Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in LA rape case

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in LA rape case

Harvey Weinstein | File Photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for the rape of a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel room a decade ago. The sentence was handed down by a Los Angeles court. Mr. Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence […]

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Sexual assault by a man of his wife can take the form of rape: Supreme Court

Sexual assault by a man of his wife can take the form of rape: Supreme Court

MTP Act recognises a husband’s act of sexual assault or forced intercourse committed on his wife as ‘rape’, Justice Chandrachud said MTP Act recognises a husband’s act of sexual assault or forced intercourse committed on his wife as ‘rape’, Justice Chandrachud said Sexual assault by a man of his wife can take the form of […]

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Rape accused molests doctor inside jail

Eight sentenced to life for forcing 13-year-old girl into prostitution

A special court for exclusive trial of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Monday sentenced eight persons, including six women, to imprisonment for the remainder of their natural life for having pushed a 13-year-old girl into prostitution and abetting her rape her. Thirteen others, including an inspector of police, […]

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Sexual assault case in which Malayalam actor Dileep is accused to get ‘specific priority’, directs SC

Sexual assault case in which Malayalam actor Dileep is accused to get ‘specific priority’, directs SC

Supreme Court directs trial court in Kerala to complete the trial preferably before January 31, 2023 Supreme Court directs trial court in Kerala to complete the trial preferably before January 31, 2023 The Supreme Court on Monday said it expected the trial in a sexual assault case, in which Malayalam actor Dileep is an accused, […]

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Some convicts in Bilkis Bano case are ‘Brahmins with good sanskaar’, says Gujarat BJP MLA

Some convicts in Bilkis Bano case are ‘Brahmins with good sanskaar’, says Gujarat BJP MLA

“We asked the jailer and learnt that their behaviour was good in the prison…also (some of the convicts) are Brahmins. They have good ‘sanskaar’ (values),” BJP MLA from Godhra C.K. Raulji said “We asked the jailer and learnt that their behaviour was good in the prison…also (some of the convicts) are Brahmins. They have good […]

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Mangaluru lip lock video: Three boys put in observation home

Mangaluru lip lock video: Three boys put in observation home

Mangaluru police registered three separate cases under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The accused were also booked under provisions of Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act, 2000 Mangaluru police registered three separate cases under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The accused were also booked […]

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Women’s commission directs South Central Railway to probe instances of rape in railway stations

Women’s commission directs South Central Railway to probe instances of rape in railway stations

The Andhra Pradesh Women’s Commission has taken up the two instances of gang- rape reported at the Gurazala and Repalle railway stations in the State with the authorities of the South Central Railway. While a migrant worker from Odisha was gang-raped at the Gurazala Railway Station on April 16, a 27-year-old pregnant woman was gang-raped […]

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