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British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

We live in a dystopian world

Our New Year resolution would be thus to wake up and smell the coffee — and will be more ecological aware! Cheers!

08 Jan 2018 2:21 AM

Prabhu Ramamoorthy, allegedly groped the 22-year-old seated next to him on a Spirit Airlines flight from Las Vegas which landed in Detroit early on January 3. (Photo: Facebook/Ramamoorthy)

Indian man sitting with wife gropes woman on US flight, arrested

The victim told investigators that she woke up to find her pants and shirt unbuttoned and the man's hand inside her pants.

05 Jan 2018 2:26 PM

Aggarwal, formerly a doctor at Dayton Children's Hospital in Ohio, inappropriately touched two teens during medical examination between 2013 and 2015, the government attorney said. (Photo: File/Representational)

Indian doctor jailed on 4 counts of sexual offence, including groping teen patients

Arun Aggarwal, 40, was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to four counts of gross sexual imposition.

04 Jan 2018 3:28 PM

The man ‘had a large number of boys and young teenagers, some of which lived nearby, who worked for him on whom he performed sexual acts and filmed them.’ (Photo: File/Representational)

German paedophile on trial: Accused of raping 6 Indian children, filming it

He is accused of raping six children between 5 and 11 years old in 2015-2016 while working in India.

04 Jan 2018 11:55 AM

According to Minister of State for Home, 50 per cent abusers were persons known to the child and most children did not report the matter to anyone.

More than 53 per cent children face sexual abuse: Govt

Report also says 21.90 per cent child respondents reported facing severe forms of sexual abuse, 50.76 per cent other forms of sexual abuse.

28 Dec 2017 9:28 AM

Naeema Kishwar who is a member of the religious Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam, a pro-Taliban party, took umbrage with a focus on sexual abuse in the madrassas. (Photo: File)

Pak: Victims of rape, sexual abuse by religious clerics keep mum due to shame

Sharmeen Obaid, whose documentaries have given voice to victims of acid attacks and honour killing in Pakistan also retweeted the story.

16 Dec 2017 2:24 PM

He had inserted his hand into the apartment through an open window with the intention to annoy a then 23-year-old woman who was sleeping. (Photo: File/Representational)

Singapore: Indian man gets 3 weeks in prison for molesting woman

Prabu Natarajan admitted to rubbing his thigh, several times against a 23-year-old woman, who works as a part-time tutor.

15 Dec 2017 10:59 AM

A woman working at a restaurant says her boss did nothing when two dishwashers kept making vulgar comments. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sexual misconduct often part of the job in hospitality work

Hospitality industry workers are routinely subjected to sexual abuse and harassment that are largely unchecked.

11 Dec 2017 12:27 PM

The study found that while girls from the Asian community were seen as ‘protected’ because chastity was linked to "family honour", young white women were deemed ‘easy targets’ and ‘open to sexual relationships with a little persuasion.’ (Photo: File/Representational)

UK: Pak-origin men target white girls with drugs, alcohol before sexually abusing

Quilliam group calls for greater government support to help integrate British-Pakistanis into the modern UK society.

10 Dec 2017 8:48 PM

Parents of the students of G.D. Birla Centre For Education School in Kolkata at a sit-in demonstartion. (Photo: Asian Age)

Child abuse case: Police summons principal; victim named by school

A special committee formed by the police yesterday to look into the allegations of negligence and false representation.

06 Dec 2017 1:10 AM

Guardians of M.P. Birla school, Behala, agitate in front of the school on Monday against the alleged sexual assault of a minor student of the school. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

M.P. Birla suspends staffer amid protests

The school has been thoroughly cooperating with the police in the investigations.

05 Dec 2017 12:42 AM

The couple claimed they had gone out last evening and when they returned home, they found the domestic help hanging from the ceiling fan in a room. (Photo: File/Representational)

19-yr-old domestic help found dead in doctor couple's residence

Although the couple said the help had committed suicide, her parents and other domestic helps in the housing society alleged it was murder.

27 Nov 2017 4:35 PM

The alleged incidents of sexual abuse took place over the past few months, police says. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Hyderabad: 85-year-old man lures, sexually abuses 6 minor girls; arrested

M Satyanarayana, a retired central government employee, lured the girls to his house by offering them chocolates and sexually abused them.

22 Nov 2017 9:17 PM

Kausar Parveen comforts her child who was allegedly raped by a religious cleric in Kehror Pakka, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Sexual abuse pervasive in Pak Islamic schools

The teacher had already confessed, according to police, and the police report said he was found with the boy. Yet he swore his innocence in court.

22 Nov 2017 6:21 AM

Kausar Parveen sits with her son who was allegedly raped by a mullah or religious cleric, in Kehror Pakka, Pakistan on May 4. (Photo: AP)

Sexual abuse pervasive in Islamic schools in Pakistan

In a culture where clerics are powerful and sexual abuse is a taboo subject, it is seldom discussed or even acknowledged in public.

21 Nov 2017 6:31 PM

The NCRB data reveals that 94,172 cases of crimes against children were registered in 2015 in India..

Special police teams to handle POCSO cases

The team will comprise of 12 police personnel, out of which 4 to 6 will be women officers.

16 Nov 2017 2:42 AM

'An FIR has been registered based on the woman's complaint and investigation is underway,' police informed. (Photo: File/Representational)

Woman faces sexual assault on pretext of job placement in Noida

In her complaint, the woman said that on reaching Noida, she was taken to an apartment where the men attempted to sexually assault her.

13 Nov 2017 9:51 PM

The assaulters had burnt the duo with plastics, sexually abused them by forcing them to perform sodomy, and also allegedly sprinkled petrol and chilli powder on their private parts. (Representational Image)

10 held for assault of minors in Rohini

According to police, it has also slapped the IT Act on the 10 persons besides the POCSO ACT in this connection.

06 Nov 2017 6:38 AM

French jog to honor slain woman runner, protest sex abuse

Another run was organized in the eastern city of Strasbourg and a march is planned in Daval's hometown of Gray.

04 Nov 2017 6:02 PM

Theresa May is due to meet leaders of other parties on Monday to thrash out a cross-party approach. (Photo: AP/File)

New code of conduct for Conservative party members after harassment allegations

Her governing Conservatives will adopt a new complaints procedure with a hotline for reporting potential breaches.

04 Nov 2017 2:05 PM

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