The courts in many cases have ruled that hurling of abuse by taking the name of one's caste would not be an offence under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Caste ...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has determined that penalties under section 31 of the Protection of Women from Domestic ...

Opinion: Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval's 'holistic' strategy to reduce gun violence in the city is not working.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has launched a blistering verbal offensive against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, accusing Berlin ...

A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital following a shooting in downtown Hamilton. No suspect information has been ...

The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act aims to correct a long-standing injustice by exempting civil settlements for ...

A court in Khammam on Friday acquitted Rajya Sabha member Renuka Chowdhury in a case registered against her under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in 2016 due to lack of evidence.

The threat of detention or deportation by ICE has left many survivors too scared to seek help from police or the legal system ...

The Safewards program aims to make wards a more positive environment to reduce violence towards healthcare workers. More than ...

Bombay HC ruled an under-construction flat isn't a "shared household" under the DV Act, denying a woman's plea for her husband to pay its cost.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, alongside a coalition of 21 other attorneys general, has taken legal action to ...