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  Delhi: Girl from Northeast assaulted near Saket Court Complex, police assure action against accused

  Delhi | March 09, 2026 9:03 IST

  The incident happened when the girl from Manipur along with her friend were taking a walk in a park in Saket when a group of men allegedly passed some remarks at them. When one of the girls allegedly objected to the comments, the situation escalated and she was reportedly assaulted by the accused.

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  Self-styled 'Yeshu Yeshu' pastor Bajinder Singh seen hitting woman, man in shocking CCTV footage

  India | March 23, 2025 20:50 IST

  The video which has now gone viral on social media platforms is a CCTV footage of last month in which he is seen throwing things and slapping people in his office.

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  Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member: UN chief

  India | November 22, 2022 15:00 IST

  Violence against women: Guterres' remarks come in the backdrop of the recent Shraddha Walkar murder case that has shocked India with its brutal details.

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  Police official accused of sitting on top of woman, hitting her

  India | July 18, 2021 8:10 IST

  A UP Police official allegedly pulled a woman to the ground and hit her as he sat on top of her in Kanpur Dehat district.

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  Chhattisgarh: FIR against ex-MP's husband for domestic violence

  India | August 28, 2019 10:24 IST

  An FIR was registered on Monday against Rodney Mcleod at Tarbahar police station on the complaint of his wife and former MP Ingrid Mcleod, said Tarbahar Station House Officer (SHO) Jaiprakash Gupta.

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  Refusal to marry does not grant men right to stab women: Madras High Court

  India | April 30, 2019 9:11 IST

  The courts must stop being merciful or tend to have misplaced sympathies in cases of this nature, the high court observed.

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  Pink Economic Survey stands up for women rights

  Budget | January 31, 2018 19:19 IST

  The colour of this year’s survey cover was chosen as a symbol of support for the growing movement to end violence against women, which spans continents.

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  Government will form dedicated cell for women in every district: Maneka Gandhi

  Politics | December 09, 2014 10:37 IST

  New Delhi: Amid outrage over the rape of a 27-year-old woman executive, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that the government would set up dedicated cells in every district for

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  Sania Mirza named UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia

  India | November 26, 2014 21:21 IST

  New Delhi: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was on Tuesday appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at an event held to mark the International Day To End Violence

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  VIDEO: Only you can 'Stop violence against Women'!

  Lifestyle | October 27, 2014 18:32 IST

  In India, every three minute a woman fall victim to most horrendous crime.The increasing cases of rape, female foeticide, acid throwing, domestic violence, dowry deaths, honor killings, insult to modesty, abduction, trafficking, cyber crime &

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  Narendra Modi says dignity of women is our collective responsibility

  India | September 22, 2014 7:06 IST

  New Delhi: Criticising frequent remarks made by political pundits on the ‘root cause' of violence against women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there should be no compromise on the issue of dignity of women."Look,

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  Experts say India ignoring UN's recommendations to curb violence against women

  India | August 06, 2014 12:18 IST

  New Delhi: India is ignoring the recommendations made by the United Nations on issues of discrimination and violence against women. Experts said the UN's Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

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  660 Nirbhaya Centres for women violence victims

  India | July 03, 2014 20:10 IST

  New Delhi: Atleast 660 rape crisis centres will be established across the country and named as Nirbhaya centres, as a tribute to the victim of December 16, 2012 Delhi gangrape case.The centres will be set

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  Man cuts off wife's nose, lips in Afghanistan

  World | December 25, 2013 20:36 IST

  Kabul: A 30 year old Afghan woman Setarah has had her nose and lips allegedly cut off by her husband after refusing to sell her jewellery to fund his heroin addiction.Setarah was beaten and mutilated

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  Need to change mindset to stop violence against women: PM

  Politics | September 23, 2013 12:52 IST

  New Delhi: Expressing concern over the state of security of women in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said there is a need to change the mindset to stop crime against women."It is a

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  Cyber security device to protect women from violence

  India | September 14, 2013 19:12 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Give a break to chilli powder and pepper sprays. Amrita Centre for Security has developed a new device to protect women from sexual offenders and other forms of violence.The Amrita Personal Safety System (APSS)

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  Kolkata Pride Walk protests violence against all genders

  India | July 07, 2013 23:18 IST

  Kolkata, July 7: Several hundred members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community decked up in psychedelic accessories, proudly walked and danced their way through in the oldest pride walk in south Asia -

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  1 in 3 women suffer domestic violence: WHO

  World | June 20, 2013 21:05 IST

  London, June 20: About a third of women worldwide have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner, according to the first major review of violence against women.In a series of papers

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  Stronger action needed to ensure women's safety: UNICEF

  India | April 20, 2013 16:27 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 20: The UN on Saturday strongly condemned the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi and called for “stronger and immediate action” to improve the safety of girls in the country.“The rape

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  US offers India help in combating violence against women

  World | January 04, 2013 15:00 IST

  Washington, Jan 4: In the wake of the gang-rape of an Indian woman, the United States has offered to help India strengthen public and private organizations working to combat violence against women."Our goal is, whether