SC trashes rape case filed by woman after 34 years

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 17, 2024
Two years before the nationwide 'Me Too' movement gained momentum, in 2016, a Muslim woman filed a First Information Report (FIR) at a police station in Assam. She accused a Hindu man of sexually assaulting her in 1982 when she was a minor. To support her claim, she referenced the birth of a male child in 1983. The charges were...

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Assam

State in northeastern India
A herd of 80 wild elephants, a common sight in Assam's Udalguri, Baksa, and Tamulpur districts, is wreaking havoc on paddy fields and endangering villagers. The..
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The Assam government has decided to rename Karimganj district to Sribhumi, fulfilling a long-standing demand inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's description of the..
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Violence continues to grip Manipur, claiming seven lives on Monday, including a protester in Jiribam. The discovery of bodies in Assam's Barak River heightened..
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Muslims

Adherents of Islam
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a plea by Hindu petitioners requesting an ASI survey of the sealed area within the Gyanvapi mosque complex. This area was..
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Satyaki Savarkar had filed a complaint in a Pune court claiming Gandhi, in his speech in London in March 2023, stated that Savarkar had written in a book that he..
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Muslim leaders urged the Muslim community to vote for the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, sparking controversy and drawing criticism from Hindu..
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The Kerala high court ruled that opposition from other groups shouldn't prevent the establishment of religious places in a democratic nation. The court made this..
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At a Dumka rally, Union home minister Amit Shah accused Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren of failing to control infiltration and appeasing Muslims. Shah highlighted the..
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Hinduism

Indian religion
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) is urging the Kerala government to stop what they call the 'oppression of devotees' at the Sabarimala shrine. They object to..
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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board passed a resolution mandating that all its non-Hindu employees either opt for voluntary retirement or seek a..
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