Justice JS Verma, one of India's most highly regarded chief justices, died at the age of 80 on Monday. ...
09:50 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday signed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill which gives India a strong anti-rape law. The Criminal Law Amendment Bill was earlier passed by the two Houses of Parliament. The massive public anger and uproars following the December 16 gangrape of the Delhi braveheart forced the drafting and eventual passing of this new Bill. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was moved in the Rajya...
12:58 PM, Apr 03, 2013
As the government gets ready to present its anti-rape Bill in Parliament, first arrest for stalking under the amended section of the Indian Penal Code was made in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Saturday. A Mumbai police team arrested a man accused of stalking a woman, even after she moved to Mumbai. ...
05:28 PM, Mar 16, 2013
After differences in the Cabinet over the proposed changes in the new anti-rape Bill, the government has finally made some headway. A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram is likely to finalise the Bill for Cabinet approval on Wednesday. ...
11:17 AM, Mar 13, 2013
The Cabinet has yet again deferred the anti-rape ordinance due to lack of unanimity. A group of ministers along with lawyers will now look into the points of differences and will come back to the Cabinet. ...
11:01 AM, Mar 12, 2013
After promising prompt legislation to curb crime against women, the Cabinet failed to take a stand on the anti-rape law. The bill did not come up at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday. ...
05:42 PM, Mar 07, 2013
A person in authority convicted of rape will have to spend rest of his natural life in jail, according to a proposal in the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill which is likely to be taken up by the Union Cabinet on Thursday. The fresh Bill will replace the ordinance on crimes against women promulgated last month. ...
09:32 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Angry voices and outrage following the brutal Delhi gangrape case was enough to have jolted the government to rush in with an ordinance on sexual assault. However, this political urgency may amount to nothing and the ordinance may not become a law any time soon. That's because our politicians are wary of the proposed anti-rape law. ...
08:16 AM, Feb 22, 2013
The government is set to table the anti-rape ordinance in Parliament on Friday. However, there's still no consensus among political parties. The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) feel that some sections of the ordinance, such as stalking and voyeurism, can be misused. The government is keen to pass the bill this session. ...
07:53 AM, Feb 22, 2013
Sources have said that Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien might recuse himself from debate on anti-rape ordinance in Parliament. ...
12:29 AM, Feb 22, 2013
The Ordinance bringing stringent amendments to criminal laws to check crime against women was on Thursday laid on the table in the Rajya Sabha. Government will bring a bill incorporating some more provisions to replace the Ordinance in this session. ...
02:40 PM, Feb 21, 2013
With the Budget Session of Parliament beginning Thursday, the Opposition is all set to take on the government on various issues. "BJP always creates an issue to stall Parliament. If their action results in sexual crime ordinance not being passed, they will have to answer people," MoS Home RPN Singh said. ...
09:57 AM, Feb 20, 2013
How important and relevant is inclusion of marital rape in the govt ordinance? Women's rights activist Ranjana Kumari joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
06:27 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Government is planning to bring a fresh Bill to replace the ordinance on crime against women issued on Sunday, within the first few days of the Budget Session of Parliament beginning February 21. "We are working on priority. The Bill will be introduced within first few days of the Budget Session," a top Home Ministry official said. ...
08:37 PM, Feb 06, 2013
How does the exclusion of marital rape from the govt ordinance impede the women's rights movement in India? All India Students' Association's National secretary Sucheta De joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
06:54 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Is exclusion of the marital rape clause from the govt ordinance acceptable? Civil rights activist Binalakshmi Nepram joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
01:57 PM, Feb 06, 2013
The government said that marital rape was an issue that needs more consultations. Tonight at 10:30, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts whether the Indian society still does not recognise the sexual rights of wives. You can send your viewpoint and questions on the issue here or tweet them to us
@Face_the_Nation or
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10:56 AM, Feb 05, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday told CNN-IBN that the state will protect the girls if they wanted to continue performing. ...
10:24 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Union Minister P Chidambaram on Monday refuted claims that the recommendations of the Justice JS Verma panel have been rejected. ...
10:21 PM, Feb 04, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to the ordinance on sexual harassment that had been approved by the Cabinet on Friday. ...
09:46 PM, Feb 04, 2013
