sexual assault
- India
Silence on sexual violence needs to be broken: Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad: A rape is a rape, even when it is committed by a man on his wife, the Gujarat High Court observed on Monday, December 18, citing that the silence shrouding sexual violence…
- India
Facing sexual assault, judge asks permission from CJI to end her life
In a bothersome incident, a woman judge wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asking his permission to end her life after allegedly facing constant sexual assault by…
- Business
Japan rolls out trial sales of ‘morning-after’ Contraceptive Pills: Report
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday started the trial of over-the-counter sales of morning-after contraceptive pills, according to a media report. The emergency contraception drugs, available without a doctor’s prescription, will be now sold…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: After backlash, Kambala organisers drop Brij Bhushan’s name
After getting an invite to attend the traditional Kambala event in Bengaluru on November 25 and 26, the organisers decided to drop the former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan’s name…
- Bangalore
Sexual assault accused Brij Bhushan invited to Kambala event in Bengaluru
Former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan, who has been allegedly accused by female wrestlers of sexual assault and harassment, has been invited to felicitate a two-day Kambala event in Palace…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man to spend 25 years in jail for raping daughter
Hyderabad: A 35-year-old man from Chandrayangutta was handed a 25-year jail term by a local court for sexually assaulting his 11-year-old daughter. A fine of Rs 5000 was also imposed on the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EFLU Proctor replaced, appointed Dean amid students’ protest
Hyderabad: Amid ongoing protests by English and Foreign Language University (EFLU) students, the administration removed Proctor T Samson and appointed him Dean of Planning, in an order dated Tuesday, November 7. This…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EFLU students detained as cops attempt to foil hunger strike
Hyderabad: At least 7 students of English and Foreign Language University (EFLU) were reportedly detained by the police as they began their indefinite hunger strike on Monday, November 6, over the administration’s disregard…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EFLU students to go on indefinite hunger strike from today
Hyderabad: Demanding justice for the victim of sexual assault on the campus last month, the students of English and Foreign Language University (EFLU) have planned to go on an indefinite hunger strike…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EFLU students resume protest donning masks, hoodies
Hyderabad: The students of English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) resumed their protest on Thursday, October 26. This comes despite the extended vacations announced by the university, in what the students have…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EFLU Women’s Collective says campus ‘unsafe’ for students
Hyderabad: Condemning the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) administration’s ‘incompetence’ in dealing with instances of assault, the EFLU Women’s Collective (WC) has said that the environment on the campus is unsafe…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Two women ‘sexually assault, rob’ another woman in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 38-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed by two other women, according to a complaint filed at the Madhura Nagar police station on Sunday. The victim, a resident of…
- Hyderabad
Students of Hyderabad’s EFLU booked after protest over sexual assault
Hyderabad: At least 11 students of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) in Hyderabad have been booked by police after midnight protests over an alleged sexual assault on a woman student…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Student sexually assaulted after EFLU protests for harassment committee
Hyderabad: A massive protest erupted on the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) campus on Thursday, October 19 over alleged sexual assault on a female student late on Wednesday night. This incident…
- India
Delhi: School driver gets 7 years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexual assault
New Delhi: A court here has sentenced a 35-year-old school van driver to seven-year rigorous imprisonment for committing aggravated sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl. The court observed that the convict must be…
