Sexual assault

George Washington University voids Bill Cosby`s honorary degree

George Washington University will revoke the honorary degree that was awarded to Bill Cosby.

Jan 13, 2016, 15:56 PM IST

New Year's Eve assaults in Cologne not linked to organised crime: German official

A top German police official says he doesn't believe New Year's Eve assaults in Cologne and elsewhere blamed largely on foreigners were linked to organised crime.

Jan 12, 2016, 14:34 PM IST

Syrian husband allows smugglers to rape his wife daily as payment for trafficking kin to Europe

Crisis in Middle East have pushed the migrants to the brink that they are taking extreme measures to find a haven in Europe. In another heart-wrenching tale depicting migrants' plight, a Syrian refugee allowed smugglers to sexually exploit his wife daily as payment for trafficking his family to Europe.

Jan 07, 2016, 21:38 PM IST

German minister lashes out at police over New Year sex assaults

The German Police is under fire for failing to stop sexual assaults against women committed in the city of Cologne on New Year`s Eve.

Jan 06, 2016, 12:43 PM IST

Asaram case: Court reserves order on bail plea, Swamy argues for 'godman'

A local court on Monday reserved its order on the bail plea of self-styled godman Asaram.

Jan 04, 2016, 20:37 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

CCTV VIDEO: Drunk man forcibly enters girl's house, molests her; flees

In yet another incident of crime against women, a drunk man allegedly molested 22-year-old girl after forcibly entering into her house in Maharashtra's Malwani.

Dec 28, 2015, 13:26 PM IST

Rapist blames 4-year-old girl for rape, says 'she approached me'

At a time when a juvenile has been set free in the infamous rape case in Delhi, a minor is being blamed for getting raped in Hyderabad.

Dec 18, 2015, 17:11 PM IST

Asaram Bapu is trending on Twitter. Here's why

Asaram, who has been in jail since August 2013 in connection with separate rape and sexual misconduct cases, has been repeatedly denied bail by courts.

Dec 16, 2015, 09:15 AM IST

Lady Gaga changed herself completely after rape

Lady Gaga first revealed she had been raped as a teenager during an interview last year.

Dec 14, 2015, 11:49 AM IST

Man rapes granddaughter, mom drowns her to avoid ignominy

After discovering what happened, the mother drowned her daughter in a water bucket to avert a scandal in the conservative countryside town.

Dec 11, 2015, 20:47 PM IST

Woman inmate sexually exploited by staffer at shelter home

A deaf-mute inmate of the city's lone government-run shelter home for women in distress was allegedly sexually exploited by a staffer and made to undergo an abortion.

Nov 28, 2015, 15:58 PM IST

Indian-origin Maoist sect leader denies rape

A 75-year-old Indian-origin Maoist leader in the UK charged with modern day slavery, sexual assault and imprisonment of his own daughter on Thursday denied the charges and said his women followers competed among themselves to make sexual advances on him.

Nov 26, 2015, 22:21 PM IST