May 04, 2022 7:33 am
Of the total 4,88,511 prison inmates, 3,71,848 were found to be undertrials. Among the undertrials, about 20% were Muslims, while about 73% were Dalits, tribals or OBCs.
April 05, 2022 9:05 am
Aditya Sharma, Christophe Jaffrelot write: It empowers police, governments to conduct such intrusive investigations with little accountability and few legal guidelines
January 06, 2022 9:33 am
🔴 Meeran Chadha Borwankar writes: Prompt reporting of cases, well-trained investigators and prosecutors, fast and fair trial are essential to control cyber crimes against women.
December 15, 2021 9:22 pm
🔴 In response to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the government, through audio-visual media, has generated public awareness to curb the menace of mob lynching.
November 16, 2021 7:23 am
The record assumes significance in the wake of the custodial death last Tuesday of a 22-year-old, Altaf, in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj after he was detained in the case of a minor girl from a Hindu family gone missing.
September 17, 2021 2:17 pm
Covid-19 Live Updates: So far, India has administered a total of 76,57,17,137 doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the World Health Organisation said in a statement. Over a billion doses have been administered in total in all South-East Asian countries affiliated with the WHO.
September 16, 2021 7:15 am
A total of 1,527 cases of fake news were recorded in the pandemic year — a 214 per cent increase — against 486 cases in 2019 and 280 cases in 2018, when the category was first included.
December 30, 2021 5:44 pm
Tavleen Singh writes: The narrative will change only when our political leaders stop turning their faces away from the horrible truth that not much has changed in the ‘new India’ when it comes to crimes against women.
July 10, 2021 4:32 pm
"Punjab Police...had done a great job in implementation of CCTNS in all police stations and becoming an example for others in technology-driven policing," said NCRB Director Ram Phal Pawar during a meeting.
December 24, 2020 11:46 am
Between lockdowns and slow business, sex workers may be compelled to push the next generation into the trade