Rape victims` testimonies not always to be believed: SC

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 21:38

Rape victims` can be disbelieved if the allegations are not corroborated with evidence, the Supreme Court held on Thursday.

HC pulls up Maharashtra govt for not compensating to rape victims

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 19:28

The Bombay High Court on Monday pulled up the Maharashtra government for expressing its inability to provide compensation to victims of rape, sexual assault and acid attack.

`New decree in Pak regressive, insensitive to rape victims`

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 18:30

Pakistan`s top human rights watchdog on Friday expressed "alarm and disappointment" over a declaration by the Council of Islamic Ideology that DNA tests are not acceptable as primary evidence in determining rape cases.

LS Speaker for strict punishment to those ostracising rape victims

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 21:58

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday pitched for steps to help rape survivors recover from the trauma.

Judge who made rape remark not picked as justice in Jakarta

Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 00:00

A candidate for the Indonesian Supreme Court who suggested in a panel interview that rape victims might enjoy the act has not been selected for the post and may lose his job as a judge.

Rape victims from poor sections to get financial assistance

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 20:37

Rape victims who belong to economically poor sections may soon get financial assistance from government.

Delhi gang-rape case: Amitabh Bachchan slams media

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2012, 12:53

The gang rape of a 23-year-old paramedical student almost 10 days ago in the national capital has shaken one and all.

Maha minister irks women by asking not to protest rape cases

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 18:08

Laxmanrao Dhoble courted controversy when he advised women "not to waste time in staging protests for rape victims" of dalit community.

Fake rape victims a danger to society: Court

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 17:38

Women who file false rape cases are a danger to the society as the courts and public would start disbelieving the real victims, a Delhi court has said.