In the US, the push for stopping gun violence is coming to the front door of the nation's largest retailer with protesters planning to deliver a petition to Walmart, demanding it stop selling semi-automatic weapons. ...
10:15 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Thousands of Pakistanis shouting slogans like "we want change" thronged the streets of Islamabad in support of Sufi cleric Muhammad Tahir-Ul-Qadri's anti-government demonstrations on Monday. Flag-waving citizens braved tear gas shells fired by the police and called for a crackdown on corruption, backing Qadri's call for an indefinite delay in elections. ...
09:05 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Two persons were injured as fresh clashes erupted between protesters and police soon after the curfew was lifted today from Pulwana town in south Kashmir after four days. A group of youths pelted stones at security personnel who chased them, officials said adding two youths were injured in skirmishes between the protesters and police. The situation in the town was tense but under control, they said. ...
05:40 PM, Jan 01, 2013
Former army chief General (Retd) VK Singh on Monday accused Delhi Police of using "excessive force" on people protesting the gang-rape of a woman and demanded that the capital's police be brought under the control of the Delhi government. ...
04:31 AM, Jan 01, 2013
A group of protesters, allegedly owing allegiance to BJP's student wing ABVP clashed with police on December 30 at Jantar Mantar during a demonstration demanding speedy punishment for the rapists of the girl who died after battling for life. The hitherto peaceful protest turned violent at around 1 pm when a group among the protesters carrying flags and banners of ABVP tried to take out a march from Jantar Mantar...
03:29 PM, Dec 30, 2012
At least three thousand people came out to protest and carry out silent marches at Jantar Mantar on Saturday demanding justice for the Delhi's braveheart. ...
06:50 AM, Dec 30, 2012
Mourning the death of the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday called for the need to create an atmosphere to safeguard the dignity of women in India. ...
04:50 AM, Dec 30, 2012
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said the government had heard the people's voice demanding an end to crime against women. ...
01:39 AM, Dec 30, 2012
At least 3,000 security personnel, from Delhi Police and para-military forces, were manning roads in the heart of the capital to stop any violent demonstration, said a senior police officer on Thursday. ...
09:41 PM, Dec 27, 2012
As questions are raised on what caused constable Subhash Tomar's death on Sunday during the violent protests at India Gate, an eyewitness has said that Tomar was at least 50 to 60 metres away from the crowd when he collapsed. ...
05:34 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare led a candle light march on Tuesday night in his village of Ralegan Siddhi calling for a tough law to penalise rapists. Anna led the villagers as they demanded the government give the death penalty to those found guilty of the gangrape of the medical student in New Delhi. ...
07:13 AM, Dec 26, 2012
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has sought a "high-level independent enquiry" against senior Delhi Police officials for allegedly interfering when the gang-rape victim's statement was recorded. ...
04:42 AM, Dec 26, 2012
The Congress core group on Tuesday took stock of the political situation in Delhi, especially angry protests by youth protesting the gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old woman now battling for her life in hospital. ...
03:58 AM, Dec 26, 2012
The Delhi Police will provide all aid to the family of constable Subhash Chand Tomar who died after being badly beaten up during protests against the gang-rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapist, Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said on Tuesday. ...
12:12 AM, Dec 26, 2012
Pranab Mukherjee expressed 'deep distress' over the recent gangrape of the 23-year-old girl in Delhi but cautioned that though anger over the 'ghastly incident' was 'justified', violence was 'no solution'. ...
10:16 PM, Dec 25, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed "deep distress" over the recent gangrape of a girl in Delhi but cautioned that though anger over the "ghastly incident" was "justified", violence was "no solution". Condoling the death of a policeman who succumbed to injuries suffered during the violent protests against the incident in the national capital, Mukherjee urged the youth to "control their emotions" while assuring that "necessary action" was being taken...
03:56 PM, Dec 25, 2012
As his family members came to terms with his death, constable Subhash Tomar's brothers accused the protesters at India Gate for their brother's death. Constable Tomar was seriously injured while on duty at India Gate during Sunday's protests. ...
10:31 AM, Dec 25, 2012
The US on Monday said the gangrape of a student in New Delhi is a powerful and urgent reminder to continue fight against gender-based violence and for women's rights in India and around the world. ...
05:40 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur on Monday expressed her outrage at the gang-rape of a young girl in a moving bus in the capital Dec 16 and called for severe punishment to the guilty. ...
02:58 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Divisions emerged among people protesting at Jantar Mantar here over the course of agitation, with one group insisting that they should defy prohibitory orders while the other saying they should not do so. ...
02:22 AM, Dec 25, 2012
