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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo: AP)

Julian sues Ecuador for violating fundamental rights' in asylum

Assange found refuge in Ecuador embassy in 2012 after judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden to face allegations...

21 Oct 2018 1:42 PM IST

Recently at a court hearing, a woman hurled ink on Brajesh Thakur, main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. (Photo: PTI)

ED registers case under PMLA in Muzaffarpur shelter home case

The Enforcement Directorate, they said, will soon issue summons to the accused including the shelter home owner Brajesh...

17 Oct 2018 4:54 PM IST

It is true that many women still cannot muster the courage to complain that they were assaulted sexually. But the possibility of false complaints also cannot be ruled out.(Representational image)

Sexual freedom versus sexual assault

Complaints of sexual harassment are rising by leaps and bounds It is true that there is no dearth of philanderers and...

15 Oct 2018 12:07 AM IST

The proposal, which was scheduled to undergo a final vote on Tuesday, would have deferred sentencing or punishment for sexual assault in cases where there was no physical force and where the victim and perpetrator were married. (Representational Image)

#MeToo is a game-changer that can realign the scales of power

The current barrage of allegations against the former editor, author and politician are another story altogether.

11 Oct 2018 12:51 AM IST

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief Swati Maliwal. (Photo: ANI)

'Alok Nath's casual attitude to rape charges shows mentality of such...

Supporting the #MeToo movement, Swati Maliwal said, 'Finally, women are hitting out at their accusers, and it is a very...

9 Oct 2018 8:42 PM IST

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Your silence will not protect you

There is already an insurgency in the making against the existing patriarchy. We will lose more battles than we can win....

8 Oct 2018 2:12 AM IST

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

US Senate's procedural vote for Brett Kavanaugh on Friday, final vote...

If Kavanaugh clears Friday's procedural hurdle, that would set up a final confirmation vote as early as Saturday.

4 Oct 2018 12:29 PM IST

Those arrested were identified as Mohammad Burhan (22) and Aditya Singh (25), they said. Based on a complaint filed by a man, a case was registered on June 26. (Representational image)

Man held for killing his minor girlfriend

On the same day, the girl's parents had approached the police, saying their daughter had gone missing.

4 Oct 2018 2:14 AM IST

Trump had multiple chances to craft a DACA fix with Congress. But one never materialized, despite overwhelming public support for letting Dreamers stay. (Photo: File)

Very scary time for young men in America: Donald Trump amid Kavanaugh...

The fight over Kavanaugh's nomination has been unusually emotional and has unfolded just weeks ahead of Nov. 6...

3 Oct 2018 11:04 AM IST

Im not a drinker and I can honestly say I never had a beer in my life -- its one of my only good traits, Trump joked at a long, rambling press conference. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Ford at public rally

Impersonating Ford, Trump on Tuesday said that the woman accuser only remembered that she had one beer and nothing else.

3 Oct 2018 9:51 AM IST

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)

Trump says he has 'open mind' to result of FBI's Kavanaugh probe

FBI has been asked to complete an investigation against Kavanaugh, who is facing allegations of sexual assault from at...

2 Oct 2018 2:58 PM IST

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Ex-classmate says Brett lied about his drinking, was habitual drinker

Trump sought to excuse excessive drinking by teenagers, while going beyond Kavanaugh's own testimony on his past use of...

2 Oct 2018 2:32 PM IST