In Bulgarhi, where upper castes are in the majority, the victim’s family finds little sympathy. Not even other Dalit families side with them. This is a potent weapon for the accused.
The direction came on the application moved by a man whose deceased wife's photo was being circulated on various social media platforms wrongly depicting her as the victim of Hathras rape.
Gender-based hierarchy and patriarchal norms that govern sexual division of labour within Indian households, are key factors responsible for sexual violence against women
The 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras on September 14. She died on September 29 at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital during treatment.
The court also said that it would consider transferring the proceedings out of Hathras for ensuring a free and fair trial in the case.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made the comments while condemning the recent murder of a rape victim’s father in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras
The accused Gaurav Sharma was jailed for a month in 2018 after a molestation case was filed against him by the woman's father in Uttar Pradesh.
The case was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government
A 50-year-old woman was allegedly raped and murdered by a priest and two others in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun district on Wednesday
Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar will now be the new district magistrate of Mirzapur.
Journalist Kappan and three others were arrested by Mathura police on October 5 when they were on their way to a village in Hathras to meet the family of gangrape victim.
In its report, the agency mentioned lapses on at least four counts, starting with the police not writing down the woman's oral statement.
The victim and Sandeep lived nearby and 'he developed acquaintance with the victim two/three years back which gradually turned into love affair'
'Investigation conducted so far has found some shocking findings,' Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells the bench.
A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by four men in Hathras on September 14
People's Union for Civil Liberties demand security for the victim's family and social rehabilitation
Law officer says the meeting was not denied earlier also and even now, the lawyer can go and meet him in jail.
Court seeks immediate action on a month-old plea that falsely reveals the identity of Hathras rape victim.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.