November 28, 2022 10:25 am
The result, according to officials, was that police secured 10 UAPA convictions over the last year. While the corresponding figures for previous years were not available, officials said it was marginally higher this time.
September 05, 2022 5:51 am
The latest edition of the NCRB’s Crime in India report showed that 76 sedition cases were registered across the country in 2021, a marginal increase from the 73 registered in 2020. The number of these cases stood at 93 in 2019, 70 in 2018, 51 in 2017, 35 in 2016, 30 in 2015 and 47 in 2014.
September 02, 2022 10:37 am
West Bengal reported 43 cases of fake news on social media with Kolkata alone recording 28 of these cases, according to data published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
September 01, 2022 7:17 am
While the data on convictions was not available for 11 states, as many as eight states and three Union territories saw no convictions at all.
September 01, 2022 12:53 am
Punjab among very few states where road accidents caused more deaths than injuries to people
September 01, 2022 12:04 am
In 2021, of the 10.93 lakh cases registered in the country under the Prohibition Law and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act, 2.84 lakh were in Gujarat, followed by 2.15 lakh in Tamil Nadu. In 2020, Gujarat accounted for 2.42 lakh such cases, while Tamil Nadu recorded 1.68 lakh cases.
August 31, 2022 10:36 pm
Identity theft cases make up the largest chunk--20 %--of computer-related crimes registered in the country.
August 30, 2022 7:39 pm
"Mental health topics and emotional behaviours should be introduced at a young age in schools, and teachers must be sensitised," said Dr Sonal Anand, a psychiatrist
August 30, 2022 11:16 am
Kolkata reported 11 cases of rape in 2021, while Delhi reported 1,226 rape cases -- the highest in the country.
August 30, 2022 2:24 am
In 2021, 1.55 lakh people died in accidents on Indian roads, up from 1.33 lakh in 2020, when much of the year saw a nationwide lockdown.