12 cases registered against Kharat so far include eight offences of sexual exploitation of women and four cases of cheating. Seven more cases have been filed in various cities in Maharashtra

BJP to initiate action against social media handles for spreading ‘false information’

Special judge S.P. Agarwal cleared the accused, Samsher Rais Khan, of charges under section 376(2)(n) (repeated rape) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act

"The raid was conducted around midnight following inputs that the bar management was employing more women than permitted and forcing them to perform obscene dances to attract customers," says official

The accused had attempted to move the firecrackers from the imported containers to another vehicle at a Container Freight Station after breaking the container seals

The strike had affected operations at District Collectorates, Treasury Offices, the GST Department, RTOs, Irrigation and Agriculture offices, and aided colleges and schools

The Hindu has accessed the four-page complaint written by a young woman to the Mumbai Police