When the accused pointed the finger at the father for starting the fight, the court snapped and said that it would be a normal reaction of any parent who hears lewd comments being made on their children. 

The objective is to ensure that young boys feel parental pressure without humiliation. In the evenings, the squads will roam around in the marketplaces to prevent any incident.

A teen who was once traumatised after eve-teasing now inspires and trains many more girls towards self defence. Here’s her story.

Chello Meme is a 19-year old girl from Arunachal Pradesh whose video where she called out her harasser went viral all over North east India.

According to police, the elderly woman tried to confront the accused person who was harassing her daughter, got beaten up instead

This all-women cop team in Vizianagaram district consists of 24 young women personnel and is called as ‘Shakthi Team’.

The Indore District Administration has come up with a move that they hope will deter crimes against women. Offenders, who have been convicted of multiple crimes against women, will have their driving licence cancelled. These crimes include molestation, rape and dowry harassment. Indore district collector Nishant Warwade made this announcement on May 17 during a meeting […]

A Delhi court has rejected a plea to cut down the jail term of a 21-year-old stalker who had threatened to throw acid on a woman if she did not marry him. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar said an acid attack threat is enough to “send shivers down a woman’s spine”. Kuhar said that such cases, […]

Women’s safety is a big concern in India. Last year, around 35,000 cases of rape were registered in the country. In the last few years, the situation has gotten much worse and this is definitely not the India that women want to live in. Often times, when a woman is raped or sexually assaulted, they […]

When I was a bookish fourteen-year old I had a very interesting conversation with one of my friends. She asked me if I had been “proposed” by any boy. Nerd, that I was, I got confused. I asked her if she meant if I had been “teased” by any boy, to which she rather innocently […]