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Banda (UP), March 24 A head constable stationed at the police lines in the Lalitpur district, who was accused of harassing a female constable and being involved in corruption, was dismissed from service after the allegations were found to be true, an officer said on Tuesday.Additional...

Chandigarh, March 23 The family of a warehousing corporation official, who committed suicide after alleging harassment by former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Punjab government to arrest him on Monday.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of Punjab...

Kaushambi (UP), March 22 Police have arrested a woman and her partner on charges of allegedly encouraging her husband's suicide, officials said on Sunday.Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said the arrests were made by the Charwa police station team in connection with a case registered on...

Tumakuru (Karnataka), March 21 – An incident came to light on Saturday in which a Karnataka government Social Welfare Department officer committed suicide at his office just before his retirement. The officer recorded a video before his death, alleging harassment by a senior official.The...

Tumakuru (Karnataka), March 21 A social welfare department official allegedly committed suicide at his office in this district after accusing his senior colleague of harassment, police said on Saturday.The deceased, Mallikarjun, an Assistant Director, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at...

New Delhi, March 20 In the face of heavy police deployment, the office of UNI, a news agency, in Delhi was sealed by the Land and Development Office (L&DO) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Friday, following a high court order – a move the media organization termed as an...

Lucknow, March 19 YouTuber Elvish Yadav expressed happiness on Thursday over the Supreme Court's verdict in the alleged case of using snake venom at a rave party, saying he always had faith in the judiciary.However, he asked who would compensate for the harassment he and his family faced.The...

Hyderabad, March 18 A 19-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide here, after which her family has alleged that harassment by a young man drove her to take the extreme step.Police said the young woman, who had completed the 10th standard, was in love with a 21-year-old man, who visited her...

New Delhi, March 14 The Delhi Police have arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a young man in Model Town, after the victim's family confronted him about harassing a woman in the neighborhood, an official said on Saturday.The accused, identified as Shyam Sunder alias Shyamlal, a...

Islamabad, March 14 – Several international press freedom organizations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing serious concern over the escalating harassment, arbitrary arrests, and deportations of Afghan journalists living in exile in Pakistan.In a joint letter to...

Jaipur, March 13 A 35-year-old man attempted suicide by self-immolation by pouring petrol on himself near the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on Friday, according to an official.Police personnel present at the scene extinguished the flames and rushed him to...

Mumbai, March 12 – Following the viral circulation of a clip allegedly showing actress Rashmika Mandanna's mother making accusations against her former fiancé, Rakshit Shetty, the actress has decided to address the matter, calling it a serious invasion of privacy.Urging netizens to stop...

Islamabad, March 10 – The Human Rights Council of Pakistan, a non-governmental organization, has revealed that as many as 258 cases of rape were reported in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2025. However, only one conviction was recorded, local media reported.The Human Rights Council of...

Islamabad, March 10 – The leadership of the Aurat March, members of civil society, and rights activists have criticized the Pakistani authorities for "harassing and threatening them, and forcing them to sign unreasonable affidavits," local media reported on Tuesday.Speaking at a press...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Monday asked the state government to inform the House about the details of the death of a farmer in Kendrapara district, allegedly due to harassment during the ongoing paddy procurement season.In a ruling, Padhy said that the...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Monday asked the state government to inform the House about the details of the death of a farmer in Kendrapara district, allegedly due to harassment during the ongoing paddy procurement season.In a ruling, Padhy said that the...

New Delhi, March 8 A woman from Manipur was allegedly assaulted for objecting to harassment by a group of men near a park close to the Saket District Court complex on Sunday evening, police said.According to preliminary information, the woman and her friend were taking a walk in a park when a...

Chennai, March 7 A police constable working at a police station here has been suspended following allegations of trespassing and attempting to misbehave with a woman at her residence in Royapettah.The constable, identified as Surya, is alleged to have entered the house of a 32-year-old woman...

Gandhinagar, March 7 – Gujarat's '181 Abhayam' women's helpline has marked its 12th year of service, providing crucial support and protection to women across the state.Since its launch on March 8, 2015, the helpline has provided guidance, counseling, and rescue services to hundreds of...

Kolkata, March 4 A 104-year-old man has complained of being listed in the "under adjudication" category in the final electoral rolls issued by the Election Commission following the SIR exercise in West Bengal on February 28, officials said on Wednesday.Sheikh Ibrahim, a resident of Jamalpur...