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Bhubaneswar, March 30 – In a shocking development, the Bhubaneswar police arrested two individuals on Monday on charges of gang-raping a woman in the Tamando area of the city during the night of March 27 and 28.The accused, identified as Narayana Swain (31) and Bichitra Sahoo (34), are from...

Bengaluru, March 30 Two women were found dead with their throats slit, while two others from the family escaped with injuries on the outskirts of the city, allegedly in an attempt to end their lives due to mounting debt, police said on Monday.The incident occurred in Mallenahalli village under...

New Delhi, March 30 Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has described the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district as "heartbreaking" and has demanded the immediate arrest and strict punishment of those responsible.Devi said she met...

Ranchi, March 30 The Jharkhand High Court took suo motu cognizance of the rape and brutal murder of a minor girl in the Vishnugarh area of Hazaribagh district on Monday and issued notices to the State Home Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP), seeking their responses.The court...

Pilibhit (UP), March 29 Two people were arrested after a video showing a 22-year-old man allegedly tied to an electricity pole and brutally beaten in the Pilibhit district surfaced on social media, officials said on Sunday.Following the video's appearance on social media, police registered a...

Panaji, March 29 Investigations into an alleged sexual scandal involving the son of a Goa councilor have revealed that he exploited multiple victims, including two sisters, one of whom was a minor, police said on Sunday.So far, four women, including the girlfriend of the 20-year-old accused...

Bhopal, March 28 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced cash rewards ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 for 113 police officers who assisted injured victims after the recent Chhindwara bus accident, officials said on Saturday.The CM praised the personnel from the Police...

Bhopal/Chhindwara, March 28 The Congress announced on Saturday that it would provide a one-time payment of Rs 50,000 to the families of those who died in a tragic road accident in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, and demanded a uniform compensation policy for accident victims.Speaking at a...

Panaji, March 28 Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar on Saturday claimed that the sex scandal involving the son of a councilor involves more than 100 minor victims, and that the police were initially reluctant to register a case.Soham (20), son of Sushant Naik, a member of the Curchorem Municipal...

Washington, March 28 – A group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company's AI tools and search engine exposed their personal identities and contact information online, leading to harassment, threats, and renewed emotional trauma, according to...

Chhindwara, March 27 – After meeting with the families of the deceased and those injured and admitted at Chhindwara District Hospital on Friday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed his grief, stating the incident was "deeply distressing."Upon arriving in Chhindwara, the Chief Minister met...

Saharanpur (UP), March 27 Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a gym trainer for allegedly raping a woman after rendering her unconscious by mixing an intoxicant in her protein drink, officials said on Friday.The police have also arrested his accomplice, who kept track of her and assisted the...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 26 A POCSO court in Odisha's Ganjam district on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and murdering his minor sister-in-law three years ago.Additional district judge-cum-judge of the POCSO court, Pranati Pattnaik, pronounced the verdict after...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 26 A POCSO court here on Thursday sentenced a man to death for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Odisha's Ganjam district five years ago.Describing the crime as falling in the "rarest of rare" category, fast-track court judge Rohit Lal Panda delivered the...

Saharanpur (UP), March 26 Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly trafficking a woman after luring her with the promise of a job in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.Gagalheri police station Station House Officer Amit Nagar said that a case was registered on...

Sehore (MP), March 26 A 21-year-old college student allegedly cut her wrist in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district, claiming that no action had been taken against a professor who had molested her, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday night, following which the victim, a...

New Delhi, March 25 The new criminal laws have introduced specific timelines for various stages of investigation and trial to ensure faster and fair resolution of cases, the Centre has informed the Lok Sabha.Responding to a question by BJP MP Anil Baluni, Minister of State for Home Bandi...

Shimla, March 24 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a standard operating procedure to prevent and control the dissemination of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) content under the IT Rules, 2021, an official said on Tuesday.NCII content includes material...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the delay in appointing legal aid counsel to assist the victims of the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence in the ongoing trial of the cases.The top court asked the Assam and Manipur state legal services authority to...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Manipur State Legal Authority on appointing a legal aid counsel for the two women, who were allegedly paraded naked during the 2023 ethnic clashes in the state.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice...