Women's safety News

  Ravenshaw University in Odisha drew backlash after restricting women’s campus presence post-5:30 PM, citing safety concerns. The gendered directive was quickly withdrawn following protests. 

Have safe company around you, the actress said She points out that prevention is always better than cure It's important to be always careful and aware and not trust anyone blindly, Sahai further advises

A 5-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped near Bhalswa Dairy The police carried out a search operation and traced the girl near a lake The investigation of the case is underway and multiple teams have been formed

President Droupadi Murmu was in Nagaland today She inaugurated several projects related to education and infrastructure

Civic agencies will light up more than 1,000 dark spots in Delhi The Centre will provide Rs 11 crore for the project aimed at strengthening women safety in the national capital

The Union Cabinet on Saturday cleared the Ordinance which provides death sentence for rapists of girls under 12 years.

The Union Cabinet on Saturday cleared Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance stipulating stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape, particularly of girls below 16 and 12 years.

BJP MLA from Madhya Pradesh PL Shakya had in December 2017 questioned Virat Kohli's 'patriotism' after he married Anushka Sharma in Italy.

In the wake of an incident of molestation inside a metro station, the CISF on Friday issued a direction for its quick reaction teams (QRTs), including women commandos, to increase patrols in the dark and un-manned areas inside Delhi Metro stations.

The Delhi High Court has ruled that not all unwelcome physical contacts can be categorised as sexual harassment

Megha, a BITS Pilani student, recently took to Twitter to share her harrowing experience after she was followed by a man at a Delhi metro station in a series of tweets.

To which Raveena replied: "Yes ma'am. law amendments, steps need to be taken aggressively. Fast track courts, non-bailable offences, eg set in conviction if proved guilty."

In order to provide a safer environment to women in Uttar Pradesh, the state's police has set up ‘Anti Romeo Squads’ to prevent harassment of women by miscreants on the instructions of newly-inducted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Cracking the whip against illegal operation of buses from neighbouring states in Delhi, the city transport department has impounded 80 vehicles over the last few days.

Delhi BJP in-charge Shyam Jaju on Thursday said women in the city have been the worst sufferers under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, as they got carried away by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal`s false image of "saviour".

Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only leader who has taken steps to ensure the safety of women, preserving their "very existence".

A 32-year-old woman from Bihar was allegedly raped and looted by two men in the ladies coach of a moving train between Shahdara and Old Delhi railway stations on Saturday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh and accused it of deviating from the ideals of socialist ideologue Dr Ram Manohar Lohia.

Stalking has become a "menace" which not only makes women feel unsafe and nervous to move out alone but also violates their right to life and liberty, a Delhi court has observed.