Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addresses the Assembly. Photo: DIPR A Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (Amendment) Act, 1998, which was tabled in the Assembly by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday, sought to legally restrain persons accused of harassing women from contacting them. The Bill sought to incorporate Section … Read more
Nearly 1,400 victims of sex crimes and highly heinous gender-based violence have collectively received an interim financial relief to the tune of ₹10.17 crore under the Aswasanidhi project of the Women and Child Development department since its inception in 2018. The Nirbhaya cell of the department shared details of the project in response to a … Read more
The ‘conviction-based policing’ initiated by the Andhra Pradesh Police has been yielding promising results in the last six months as the number of convictions has increased manifold. The number of convictions in the cases pertaining to crime against women and children had increased from 25 in 2021 to 134 in 2022, Director General of Police … Read more
Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid painkiller OxyContin linked to the opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal crimes as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The company will plead guilty to three counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating federal anti-kickback … Read more
As a probable fall out of the Hathras gangrape incident, the Congress has put candidates accused in crimes against women on hold The candidate selection panel of Congress has put on hold three names who have pending cases of serious crimes against women. (Photo: India Today) The Hathras gangrape case in Uttar Pradesh may have … Read more
Hathras case has brought to light two aspects of sexual assault crimes against women. The first one to reinforce that safety of women remains a big concern in India. Secondly, there is lack of sensitivity towards crimes of sexual assault. Some of the influential people have emphasised the need to “inculcate samskar (moral values) in … Read more