Woman Congress leader slams those who wrote Facebook posts against Kurien

Even as 111 people were booked for posting Facebook messages against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien, Bindu Krishna, President of Kerala State Mahila Congress attacked them and said, "Someone posted defamatory comment on my social media for defending PJ Kurien. Those comments were against the woman community. My right ends where other person right starts. No one should be harassed in the name of right." ...
07:50 PM, Feb 25, 2013

BJP cleared Shinde's apology on Hindu terror remark: Nath

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has said that the statement issued by Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde expressing regret over his Hindu terror comment was cleared by the BJP before being released publicly. ...
02:24 PM, Feb 24, 2013

Bhandara: Another rape case reported; police yet to make arrest in minors' rape incident

A teacher has been arrested for raping a girl on the pretext of taking her to school in Bhandara in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, it has been over a week since the horrific rape and murder of three minor sisters in the city, but no arrests have been made yet. ...
10:05 PM, Feb 23, 2013

Bhandara rape case: Eldest of the three sisters knew the culprit, say police

The police has sent separate teams to Rajasthan and Gujarat to nab the accused. ...
12:58 PM, Feb 23, 2013

Kurien may rescue himself from debate on anti-rape ordinance: Sources

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

Bhandara rape case: A week on, no arrests made yet

A week after the gruesome rape and murders of three sisters in Bhandara district in Maharashtra, no arrests have been made yet. ...
11:50 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Bhandara rape-murder case: Ground report

Three minor siblings were raped, murdered and their bodies dumped in a well on February 14 but till now no arrests and neither have massive demonstrations taken place for justice. ...
03:59 PM, Feb 21, 2013

News 360: Business empire of chopper deal key middleman Christian Michel unravelled

Christian Michel is said to be the key link in the tainted AgustaWestland chopper deal. ...
10:00 PM, Feb 18, 2013

Cong silent on leaders demeaning Suryanelli rape survivor: Brinda Karat

There is furore over comments by Congress MP K Sudhakar against the Suryanelli gangrape survivor. K Sudhakaran has been criticised after he reportedly called her a prostitute. ...
02:04 PM, Feb 18, 2013

News 360: Ex-MDLR airhostess Geetika Sharma's mother commits suicide

Geetika Sharma had committed suicide last year and in her suicide note, she had alleged harassment by former Haryana Home Minister Gopal Kanda. ...
10:13 PM, Feb 15, 2013

News 360: Italian probe into chopper deal reveals how money reached Tyagi's cousin

The Italian probe report into the AgustaWestland chopper deal has explained how the kickback money in the deal reached the cousins of former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. ...
09:34 PM, Feb 14, 2013

One Billion Rising: Aruna Roy talks about bringing a change in attitude towards women

Social activist Aruna Roy, who is trying to do her bit to support the 'One Billion Rising' campaign in Jaipur, talks about bringing a change in context of all the violence that has been happening across the country against women. ...
04:00 PM, Feb 14, 2013

FTN: Is child sex abuse more widespread than we realise?

Anoushka Shankar, daughter of legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar, on Wednesday said she was a victim of sexual abuse as a child, at the hands of a man her parents trusted implicitly. ...
11:59 PM, Feb 13, 2013

India @ 9 with Bhupendra Chaubey

My opponents using Suryanelli rape survivor; I'm clean, won't quit, says Kurien. The Congress Union Minister said he did not instigate the Murshidabad mob, but was trying to calm the tempers, and After UK, European Union woos Narendra Modi. ...
11:51 PM, Feb 08, 2013

Suryanelli gangrape: Kurien remains defiant, says won't resign

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and Congress MP PJ Kurien remained defiant amid fresh calls to re-investigate him in the Suryanelli gangrape case. Kurien has alleged that the girl was being used by political opponents to settle scores. ...
11:19 PM, Feb 08, 2013

Newsmaker of the Day: PJ Kurien

Rajya Sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien has claimed not guilty in the 17-year-old Suryanelli gangrape case. ...
11:16 PM, Feb 08, 2013

PJ Kurien is a good man, says Sharad Yadav

JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav said that Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and Congress MP PJ Kurien was a good man and they won't raise the issue of Suryanelli gangrape case in Parliament. There are allegations against Kurien that he was involved in the gangrape case. ...
10:04 PM, Feb 08, 2013

News 360: Modi pitches to the youth at SRCC, is hailed by the students

The Gujarat chief minister addressed the students of Delhi University at Shri Ram College of Commerce, calling them India's biggest resource and saluted them for making India global power. ...
10:02 PM, Feb 06, 2013

FTN: Does the Indian society still not recognise the sexual rights of wives?

The Verma committee report on women's safety made the recommendations that marital rape should be an offence. ...
11:59 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Newsmaker of the Day: PJ Kurien

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien is an accused in the 1996 Suryanelli rape case. ...
11:57 PM, Feb 05, 2013