Kolkata: The Calcutta high court on Tuesday accepted a petition from 2025 Padma Shri awardee Swami Pradiptananda, head of the ...

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US cancelled post-rape kit funding in Congo under Trump, leaving survivors without HIV meds or care as violence escalates.

A statement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said the federal law would still be enforced, despite the ...

The Beldanga Police have issued summons to Maharaj and asked him to appear today for questioning in connection with rape ...

A prominent Hindu monk and Padma Shri awardee, Kartik Maharaj — also known as Swami Pradiptananda Maharaj — has been served a police notice in connection with allegations of rape, cheating, and forced ...

The Delhi high court on Monday allowed a 16-year-old survivor of two separate sexual assaults to terminate her 26-week ...

The woman alleged that Kartik Maharaj, a monk of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha, took her to an ashram in Murshidabad, promising her a teaching job at a school.

According to the woman, one night, the monk entered her room and forcibly raped her. She claims the assaults occurred at least 12 times over six months between January and June 2013.

Citing the womans complaint, the media reported, Maharaj offered her a job at Chanak Adivasi Abasik Balika Vidyalaya in ...

A woman from West Bengal has accused Padma Shri awardee monk, Swami Pradiptananda, of repeated rape since 2013 under the ...