Violence against women is legitimized by social norms, beliefs and institutions.

There is a growing focus on generating evidence on violence against informal women workers across the world.

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released a fresh data on the number of women and girls go missing in India. According to the Union ministry of home affairs, quoting NCRB data, 3,75,058 women above 18 years of age went missing from across the country in 2021 alone.

The study looks at the interrelated factors of transition from a pre-state forest dependent economy to a social system of an agricultural

The Odisha Police on Saturday booked a man for allegedly handing out instant 'triple talaq' to his wife after she lost money to cyber fraud.

Delhi reported more cases of rape, molestation, kidnapping and cruelty by husband till July 15 this year, compared to the same duration last year, according to the latest data shared by the Delhi Police on Wednesday.

Crimes against women, including rape, molestation and kidnapping, have been on the rise this year.

Almost ten years ago, Jyoti Singh’s brutal gangrape and murder in the heart of New Delhi in December 2012 received an inordinate amount of media attention and coverag

Two years into the pandemic, a global crisis of violence against women and girls has gripped headlines worldwide. India is no exception. A recent analysis of national crime records data suggests a woman dies every hour due to domestic or “dowry-related” disputes, while another two are raped.

According to the police, the incident took place on Friday night when the minor girl and her mother were heading to Roorkee from Kaliyar, Haridwar in a rickshaw.