Marriage not considered as 'contract' in India, says Ashwani Kumar

Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar said one of the reasons for not making marital rape an offence under the latest ordinance was that marriage is not deemed to be a contract in India, unlike in other countries. ...
09:00 PM, Mar 10, 2013

Real Heroes: Gangrape survivor helps children, women fight sexual assault

Sunitha Krishnan is a gangrape survivor, but that is not why she is a real hero. Sunitha is a real hero for many reasons. The work and efforts she has put in helping women and children who faced exploitation in the past, forget their tragedy and move forward is exemplary. Sunitha started anti-trafficking organisation Prajwala and since then she is rescuing brothels across the country. ...
01:10 PM, Mar 10, 2013

AP: Bitti Mohanty's stay in Puttaparthi under the scanner, police to help Kerala Police

Rape convict Bitti Mohanti's stay in Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh and how he got MBA degree and a bank's job is also under the scanner. ...
10:56 AM, Mar 10, 2013

Bitti Mohanty not entirely at fault, says aunt

Kamini Patnaik, the aunt of Bitti Mohanty, who is convicted of raping a German tourist, said "everyone knew" he was a good man. ...
06:07 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Arrested man is Bitti Mohanty, says Kerala Home Minister

Bitti Mohanty was convicted of raping a German tourist in 2006 and has been absconding since 2006 when he jumped parole. ...
10:32 AM, Mar 09, 2013

Agenda for Change: Has anything changed for Indian women after anti-rape protests in Delhi?

On International Women's Day, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts. ...
11:55 PM, Mar 08, 2013

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Ahead of International Women's Day, a CNN-IBN special investigation uncovers why despite the public outcry in the aftermath of the delhi gangrape, not enough has changed on the ground. Today's show expose the attitudes of the men in khakhi to sexual crimes. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Is the attitude of our police force part of the problem?

Posing as researchers, CNN-IBN reporters met over 50 policemen in over 25 police stations in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, encountering prejudice against women in almost every thana. ...
11:41 PM, Mar 07, 2013

News 360: Cabinet fails to take up anti-rape law today

Shaken by the anger on the streets, government had pushed in an anti-rape ordinance to show it cares about women safety, but still the Cabinet failed to take up the anti-rape law today. ...
11:00 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Anti-rape law: Cabinet may meet early next week to regain lost ground

A day ahead of International Women's Day, the Union Cabinet failed to take up the anti-rape law. ...
08:47 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Anti-rape law: The govt is busy squabbling, says BJP

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

Ghaziabad gangrape: Will soon find out wherabouts of 3rd accused, say police

A 19-year old girl has alleged that she was gangraped by three men on Saturday with whom she had shared an autorickshaw ride. The teenager claims that she was taken to an isolated area near Dasna in Ghaziabad and gangraped. Two of the accused have been arrested, while the third person is still at large. ...
03:57 PM, Mar 07, 2013

It's frustrating to see no action in rapes cases: Jaya Bachchan

Even as a strong anti-rape law continued to get delayed, more rapes were reported on Thursday. Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan said, "It's extremely frustrating when I see rapes happening and things not reaching to logical conclusion. I feel as bad as those women who have gone through this. ...
01:58 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Delhi school rape: School teachers, support staff under scrutiny, say police

A 7-year-old girl was raped in an MCD school on Thursday at Mangolpuri, leading to violent protests. "We are examining all those people who are connected with the school, either teachers or support staff. All those people are under the scanner," DCP (outer) BS Jaiswal said on Saturday. ...
03:37 PM, Mar 02, 2013

Govt taking crimes against women seriously, have given strict instructions to police: Shinde

A 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside an MCD school in Mangolpuri on Thursday leading to violent protests in Delhi. "I have given instructions to the police. I said in Parliament yesterday in relation to the Bhandara case in Maharashtra that such cases need to be treated seriously. The government is currently prosecuting a case strongly, and has introduced an ordinance calling for the death penalty for heinous crimes in ...
01:45 PM, Mar 02, 2013

India @ 9 with Bhupendra Chaubey

Catch the day's top stories on India @ 9 with Bhupendra Chaubey. ...
11:23 PM, Mar 01, 2013

MCD school rape: Delhi still India's rape capital?

A seven-year-old girl was raped by an unidentified man inside her school premises on Thursday. ...
10:04 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Delhi school rape: Girl was gagged, tied and threatened, says uncle

The police has not managed to arrest the suspect so far. ...
09:53 PM, Mar 01, 2013

News 360: Unidentified man rapes minor girl inside MCD school

A seven-year-old girl student of a municipal school in Mongolpuri in northwest Delhi was raped by an unidentified man on Thursday. The incident triggered protests. ...
09:10 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Bhandara rape: Let the matter rest, appeals Shinde after naming victims

It was yet another embarrassing lapse from the Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, who ended up naming the three minor girls in Parliament. ...
08:14 PM, Mar 01, 2013