Tibetans protest against Li Keqiang's visit to India

Tibetans protest against Li Keqiang's visit to India New Delhi: Tibetan student activists are protesting outside the Taj Hotel in Central Delhi and outside the Parliament Street Police Station on Monday against the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to India. Protesters jumped a barricade and tried to break another barricade. Meanwhile at the hotel, Free Tibet activists were not allowed towards the hotel, but one activist scaled the wall of a petrol pump which is adjacent to...
12:36 PM, May 20, 2013

Wife swapping a common practice in the Navy: Naval officer's wife

Wife swapping a common practice in the Navy: Naval officer's wife New Delhi: The Indian Navy has been hit by fresh charges of wife swapping. CNN-IBN spoke to the wife of a naval officer, who last month accused her husband of wife swapping. She said that the practice is common in the Navy. Defence Minister AK Antony has ordered an inquiry into the matter. "It's very common in the Indian Navy. The thing is that everybody doesn't dare to file a...
08:29 AM, May 16, 2013

Sikh groups march towards 7RCR to protest against Sajjan's acquittal

Sikh groups march towards 7RCR to protest against Sajjan's acquittal New Delhi: Many people from the Sikh community protested against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in one of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in New Delhi on Sunday. They also clashed with police when it tried to stop them from marching towards the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 7RCR. The protesters had planned a march from Jantar Mantar to 7RCR but the police stopped them by barricading...
03:14 PM, May 05, 2013
Delhi: Why are crimes against women still continuing?

Delhi: Why are crimes against women still continuing?

A 5-year-old was abducted, kept locked up for days and systematically brutalised in New Delhi. The police initially refused to register an FIR and even slapped women protesting against this horrific incident. ...
10:48 PM, Apr 19, 2013

Delhi: 5-yr-old rape survivor critical; 1 person detained

Delhi: 5-yr-old rape survivor critical; 1 person detained New Delhi: In a grave reminder of December 16, 2012 Delhi gangrape, a five-year-old was abducted and brutally raped in the capital and the police have detained one person in connection with the case. The detained man is reported to be the father of the main accused. The police have registered a case of kidnapping, rape and unnatural sex under Section 377 of the IPC. The police also denied that...
12:17 PM, Apr 19, 2013

SFI activist death: Protests break out in Chennai, Delhi

SFI activist death: Protests break out in Chennai, Delhi Protesters took to the streets in New Delhi and Chennai after a Students Federation of India activist Sudipto Gupta was killed in Kolkata allegedly by the police during a crackdown in the city on Wednesday. The police tried to stop the demonstrators as they chanted slogans and marched with Gupta's posters. ...
05:05 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Chhattisgarh tribal girls' assault: NCPCR sends notice to state govt

Chhattisgarh tribal girls' assault: NCPCR sends notice to state govt

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sent a notice to the Chhattisgarh government. NCPCR official Vinod Ticu said it is a failure of the monitoring system. ...
04:00 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Many affected by the new UPSC exam rules, say it's 'unfair'

Many affected by the new UPSC exam rules, say it's 'unfair'

There is controversy over the change in the UPSC civil services exam. English test marks will now be included and only those who have graduated in a regional language can write the paper in that language. CNN-IBN spoke to those affected. ...
01:11 PM, Mar 13, 2013

Women's Day: Political tokenisms abound, real issues remain unaddressed

Women's Day: Political tokenisms abound, real issues remain unaddressed Women won't feel safe until the mindsets change - that's what CNN-IBN has been campaigning for. Even as we wait for stronger legislation and better implementation to prevent crimes against women, today, many more promises were made. Almost every woman politician made sure that they were in the public eye on International Women's Day, each one making all the politically correct statements. ...
08:12 PM, Mar 08, 2013

SRCC students help puppeteers, manual scavengers earn a decent living

SRCC students help puppeteers, manual scavengers earn a decent living Students from the prestigious Sri Ram College of Commerce aren't just about number-crunching. They use social entrepreneurship to help underprivileged people in the national capital from facilitating micro-credit for autorickshaw drivers to reaching out and arranging vocational training to puppeteers, manual scavengers to helping manual scavengers earn a decent living. ...
09:20 AM, Mar 05, 2013

Delhi school rape: Violent protests on streets

Delhi school rape: Violent protests on streets Barely two and a half months after the horrific December 16 gangrape, there was outrage and protests on the streets of Delhi again after a 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside an MCD school in Mangolpuri on Thursday. Angry protesters, including neighbours and local residents clashed outside the hospital with the police, accusing them of taking no action for three hours post the incident. ...
07:46 AM, Mar 02, 2013
Delhi school rape: Girl was gagged, tied and threatened, says uncle

Delhi school rape: Girl was gagged, tied and threatened, says uncle

The police has not managed to arrest the suspect so far. ...
09:53 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Delhi school rape: Police hunt for suspect as violent protests erupt

Delhi school rape: Police hunt for suspect as violent protests erupt The Delhi Police is on the lookout for the suspect in the shocking rape incident inside a municipal school in Mongolpuri in northwest Delhi. A seven-year-old girl student was raped by an unidentified man inside the school premises on Thursday during school hours. A case was registered by the police and the medical examination of the victim confirmed rape. ...
06:34 PM, Mar 01, 2013

MCD school student rape: Protesters damage vehicles, pelt stones

MCD school student rape: Protesters damage vehicles, pelt stones An angry crowd damaged buses and pelted stones at the police after a minor girl was raped inside a municipal school in the national capital on Friday. In the chaos, two policemen were injured. While the girl was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi hospital, the police detained a guard of the school and interrogated three staff members of the school, including two teachers. ...
04:46 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Juveniles, if they know what they are doing, should be punished: Justice Usha Mehra

Juveniles, if they know what they are doing, should be punished: Justice Usha Mehra Justice Usha Mehra, who submitted a report on the police response during and after the Delhi gangrape incident, has said that the juvenile accused in similar cases, "if they know what they are doing, should be punished". Speaking to CNN-IBN, Justice Mehra also advocated death penalty for the rarest of rare rape cases. ...
02:55 PM, Feb 23, 2013