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Over 1 billion women faced childhood sexual violence in 2023: Lancet

New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Over a billion women worldwide aged 15 and above had experienced sexual violence during childhood, while around 608 million were exposed to intimate partner violence in 2023, according to estimates published in The Lancet journal. Highest prevalence of both intimate partner and sexual violence were found to be concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In these regions, the health impacts of violence are compounded by high rates of HIV and other chronic conditions, researchers noted. In India, prevalence of intimate partner violence was estimated at 23 per cent among women aged 15 and above.

Trump’s speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from ‘filthy’ countries

MOUNT POCONO, Pa., December 10, 2025 (AP) — On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, yet the issue that has damaged his popularity couldn’t quite command his full attention. The president told the crowd gathered at a casino and resort in Mount Pocono that inflation was no longer a problem and that Democrats had used the term “affordability” as a “hoax” to hurt his reputation. But his remarks weaved wildly to include grievances he first raised behind closed doors in his first term in 2018 — and later denied

UN agency reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to online abuse

GENEVA, December 9, 2025 (AP) — UN Women and partners published a study Tuesday that found more than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online, with over 40% saying they have faced real-world attacks linked to digital abuse. The report entitled “Tipping Point” focuses on an escalation in violence targeting such women alongside the rise of social media and artificial intelligence, and draws on input from more than 6,900 human rights defenders, journalists and activists in 119 countries. The study by UN Women, the United Nations agency that promotes women’s rights, gender equality and empowerment

No objection to singing Vande Mataram but Muslims cannot associate anyone with worship: Jamiat

New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) Amid the debate on Vande Mataram in Parliament, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Tuesday said it had no objection to anyone singing the national song, but the poem carries polytheistic beliefs, and Muslims cannot associate anyone else with worship. Maulana Arshad, the outfit’s president, said love for one’s country is one thing, and worshipping it is another. He said Muslims do not need a certificate from anyone to prove their love for this nation. “We have no objection to anyone reading or singing Vande Mataram. However, we want to make it clear once again that a Muslim

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