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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...

Thane, March 24 Police have registered a case against a 58-year-old man for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.The accused is alleged to have committed the crime between December 2023 and February of this year, after luring the victim...

Jammu, March 23 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday that appointment letters have been issued to 438 families of victims of terror since 2025, describing the figure not merely as a statistic but as "shattered worlds" that lost loved ones to violence.Addressing a...

Nashik, March 23 Two more cases have been registered in Maharashtra's Nashik district against self-proclaimed religious leader Ashok Kharat, who was arrested on March 18 after a woman accused him of repeated rape over a period of three years, a police official said on Monday.The new cases are...

Jammu, March 23 Asserting that the era of terror and terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is over, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday warned that those representing the remnants of the old terror ecosystem must realize that there is no longer any safe space for terrorism or its supporters in...

Seoul, March 22 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said the government will thoroughly investigate the cause of a large-scale fire at a car parts plant in the central city of Daejeon and prepare fundamental measures to prevent similar tragedies.Lee made the pledge hours after visiting the...