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11 RSS workers convicted for murder.

Woman, 25, Found With Throat Slit In Northeast Delhi, Police Looking For Absconding Husband

A 25-year-old woman was found with her throat slit Thursday afternoon inside her rented house in the northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar area, police said.

17 March 2023

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Not Ashamed Of Talking About Abuse By Father, BJP's Khushbu Sundar

If it took her so many years to speak about it, women need to speak about it and tell what has happened to them and they will continue their journey, no matter what, Khushbu Sundar told ANI.

08 March 2023

Couple murdered on suspicion of practicing sorcery in Odishas Keonjhar

Woman Held For Killing Husband, Two Stepsons In Gorakhpur

A woman allegedly killed her husband and two stepsons here and then presented a fabricated version of the incident by informing police that they were being beaten up by unidentified assailants, officials said on Sunday.

27 February 2023

Trigger warning: Acid Attack

Man Throws Acid On Woman Who Accused Him Of Having Physical Relations On Pretext Of Marriage

A youth allegedly threw acid on a woman who had a couple of weeks ago accused him of establishing physical relations with her after promising to marry her, police said on Sunday.

13 March 2023

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Ex-Army Man Beats Wife To Death In Rajasthan

The accused, identified as Vijendr Jat brutally thrashed his 42-year-old wife, Saroj Devi with a stick when she was in the kitchen, SHO Kotwali Surendra Singh said.

05 March 2023

Trigger warning: Acid Attack

Odisha: Two Children Among Four Members Of Family Injured In Acid Attack

As the woman refused to go with him, Rana hurled acid at her. Her elder sister, who came to her rescue, also suffered burn injuries. The elder sister’s son and daughter were also injured in the acid attack.

21 February 2023

A protester shows a placard calling an end to crime against women.

#AkeleNahiHainAap: Delhi Police Launches New Campaign To Raise Awareness About Crime Against Women

Through the 15-day campaign, Delhi Police will educate girls and women about different types of crimes such as molestation, domestic violence, flashing, sexual harassment at work, online fraud and abuse, sexual harassment at...

10 March 2023

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Aftab Poonawala in police custody

Aaftab Poonawala Was Friends With Several Women; Live-In Partner Suspected He Was Cheating: Charge Sheet

Poonawala, who is accused of strangling Walkar and disposing her body after chopping it into pieces, had attended a two-week "butchering course" while he was pursuing his diploma in hotel management in Mumbai, according to...

08 February 2023

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01 January 2023
NCW Received 31,000 Complaints Of Crimes Against Women In 2022, Highest In 8 Years

NCW Received 31,000 Complaints Of Crimes Against Women In 2022, Highest In 8 Years

Of the 30,957 complaints, the maximum of 9,710 were related to the right to live with dignity that takes into account the emotional abuse of women, followed by...


28 December 2022
Noida Woman Booked For Assaulting Domestic Help In Lift, Video Goes Viral

Noida Woman Booked For Assaulting Domestic Help In Lift, Video Goes Viral

In the video, the domestic help is seen holding on to the elevator walls tightly as the residential owner drags her out of the lift.


26 December 2022
Shraddha Walkar Murder: Cops Find An Audio Clip Of A Heated Argument With Aaftab Poonawala

Shraddha Walkar Murder: Cops Find An Audio Clip Of A Heated Argument With Aaftab Poonawala

The audio recording can serve as a 'big evidence' in unravelling the motive behind the gruesome murder. The accused, currently lodged in Tihar Jail, was taken...


18 December 2022
Jharkhand: Man Murders Wife, Locals Left Aghast After Chopped Body Parts Found Being Dragged By Dogs

Jharkhand: Man Murders Wife, Locals Left Aghast After Chopped Body Parts Found Being Dragged By Dogs

The victim, a 22-year-old woman, was the second wife of 28-year-old Dildar Ansari. After initial probe, Ansari was arrested in connection with the murder.


