Rape in India

The lower court had said breaking the drawstrings of a girl's lower garment was not attempted rape.

A man was killed and two women, including an Israeli tourist, were allegedly gang-raped last week.

The accused Shyam Bhartia has denied the allegations as "baseless, false and disparaging".

The controversial ruling once again shines a spotlight on the issue of marital rape in India, which refuses to criminalise it.

The crime sparked widespread anger and fears over the safety of healthcare workers in India.

Police say that the woman was alleged sexually abused and gangraped when she was a minor.

Kolkata's largest festival, Durga Puja, is unfolding amid some of the city’s most fervent protests in years.

The government has opposed petitions in the country's top court that seek criminalisation of marital rape.