At least seven people landed in jail yesterday on charges of rape in six districts.

Expressing concern at the incidents of rape and repression on women across the country, the High Court observes that moral degradation has reached to such a point that these kinds of incidents are happening repeatedly.

Movie producer Harvey Weinstein is indicted on Wednesday on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance says, the first case to emerge from a slew of sexual misconduct allegations against him.

Amidst outrage over a series of rape incidents of children across the country, the Indian cabinet today approved an ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 to introduce the death penalty for rape of children younger than 12 years.