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Minor rape case: Protests spread, accused brought to Delhi from Bihar

New Delhi: Amidst raging protests, the Delhi police on Saturday brought the accused in the barbaric rape of a five-year-old girl to the capital...

67 villagers convicted for assaulting woman over ‘black magic’

Sangareddy, Andhra Pradesh, India: Sixty-seven persons, including nine women, have been sentenced to five years imprisonment by a district court for attempting to murder...

Malala Yousafzai to make UN speech on July 12

LONDON: Malala Yousafzai will make her first public speech on her 16th birthday at the United Nations on July 12 in New York, the...

Rape highest reported crime in matrilineal Meghalaya, India

Shillong, India: Rape is the highest reported crime in Meghalaya where matrilineal system exists among the dominant tribes and victims of over 65 per...

Over 6 lakh women unregistered in Rajasthan voter list

Jaipur: The Rajasthan election department has identified over six lakh unregistered eligible women voters, to be enrolled in the electoral roll. The Dispatch News...

Two teenaged sisters gang-raped in UP

Sambhal: Two teenaged sisters were allegedly gang-raped by three youths in Hayatnagar area, police said here. The Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported. The mother of...

6-yr old girl raped, body found in garbage

Aligarh, India: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped before being murdered and her body dumped in garbage on Thursday triggering protests by locals who...

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women to visit India

Geneva: For the first time, a UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women will visit India next week to assess the overall situation of...

10-year-old girl raped inside bus in Delhi

New Delhi: Four months have passed since the atrocious December 16 gang-rape incident occurred in the national capital, and promises made by the government...

Bulgarians and Romanians greater victims of human trafficking

Brussels: Poverty coupled with high cost of living is making Bulgarians and Romanians most vulnerable for human trafficking. The total number of identified and presumed victims...

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