
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh was elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party President on Wednesday as Nitin Gadkari opted out of the race following corruption allegations against him. ...

11:58 PM, Jan 23, 2013

A month after the brutal Delhi gangrape and murder, the Justice Verma Committee submitted its recommendations to check crimes against women on Wednesday. The report has suggested changes in an entire gamut of laws to bring speedier justice for crimes against women. ...

11:57 PM, Jan 23, 2013

The Justice Verma Committee, which on Wednesday presented its report to the government, stopped short of suggesting death penalty for rapists and lowering juvenile age. Justice JS Verma said in the case of December 16 Delhi gangrape, he "referred to it only as undisputed facts". ...

08:05 PM, Jan 23, 2013

The Vice Principal of Don Bosco School in Pune has been arrested and sent to police custody till January 25 for allegedly misbehaving with girl students. Four girls filed a complaint on Monday with the Yerwada Police Station against 45-year-old Eeju Francis. ...

06:28 PM, Jan 22, 2013

A month after the gruesome gangrape of a 23-year-old brought people out on the streets and the administration down on its knees, nothing seems to have changed in the national capital. ...

07:59 PM, Jan 16, 2013

Students and women from Delhi, Kolkata and women held protests a month after the Delhi gangrape as they say they still feel unsafe. They demanded that a strict law be brought in place to make women feel secure. ...

03:42 PM, Jan 16, 2013

A justice in Punjab's Hoshiarpur court has set an example by carrying out a fast tracked trial and delivering justice to a rape survivor in just over a week after the police filed its chargesheet in the case. ...

12:04 PM, Jan 11, 2013

Sagarika Ghose discusses with the team of 'Inkaar' whether it is time for cinema to introspect on how it portrays women. ...

11:59 PM, Jan 10, 2013

For ensuring safety and security to women, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has suggested to Justice Verma committee that co-education system should be abolished in the country. ...

11:59 PM, Jan 09, 2013

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi said that rapes and sexual harassments are rising due to fashion. ...

11:56 PM, Jan 08, 2013

In the alleged rape and murder case of a 21-year-old girl, police have once again come under fire over inaction. Five policemen were suspended after the girl's family alleged that the Noida Police did not register a complaint when they approached it after their daughter went missing. The family feels that had the police acted promptly after the girl went missing, she could have been saved. ...

09:25 AM, Jan 07, 2013

She is the voice of customer, dream girl of Bollywood, corporate leader and even the face of power. From being confined to the home with the limited role in decision making, they are more visible. They lead home, they work and bring home salaries. They make their own choices. They even question the role they have been playing so far, altering the balance of power, both at home and the ...

03:50 PM, Jan 06, 2013

Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has said that there is a drought of humanity in the society, while reacting to the horrifying tale of the Delhi braveheart's male friend's story. She said that the police and the judiciary need to have a sensitive approach to deal with cases like the Delhi gangrape. ...

01:51 PM, Jan 05, 2013

Ranjana Kumari, Director of Centre for Social Research, has slammed the police and the people, who did nothing to help the 23-year-old braveheart and her male friend after they were thrown out of a moving bus by the six accused. "I think it is time for tremendous self reflection and people should understand that blaming the government is not the only option," she said. ...

12:15 PM, Jan 05, 2013

CNN-IBN's a campaign to help the homeless during the bitter North India cold focuses on the over 10,000 homeless women on Delhi streets who only have 5 shelters to rely on across the city. The women are not only battling with the cold, but also with repeated sexual and social abuse. ...

09:00 AM, Jan 03, 2013

CNN-IBN's a campaign to help the homeless during the bitter North India cold focuses on the over 10,000 homeless women on Delhi streets who only have 5 shelters to rely on across the city. The women are not only battling with the cold, but also with repeated sexual and social abuse. ...

09:00 AM, Jan 03, 2013

CNN-IBN's a campaign to help the homeless during the bitter North India cold focuses on the over 10,000 homeless women on Delhi streets who only have 5 shelters to rely on across the city. The women are not only battling with the cold, but also with repeated sexual and social abuse. ...

09:00 AM, Jan 03, 2013

Trinamool Congress workers were caught on video heckling and throwing money at hired women dancers at their founding day party on Tuesday. ...

02:24 PM, Jan 02, 2013

The father of the 19-year-old woman, who was working in a BPO and was stabbed to death by a man, said the accused had bee harassing the woman for several months. "We brought up the issue in our community but they told us that they would sort it out themselves. We kept quiet after that. Yesterday the boy killed my daughter," said the father. ...

06:20 PM, Jan 01, 2013

As part of its agenda for change, CNN-IBN invites your suggestions on amendments to criminal laws relating to safety and security of women. ...

09:02 AM, Jan 01, 2013