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Students of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and Aligarh Muslim University also staged a protest condemning the attack on students of Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. … [Read more...] about Students protest outside Delhi Police HQ after JNU violence

In cases of rape, victims must also face the necessity of medical examination. Here, at least, there has been tangible improvement. Examinations like the so-called ‘two-finger test’ — checking the vaginal muscle by inserting fingers, once used regularly, to establish whether the victim was ‘used to sexual intercourse’ — meant that aside from the invasiveness, the victim had to also suffer the indignity of having her personal life and the condition of her vagina discussed in court. Many NGOs took this matter up, and it is no longer used. Currently, doctors visually confirm whether the hymen is intact, and to establish whether there was forcible intercourse, they check for injuries to and around the vagina. … [Read more...] about Sexual harassment: what the police want you to know

MANGALURU: A 55-year-old woman from Manejshwar never dreamt that she will be called to the police station for an investigation in connection with violence during the recent anti-CAA protests in the city, which led to two people getting killed in police firing, and injured a dozen others. The Mangaluru city police, who are probing the violence during the protest on December 19, have started sending notices to people who were present in the vicinity, after obtaining their details through mobile towers, according to sources. Interestingly, most of the notices were sent to people residing in the border areas of Karnataka and Kerala, and are students, homemakers, government employees, businessmen and others. They claim innocence, saying they frequent areas like Bunder and State Bank for business and other purposes, and were never involved in violence. According to sources, the husband of the woman who was served a notice used to have a SIM card which was registered in her name. Her husband, … [Read more...] about CAA protest violence: Mangaluru police issue notices to people in Kerala

Two members of a team of five special party police constables from Anantapur deputed to control stone-pelting mobs at Amaravati were injured on Monday, and were treated at a hospital nearby. Octord had to put stitches to treat the bleeding injuries. … [Read more...] about Two of five Special Party Police from Anantapur injured at Amaravati protests

Tension prevailed in Mandadam, Thullur and other capital villages when members of Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi (APS) and activists of various political parties marched towards the Assembly demanding that the government retain the entire capital in Amaravati. … [Read more...] about Police foil ‘Chalo Assembly’