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  Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin announces special courts to try sexual offences against women

  January 11, 2025 21:48 IST

  CM Stalin said that new special courts would be established in Madurai, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai, and its suburbs to exclusively handle cases related to sexual offences against women.

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  UK: British police investigating first case of 'virtual gangrape' of 16-year-old in Metaverse

  World | January 03, 2024 14:49 IST

  The teenager did not suffer any injuries as there was no physical attack, but she suffered the same psychological and emotional trauma as someone who has been raped in the real world, said officers. UK authorities believed that a prosecution is unlikely due to lack of physical touch.

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  Law Minister criticises Bengal govt for failure to set up fast-track courts for sexual offence cases

  India | November 10, 2021 17:13 IST

  Speaking on the oft-repeated allegation of the opposition parties on the government's influence on the judiciary, Rijiju contended that such accusations were "unsavoury" and only worked to cast aspersions on its independence.

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  Undressing will trigger cash rain: 5 held for misleading minor girl, forcing her into black magic

  Crime | March 01, 2021 8:23 IST

  The accused were identified as Vicky Ganesh Khapre (20), Dinesh Mahadev Nikhare (25), Ramakrishna Dadaji Mhaskar (41), Vinod Jayaram Masram (42), and DR alias Sopan Haribhau Kumre (35).

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  Strange that web majors are objecting to panel recommendations on videos of sexual offences: SC

  Internet | September 18, 2017 21:29 IST

  Internet majors such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and WhatsApp have objected to making public certain recommendations in a report of a panel set up to explore technical solutions to block videos of sexual offences on social sites.

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  Why campaign on sexual offences in English language: Delhi High Court

  India | November 15, 2014 6:18 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday slammed the city government on its move to run the campaign mostly in "English language" to educate the common masses on sexual offences and the stringent punishments it

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  Bandh to protest sexual offences disrupts life in Bangalore

  India | July 31, 2014 21:50 IST

  Bangalore: Normal life was disrupted in the country's IT hub today as it observed a 12-hour bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits to protest rising incidents of sexual offences against women and children with a mixed

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  City bandh to protest sexual offences evokes mixed response

  India | July 31, 2014 12:07 IST

  Bangalore: A 12-hour bandh in the country's IT hub to protest rising cases of sexual offences against women and children called by Kannada outfits today evoked a mixed response.Commercial establishments in several areas remained shut

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  Don't hunt my son: Says Assange's Mom

  World | December 01, 2010 10:47 IST

  The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says she is distressed by news that international police agency Interpol has put out an alert for her son's arrest.Interpol has alerted member states to arrest the 39-year-old