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Dalit girl from Delhi raped, killed in Gurgaon; landlord's kin arrested

A 13-year-old Dalit girl from north Delhi's Narela was allegedly raped and killed at neighbouring Gurgaon by a relative of her landlord, officials said Tuesday.

Woman who attempted self-immolation outside Supreme Court dies

A 24-year-old woman who allegedly attempted suicide with a man outside the Supreme Court here died on Tuesday, police said.

Kathy Hochul says she's ready to lead following Andrew Cuomo's exit

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday she was prepared to lead after Gov. Andrew Cuomo steps down

Alibaba worker's desperate plea for help sparks #MeToo reckoning

The People's Daily, a mouthpiece for China's ruling Communist Party, has highlighted the incident as an example of why companies must pay more attention to culture the larger they grow

Fired, will never be rehired: Alibaba on manager accused of sexual assault

Two executives who mishandled allegation have also resigned

Facing flak, Goa CM says his remarks on rape victims 'taken out of context'

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who has drawn criticism over his remark about to the gang-rape of two girls, on Friday said his statement was taken out of context

SC closes plea on trial in sexual assault case against Tarun Tejpal

The Supreme Court closed case related to extension of time after noting that a trial court in Goa has completed the trial by rendering acquittal verdict in the sexual assault case against Tarun Tejpal

Chronicle of deaths foretold

Book review of THE GOOD GIRLS: An Ordinary Killing

Mastercard reviews ties with Pornhub after NYT columnist's complaints

Nicholas Kristof's column in the Times describing recordings of assaults and a naked video of a 14-year-old girl sparked outrage on social media

SC refuses to entertain plea on protection of rape victims' identity

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea which had sought proper implementation of guidelines regarding protection of identity of rape victims

McDonald's Ex-CEO asks court to dismiss 'meritless' case against him

McDonald's said it has since found that Easterbrook had sexual relationships with three employees and destroyed evidence

Judge nixes Donald Trump's bid to delay suit from woman alleging rape

The decision allows Carroll - who''s seeking Trump''s DNA as potential evidence - to keep pursuing her suit. She says he slurred her in denying her claim that he raped her in the 1990s

Former UK minister, Conservative Party MP arrested on suspicion of rape

The allegations of rape against the parliamentarian were made by a former employee who alleges that the lawmaker assaulted her

Tuticorin SP shunted out, put on 'compulsory wait' by Tamil Nadu govt

The SP of Tuticorin, where a father-son duo died after being allegedly thrashed by the police last week, was shunted out of district and placed under "compulsory wait" by the Tamil Nadu govt.

Justin Bieber sues women who accused him of sexual assault for $20 mn

Singer Justin Bieber has reportedly filed a Rs 10-million each defamation lawsuit against the two women who recently accused him of sexual assault on social media.

Bieber accused of sexually assaulting women in 2014, refutes claims

The 26-year-old singer said "there is no truth to this story" and shared the emails, receipts and articles showing he stayed at an Airbnb on the night of the alleged assault

New POCSO rules make law on sexual offences against children more stringent

Some of the significant additions in the new rules include provision of mandatory police verification of staff in schools and care homes

A safer woman pools her car even with men; changing trends in commute

60% women riders see carpooling as a relatively safer option than public transport, subject to who their co-passengers are

Prosecutor urges stiff sentence for Weinstein citing 'lifetime of abuse'

Weinstein, who was convicted Feb. 24 after a jury trial, is set for sentencing on March 11

A victory for #MeToo

Harvey Weinstein's indictment is a landmark event for the #MeToo movement