual harassment goes viral

An online campaign, which encourages mothers to tell their sons about the harassment they face, has now gone viral.

Dec 04, 2015, 16:26 PM IST