Rapes
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'Rape cases rising due to absence of timely action by Bengal government': Governor CV Ananda Bose
West Bengal | Oct 05, 2024, 11:48 PM ISTWest Bengal news: Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said that convincing and decisive action against the perpetrators on the part of the West Bengal government would help against heinous crimes.
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31 pc of total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi against children: NGO report
Crime | Nov 06, 2020, 08:28 AM ISTAt least thirty-one per cent of the total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi last year were committed against children, an NGO claimed. Reporting of major crimes has decreased in the past five years, a statement by the Praja Foundation stated.
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BJP MLA's shocker: 'Rapes can be stopped if parents teach daughters to behave decently'
India | Oct 04, 2020, 02:14 PM ISTIn a shocking remark, BJP MLA Surendra Singh said that rape cases can be "stopped" if parents teach their daughters to behave "decently".
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Gruesome rapes haunt India
News | Sep 09, 2020, 03:57 PM ISTHorrific rape incidents continue to make headlines in India.
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Over 1,500 rape cases registered in Kerala till Sept this year
India | Dec 10, 2019, 01:41 PM ISTThe numbers have been revealed at a time when there is a nationwide uproar over increasing crimes against women after the recent killing of two young women in Hyderabad and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh respectively.
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No driving license, govt benefits for rape accused in Haryana: Khattar
India | Jul 13, 2018, 08:31 AM ISTThe chief minister made the announcements at a public function organised under the 'Ek Aur Sudhar Programme' at Panchkula.
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Women’s entry in Shani Shingapur will lead to more rapes: Swami Swaroopanand
India | Apr 11, 2016, 05:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has waded into a controversy by saying that entry of women in the Shani Shingnapur temple will lead to rise in crimes against them like rape. “Women should
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14-year-old rapes 9-year-old-cousin in UP
India | Dec 24, 2013, 01:05 PM ISTNoida: A 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly raping his 9-year-old cousin in Dadri area in Gautam Buddh Nagar distrtic in Greater Noida.Based on a complaint, a case was lodged and the boy arrested, a
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Man rapes niece in Manipur
India | Jul 03, 2013, 11:55 AM ISTImphal, July 3: A man has allegedly raped his minor niece at Tharoijam Maning Leikai village in Imphal West district of Manipur, police said today. After Irom Bobo (40) raped his 12-year-old niece in his
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Five Delhi girls brutalised in April, 393 rapes since Jan 1
India | Apr 20, 2013, 09:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 20: The five-year Delhi girl, brutalised by a neighbour earlier this week, is the fifth minor to have fallen prey to rapists this month. In many of the 393 rapes since Jan
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Lowering age for consensual sex will lead to more rapes:Ramdev
India | Mar 15, 2013, 01:25 PM ISTIndore, Mar 15: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said the Centre's decision to reduce the age for consensual sex from 18 to 16 years would affect the social order and increase rape cases in the
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Puri Shankaracharya blames western influence for rapes
India | Jan 16, 2013, 06:22 PM ISTKolkata, Jan 16: Western influence was one of the main reasons behind the rise in incidents of rape in the country, Sankaracharya of Puri Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati said here today.The western influence - films,
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat stirs row, blames 'westernization' for rape
National | Jan 04, 2013, 06:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 4: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday stirred a controversy with his remark that westernization in Indian cities was the reason behind increasing rape cases as the country is witnessing widespread protests over
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Sonia Gandhi asks govt to take strictest action to prevent rapes
National | Dec 19, 2012, 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 18 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today asked the government to take the strictest possible measures to ensure that there is no recurrence of incidents like the barbaric gangrape of a 23-year-old
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Mulayam Slams Maya, Says Most Rapes Took Place During Her Rule
National | Feb 28, 2012, 09:43 PM ISTBareilly, Feb 28: Alleging the law and order has deteriorated during the Mayawati regime, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today alleged a large number of rapes took place in Uttar Pradesh during her rule