At least 115 child rape cases have been registered in 59 days, the month of January and February this year, in Odisha, the state assembly was informed on Thursday. These child rape cases were reported in 30 of the 36 police districts in the state, Women and Child Development Minister Usha Devi said while replying to a written question in the Assembly. ...
10:40 PM, Mar 14, 2013
After weeks of promising strong legislation to curb crime against women, it seems the Cabinet is dithering on the new anti-rape law. The bill was not discussed by the Cabinet on Thursday after some amendments proposed by the home ministry ran into opposition. ...
10:26 AM, Mar 07, 2013
Delhi has witnessed around four rape cases a day in 2013, almost double the rate in 2012, in an indication that crime against women has not abated in the capital despite campaigns and stepped up police action. The city witnessed a total of 181 rapes between January one and February 15, Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told Rajya Sabha in a written question. ...
03:34 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The rape and murder of the three sisters in Maharashtra's Bhandara district has led to some status check on the increasing rate of crime against women in the state. An RTI inquiry shows such crimes are on the rise in Maharashtra. ...
07:59 AM, Mar 03, 2013
The CNN-IBN State Of The Nation Survey revealed that most respondents said there experience at a police station was neither too good nor bad. ...
11:51 PM, Jan 22, 2013
In the backdrop of the horrific and brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student inside a chartered bus in the capital on December 16, 2012 by six men, citizens have voiced for better policing and effective laws to help women feel safe in the city. ...
10:06 PM, Jan 22, 2013
In the backdrop of the alleged mismanagement of the Dec 16 gang-rape case by Delhi Police, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday pushed for a complete change in the training of police personnel. ...
12:23 AM, Jan 22, 2013
The CNN-IBN State Of The Nation Survey conducted after the barbaric incident reveals that India is seeking stronger laws and stricter punishment for heinous crimes like rape. ...
11:58 PM, Jan 21, 2013
The horrific and brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student inside a chartered bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012 by six men shook the national capital, forcing its citizens to come out on the streets in large numbers to demand justice and seek improvement in law and order. The CNN-IBN State Of The Nation Survey conducted after the barbaric incident reveals the India is seeking stronger laws and stricter...
10:09 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Two cases of rapes are reported in the national capital every day, according to figures released by Delhi Police on Friday. ...
02:20 AM, Jan 19, 2013
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday reiterated his demand for stringent punishment to those accused in rape cases. "There should be stringent punishment for the rape accused. Tough laws are necessary," Hazare told reporters in Mumbai. ...
06:49 PM, Jan 08, 2013
The popular protest across India against the brutal gang-rape case of a 23-year-old medical student, in a way is the country's Arab Spring, believes Fareed Zakaria, one of the most influential foreign policy journalist in the US. ...
08:08 AM, Jan 08, 2013
LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan, who set off for his 'Bihar bachao' campaign on Saturday, charged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with adopting double standard on rape incidents. "The chief minister expresses concern over incidents of rape outside the state and advocates for stringent laws to deal with perpetrators of such crimes. But he choose to gloss over similar cases taking place within Bihar," Paswan told a gathering here before leaving for...
11:09 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Madhya Pradesh Industry Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijaywargiya, who at a party function said that women who cross the Lakshman Rekha face rape, has now blamed the influence of western culture in the country for crimes against women. ...
09:40 PM, Jan 04, 2013
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that rape incidents happen more in India, not Bharat. ...
08:01 PM, Jan 04, 2013
As the outrage over the brutal gangrape and subsequent death of the 23-year-old medical student has galvanised a nation with questionable gender parity, it is difficult to place the story of Soni Sori, the young tribal teacher from Chhattisgarh, in the ongoing introspection and legislation against sexual violence. ...
01:03 PM, Jan 04, 2013
Women in the country can now look forward to alerting their friends and family through the push of a button on sensing danger using a mobile application called 'Fight Back'. ...
01:35 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Women's rights activists and judicial experts have long demanded fast-track court processes and quick convictions in cases of rape to tackle the problem. ...
02:52 PM, Dec 19, 2012
The opposition has demanded that those involved in rape case must be given capital punishment. ...
11:47 PM, Dec 18, 2012
In the wake of the rape incident involving a 23-year-old girl, Delhi government on Monday indicated that it might set up fast track courts to ensure speedy justice to victims of such crimes. The Delhi Cabinet is expected to take up a proposal in this regard very soon, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's Parliamentary Secretary Mukesh Sharma said. ...
02:20 AM, Dec 18, 2012
