Music mogul Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, has filed a defamation lawsuit against an anonymous woman, identified only as “Jane Doe,” who accused him of raping her when she was 13. The lawsuit, filed on Monday in federal court in the Southern District of Alabama, alleges the claims were “false” and intended for … Read more
Anna University. File | Photo Credit: PTI The all-woman Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Madras High Court, has filed a charge sheet against Gnanasekaran, the sole accused in the Anna University sexual assault case. Sources in the Police department said the charge sheet was filed before a Metropolitan Magistrate Court in the city. … Read more
Illustration for The Hindu | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi An alleged sexual assault on a nine-year-old girl studying in a private CBSE school near Manapparai in Tiruchi district sparked protests in the late hours on Thursday (February 6, 2025) with a group of people vandalising a nearby matriculation school belonging to the same management and … Read more
The judicial commission, headed by retired high court judge CR Dash, probing the alleged torture of an Army officer and sexual assault of his fiancée at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar last year, concluded its inquiry on Wednesday, an official said. The commission completed its inquiry as it is mandated to submit the report by … Read more
A large number of Chinese-origin assault rifles were recovered in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday, December 29, 2024. The recovery was made in a joint operation carried out by the Army and Assam Rifles, in coordination with district police, using specialist drones, tracker dogs and metal detectors, he said. Also … Read more
The Juvenile Justice Committee (JJC) of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Eluru district Collector to submit a report on the sexual assault of a mentally unsound minor girl in Eluru Town. When the victim complained of stomach ache and giddiness, family members shifted her to a hospital a few days ago. Doctors … Read more
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin held a meeting with senior officials of the Tamil Nadu government in Chennai on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the case of sexual assault … Read more
Police personnel lathi charge on agitators who blocked the railway tracks to protest against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a school, at Badlapur railway station, in Thane district, Tuesday (Aug. 20, 2024). | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Police has arrested more than 40 people and registered FIR against 300 people following the … Read more
The Barasat court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty in connection with a case of assault filed by a Kolkata restaurateur. According to Mr. Chakraborty’s lawyer Alok Samajpati, the Chandipur MLA, also an actor, was booked under four bailable sections. “The court granted … Read more
CAIRO: Israeli tanks advanced to the centre of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city that has stirred global condemnation for its continued civilian toll. Tanks and armoured vehicles mounted with machineguns were spotted near Al-Awda mosque, a central Rafah landmark, the … Read more