In a detailed and scathing report, the three-member Justice JS Verma Committee called for stricter implementation of existing laws, police reforms, gender sensitisation of the security agencies and judiciary along with several changes in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to deal with crime against women particularly rape cases. ...
08:25 AM, Jan 24, 2013
The government has assured it will act on the recommendations of the Justice JS Verma Committee on stringent laws for crimes against women. It also said that a few decisions on the recommendations can be expected before the Budget Session of Parliament. ...
07:52 AM, Jan 24, 2013
Being on time is rare for committees in India. Justice JS Verma Committee submitted its recommendations to Home Ministry within the time given on what can be done to make women safe. The retired judge spared no one - on the firing line were police DGPs, ministries and the governing class. ...
10:59 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The Justice JS Verma panel has submitted its report on the changes needed to fight crimes against women and suggested that the maximum punishment for rape should be life imprisonment. ...
09:32 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Government will accord top priority to implementation of Justice JS Verma Committee's recommendations for dealing with crimes against women, Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar said on Wednesday, emphasising the need for removing procedural inadequacies for speedy delivery of justice. The government expects comprehensive proposals and it would do whatever deemed fit to improve the judicial process to achieve the objective of dealing firmly with crime against women, Kumar said. ...
08:36 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Read and download the full text of the Justice JS Verma Committee report on making rape laws stronger in India. ...
07:54 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The three-member Justice JS Verma Committee submitted its report on the changes needed to fight crimes against women to the government on Wednesday. The report suggests several changes in the laws, but is against death penalty for rape. ...
07:16 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Home Secretary RK Singh on Wednesday got a rap on his knuckles from former Chief Justice of India JS Verma for his praise of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in the aftermath of the Delhi gangrape incident. Justice Verma said he was shocked to hear the praise when instead an apology was expected. ...
06:15 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Justice JS Verma, who headed a committee set up to review laws after the Delhi gangrape, on Wednesday said there was a need to "learn from the youth" who led a "peaceful protest" against the incident. "It was the young who were conscious that gender inequality has to be done away with," the former Chief Justice of India said at a press conference in New Delhi after submitting his report....
05:58 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs threatened to file a patent lawsuit against Palm if that company's chief executive didn't agree to refrain from poaching Apple employees, according to a court filing made public on Tuesday. ...
10:41 AM, Jan 23, 2013
With sentiments running high in favour of stricter gun control laws, US President Barack Obama on Saturday asked the Congress to speed up legislations for universal background checks for people trying to buy guns, and restoring a ban on military-style assault weapons. ...
04:59 PM, Jan 19, 2013
New York has become the first US state to enact new gun control laws in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut Elementary School in December. The new law imposes restrictions on assault weapons and also seeks to prevent the mentally ill from possessing guns. ...
08:23 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Expressing displeasure over the incidents of rape and harassment of women in the country, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the organisation will support strong laws and steps needed to stop such incidents. "There is need for strong laws and steps to deal with the incidents and the perpetrators of rape," Bhagwat, whose comment that rapes took place in "India" but not in "Bharat" had created a controversy, told...
01:21 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Should Asaram Bapu apologise for his remarks about the Delhi gang-rape victim? Advocate Mihira Sood joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:12 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Maintaining that crimes against women like rape are unacceptable, the government on Friday said they need to be curbed with an iron hand. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the role of the law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice system have come in for critical comment after the December 16 brutal gangrape and assault of a 23-year-old woman in the national capital, who died in a Singapore hospital on December...
02:56 PM, Jan 04, 2013
The government on Friday rejected the Opposition's demand to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss anti-rape laws, according to sources. The sources added that the discussion is likely to take place during the Budget Session. ...
02:37 PM, Jan 04, 2013
The Delhi gangrape case has sparked off a new debate with many asking if the time has come to change the laws to ensure a juvenile, convicted in a heinous crime like rape, isn't able to get away with a lighter punishment. While most child activists are of the opinion that there is no need to lower the juvenile age limit, there is also an opinion that an exception could ...
11:02 AM, Jan 04, 2013
CNN-IBN's medical expert Dr Shubham Pant takes a closer look at what is needed. ...
09:24 AM, Jan 04, 2013
A US federal judge dismissed claims against seven former directors of Satyam Computer Services Ltd in shareholder lawsuits stemming from the massive fraud at the heart of India's largest corporate scandal. US District Judge Barbara Jones in New York ruled on Wednesday the lawsuits failed to allege that the ex-directors recklessly failed to discover the fraud, which came to be known as "India's Enron." ...
10:52 AM, Jan 03, 2013
After Union Minister Shashi Tharoor sparked a controversy by suggesting that the new anti-rape law should be named by Delhi braveheart, mixed reactions are coming from across India. While some feel that it is wrong to reveal the name of the girl, others think naming a law after her is a real tribute to her. ...
04:13 PM, Jan 02, 2013
