Crimes Against Women

CJ Agenda for Change blog: Natasha Badhwar calls for system to wake up

Filmmaker, writer Natasha Badhwar talks about the police and government apathy in the wake of recent cases of sexual crime against women. ...
01:13 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Citizen Journalist Agenda for Change: Stories of rape survivors

On the citizen Journalist - Agenda for change special we focus on stories of women who have survived rape and are fighting for their rights. ...
12:40 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Delhi minor rape: Clamour grows for police chief's resignation

As protests continued in Delhi over the rape case of a five-year-old girl, at the centre of the storm was Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar. A man who both the Opposition and activists held responsible and answerable for the increase in crimes against women in Delhi. They are demanding his resignation. ...
12:02 AM, Apr 23, 2013

FTN: Have new anti-rape laws failed to make any impact, especially in small towns?

A 10-year-old girl and her mother were put behind the bars when they reached a police station in Bulandshahr to file a rape complaint. ...
11:59 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Bulandshahr rape: Supreme Court seeks UP govt's reply

A 10-year-old girl and her mother were put behind the bars when they reached a police station in Bulandshahr to file a rape complaint. ...
12:11 AM, Apr 11, 2013

Bulandshahr: Rape survivor alleges she was slapped by women constables

In a yet another case of police brutality, a 10-year-old rape survivor was locked up in the jail when she reached a police station to file a complaint. "Mujhe thappad mara (I was slapped)," alleged the girl, who spent more than 15 hours in the jail with her mother. ...
11:09 AM, Apr 10, 2013

Cabinet fails to approve anti-rape Bill as differences remain

The Cabinet once again failed to approve the draft of the proposed anti-rape Bill on Tuesday. There are differences in the Cabinet over provisions like reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16 years. A group of ministers will not consider the draft and look into the points of differences and come back to the Cabinet by Wednesday. ...
08:30 PM, Mar 12, 2013

India talks: 'No decline in crimes against women'

Women in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, said that if women wanted to see the change they wished to see, they needed to make it happen. ...
05:44 PM, Mar 08, 2013

Doctor alleges sexual harassment by IIM-B official

A doctor with over 20 years of experience recounts the horror she faced during her tenure as a resident doctor at IIM-Bangalore. The doctor alleges that she was sexually harassed by the Chief Administrative Office of the institute and was later thrown out when she complained against him. ...
12:02 PM, Jan 23, 2013

Shame continues: BJP, SP leaders blame women for rapes

Vishnu Wagh, a BJP MLA from Goa and Abu Azmi, a Samajwadi Party MLA, on Tuesday drew flak for their insensitive comments regarding women and sexual assault cases. ...
08:10 PM, Jan 08, 2013

3 SP MLAs, 1 BSP MLA face rape charges

A total of six MLAs and two MPs in India are accused of serious crimes against women, including rape and sexual assault. ...
11:20 PM, Jan 07, 2013

Is crime against women an issue of 'Bharat' versus 'India'?

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday kicked up a controversy with his remark that rapes happened in cities and not in the rural areas. ...
11:56 PM, Jan 04, 2013

Delhi gangrape victim is our icon, not Rahul Gandhi: Protesters

Protesters at India Gate demanded justice for the 23-year-old physiotherapist who remains critical. ...
09:05 PM, Dec 22, 2012

Delhi gangrape case leaves citizens angry, shocked

Under severe pressure after a nationwide outrage, the Delhi Police claimed four of the six men accused of raping a 23-year-old girl and throwing her out of the bus were arrested and said the horrific crime began with the bus staff first harassing the girl and her friend and when they resisted were attacked in a gruesome manner. After committing the horrific crime the prime accused Ram singh allegedly dropped ...
09:20 PM, Dec 18, 2012

Mumbai: 16 per cent rise in rape cases

In Powai, a 61-year-old woman was allegedly raped and robbed inside her residence. The police have nabbed the accused. ...
11:46 PM, Dec 09, 2012

Women humiliate Pune gang rape accused

Public outrage broke out as women gathered outside the court and hurled abuses at the main accused. ...
02:18 PM, Apr 04, 2010