09 December 2022
Shraddha Walkar Murder: Victim's Father Demands Death Penalty For Aaftab Poonawala, Alleges Police Inaction On 2020 Complaint

Shraddha Walkar Murder: Victim's Father Demands Death Penalty For Aaftab Poonawala, Alleges Police Inaction On 2020 Complaint

'An inquiry should also be conducted against the police officials of Vasai and Nalasopara and Tulinj police for delayed investigation on Shraddha's complaint....


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25 November 2022
Nai Chetna: Month Long Nationwide Campaign To Tackle Violence Against Women To Be Launched Today

Nai Chetna: Month Long Nationwide Campaign To Tackle Violence Against Women To Be Launched Today

The campaign, launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, seeks to enable women to acknowledge gender-based violence, prepare them to raise their voices...


25 November 2022
Nobody Cuts A Woman In Heat Of The Moment, Discuss Violence By Intimate Partners: Smriti Irani On Shraddha Murder Case

Nobody Cuts A Woman In Heat Of The Moment, Discuss Violence By Intimate Partners: Smriti Irani On Shraddha Murder Case

The fact that the abuse was continuous, the fact that the abuse was known to so many people, and the fact that there was not much that Shraddha could get in...


22 November 2022
Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: All That Has Happened So Far

Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: All That Has Happened So Far

Aaftab Poonawala killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar on the evening of May 18 by strangling her and later chopped her body into 35 pieces.


21 November 2022
Shraddha Walkar Murder: Weeks After Killing His Partner, Aaftab Shifted 37 Boxes From Mumbai To Delhi Flat

Shraddha Walkar Murder: Weeks After Killing His Partner, Aaftab Shifted 37 Boxes From Mumbai To Delhi Flat

Poonawala had told Delhi Police that before moving to the national capital, he and Walkar fought about who would pay for shifting the items from their house in...


21 September 2022
Can Progressive Laws, Court Rulings Improve Condition Of Women In India?

Can Progressive Laws, Court Rulings Improve Condition Of Women In India?

The latest Outlook edition titled Women-in-law takes stock of significant rulings and legislations in recent times that specifically deal with women’s rights...


21 September 2022
Raising Age Of Marriage: A Magic Wand For Women’s Empowerment Or A Red Herring?

Raising Age Of Marriage: A Magic Wand For Women’s Empowerment Or A Red Herring?

Not all marriages are forced. Some women choose to get married, say to get out of abusive paternal homes or financial stress. Making marriage a punitive matter...


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21 September 2022
Bad Marriage: Women Are Dependent On Courts In Divorce, But Always Do Not Get Adequate Cover

Bad Marriage: Women Are Dependent On Courts In Divorce, But Always Do Not Get Adequate Cover

Despite there being a multitude of alimony and maintenance laws, women are left empty-handed and struggle to make ends meet after a bad marriage, as experts...


19 September 2022
India's Daughters Not Safe Despite Landmark Verdicts, Stringent Laws

India's Daughters Not Safe Despite Landmark Verdicts, Stringent Laws

Progressive verdicts by courts help the cause of gender justice. But a lot remains to be done. Despite laws like protection of women from domestic violence...


16 September 2022
Why Courts In India Consider Adultery As A Relic Of The Past

Why Courts In India Consider Adultery As A Relic Of The Past

After much strife, the 2018 Supreme Court judgment decriminalised Section 497 of the IPC that criminalised adultery and treated a woman as nothing more than...


16 September 2022
Courts As Harbingers Of Women’s Rights In India Today

Courts As Harbingers Of Women’s Rights In India Today

There are quite a few landmark judgments which, while not resulting in the expected social transformation, have made a beginning simply by acknowledging the...


13 September 2022
Mona Singh Speaks Up About The 'Shadow Pandemic' In 'Ek Chup'

Mona Singh Speaks Up About The 'Shadow Pandemic' In 'Ek Chup'

How often do women speak up against domestic violence? The answer is not many times.


05 September 2022
Penelope Cruz On Domestic Violence: There Are Women Around The World Trapped In Their Homes

Penelope Cruz On Domestic Violence: There Are Women Around The World Trapped In Their Homes

In Italian director Emanuele Crialese's new drama 'L'Immensita', which is set in 1970s Rome, Penelope Cruz plays a mother of three who, while contending with a...


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