“We are waiting for the DNA report, but considering the circumstantial evidence provided by the deceased’s mother, we are of the view that the deceased is her daughter. Once we catch hold ...

The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge sheet on Friday against all four accused in the alleged gang rape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, offi...

The National Commission for Women warned the Bengal government of submitting details of over 260 complaints from the state to the Ministry of Home Affairs if the administration fails to address them w...

The body of a 19-year-old married woman, who had allegedly been raped and murdered, was recovered from an area behind her home in a village in Murshidabad’s Daulatabad block, around 15km from he...

The body of a young woman was found wrapped inside a while plastic bag, meant to carry cement, on the busy MM Ali Road in Ekbalpore on Thursday. Morning walkers spotted the bag lying in front of a cl...

Jharkhand’s director-general of police M.V. Rao has announced that WhatsApp-based helplines to report cases will be rolled out for the public in all 24 districts on Wednesday to help curb crimes...

An officer in-charge (OC), who was posted in chief minister Hemant Soren’s constituency in Barhet in Sahebganj, was suspended hours after a video of him brutally assaulting a 20-year-old girl we...

A funny thing happens at the women’s conferences I attend. When a resolution is adopted or a motion proposed, the women stand up and cheer. And always, some will weep. It happened in November at the...

Sir — It is difficult to keep one’s cool when people, including world leaders, downplay the urgency of preventing global warming. But a recent study indicates that they might have to take the heat...

There has been a steep rise in crime against women across the country amid restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak, with the National Commission for Women (NCW) receiving 587 complaints f...