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Former Odisha law minister, wife held in dowry case

BHUBANESWAR, India: Police Saturday arrested former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife Pritilata for allegedly torturing their daughter-in-law for dowry, Dispatch News...

Two more rape cases reported in Odisha

KEONJHAR / ANGUL (ODISHA): Two more sexual assault incidents came to light at separate places in Odisha with a 21-year-old woman being gangraped and...

Nurse gangraped in Bihar; three held

SAHARSA (BIHAR): A nurse, returning home from the market was gangraped allegedly by three men in Bihar's Saharsa district, police said.The Dispatch News Desk...

Mumbai Muslim women’s body accused of terrorism

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has issued a circular, alerting the city’s police force about the possibility of highly-trained women militants posing a threat to...

Malala Yousufzai’s memoir to be published for £2m

LONDON: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen while advocating girls’ education in October last year, will have her...

Indian couple tries to sell wife’s minor sister

MUMBAI: A couple was arrested for allegedly trying to sell the wife's 12-year-old sister for Rs 70,000. Following a tip-off, a special squad, formed by...

Angelina Jolie joins anti-rape drive

London: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has teamed up with Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague for a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...

Youth, friend held for rape

MUMBAI: A youth was arrested by the Kandivli police from Gujarat on Wednesday for raping a minor last Saturday at the 12-year-old's residence. The...

Chargesheet filed against six for Swiss woman’s gangrape

Datia (MP), India: The Datia police have filed a chargesheet against six accused in a local court, for allegedly gangraping a Swiss woman on...

16-year-old girl gangraped by three men

SITAPUR (UP) India: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by three men in Alahiapur village here, The Dispatch News Desk (DND) reports.The girl was...

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