BOLLYWOOD actress Kangana Ranaut stirred controversy with controversial comments normalizing lynching of Muslims in India. Kangana Ranaut made these remarks during interaction with Jaggi Vasudev, popularly known as Sadhguru in “In Conversation with the Mystic”. Jaggi said, “[In villages] How many thousand head of cattle you owned decided how rich ...
Read More »Fines for sex harassment on streets are approved in France
AP: French lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a bill that expands the criminal definition of child rape and outlaws sex harassment on the street, measures the government described as a signal of deep social change. The legislation approved in the lower house of the French parliament classifies relations between ...
Read More »Sri Lanka cricketer suspended after friend accused of hotel rape
AFP COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan Test cricketer has been suspended after a Norwegian woman accused his friend of raping her in a hotel room where he was present, an official said. Dhanushka Gunathilaka, 27, and his friend, who cannot be named, took two Norwegian women to the hotel where the ...
Read More »Mithun Chakraborty’s son gets married, out on bail in rape case
MUMBAI: Mithun Chakraborty’s son Mahaakshay Chakraborty aka Mimoh tied the knot with girlfriend Madalsa Sharma in Ooty on Tuesday. The actor earlier received bail in the rape case of a Bhojpuri actor. It is reported that Mimoh got his marriage with southern actress Madalsa Sharma registered on July 7 after ...
Read More »Mithun Chakraborty’s son, wife accused of rape
A court here on Saturday granted anticipatory bail to Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty’s son Mahaakshay and wife Yogita Bali who have been booked for rape and cheating. Special Judge Ashutosh Kumar granted bail to the two asking them to furnish a personal bond of Rs 0.1 million (1 lakh) with two ...
Read More »Indian police arrest principal, 5 others in rape of student
PATNA: Police in eastern India have arrested a school principal, two teachers and three students after a teenage girl blamed them and another 13 schoolmates for repeatedly raping her for the last seven months, police said Saturday. Police arrested the six after the girl named the 19 accused in a ...
Read More »Morgan Freeman apologises after sexual harassment claims
HOLLYWOOD: Octogenarian Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman apologised Thursday after a report of multiple sexual harassment accusations, making the actor the latest high-profile figure to face allegations of misconduct in the #MeToo era. Sixteen people – eight of whom say they were victims – described to CNN a range of troubling behavior ...
Read More »Anger Erupts in Spain Over 5 Men Cleared Of Rape Charges
PHOTO: AFP MADRID: Protests have erupted across Spain following a court’s decision to clear five men of rape charges. The men, who have been dubbed ‘La Manada’ or ‘The Wolf Pack’ by Spanish media are accused of gang raping an 18-year-old woman during the 2016 San Fermin running of the ...
Read More »Child’s Rape and Murder Fuels Religious Tensions in India
Students participate in a candle light procession in protest against the rape and murder of 8-year-old Asifa, in Jammu Kashmir, India, Friday, April 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) SRINAGAR: The girl, just 8 years old, was grazing her family’s ponies on a chilly January day in the forests of the ...
Read More »Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer says sex to boost film career is not rape
HOLLYWOOD: Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday a woman having sex with a Hollywood producer to advance her career is “not rape”, in a British newspaper interview on the eve of the Oscars. Ben Brafman is one of the US’ top criminal defence attorneys, hired by the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose ...
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