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NCW concerned over rise in rape cases in Madhya Pradesh

October 9th, 2009 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Oct 8 (IANS) Expressing concern over the unprecedented surge in crimes against women, National Women's Commission (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas Thursday, citing the National Crime Record Bureau figures, said Madhya ...

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Number of rape cases rising in India

July 29th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India has recorded a rise in the number of rape cases during the past five years with states like Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal accounting for a ...

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Minister calls for fast-track courts for rape victims

July 23rd, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Minister of State for Women and Child Welfare Krishna Tirath Thursday called for setting up fast-track courts to provide speedier justice to rape victims. "There should be fast-track ...

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Mayawati is letting down Dalits and Uttar Pradesh  (Comment)

Mayawati is letting down Dalits and Uttar Pradesh (Comment)

July 18th, 2009 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS -
By Amulya Ganguli With each passing episode, Mayawati is doing a disservice to herself. Her latest decision to have Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi arrested for badmouthing her is another ...

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Crime rate down in capital, say police

July 4th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Though there have been 251 murders and 226 cases of rape, the crime rate in the national capital has gone down on the whole in the first ...

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NCW proposes to set up boards to rehabilitate rape victims

July 4th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has proposed to set up a board at district level to rehabilitate rape victims. The NCW has drawn a rehabilitation scheme for ...

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One in four admit to rape in South Africa

June 18th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Johannesburg, June 18 (ANI): A research undertaken by South Africa's Medical Research Council (MRC) has exposed the country's widespread culture of sexual violence. The study has revealed that one in four men in ...

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In self-defence: Delhi women get trained to fight harassment

June 15th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS -
By Vaishali Bhambri New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Savita Kumari looks frail and docile. But her looks are deceptive - a man who tried to hold her hand in a crowded bus got ...

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Driver’s ’sexploits’ on bus come to an end after rape claims

June 11th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Kuala Lumpur, Jun 11 (ANI): A bus driver, who has been duping women into having sex with him on board his vehicle at the last stop, has been arrested after a woman ...

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Rape ‘postcode lottery’ still prevails in UK

June 10th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 10 (ANI): The concept of "postcode lottery" for rape convictions still exists in the UK, as the gap in rape conviction rates between different British police forces is growing, according ...

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Cannot frame guidelines in every rape case: court

April 1st, 2009 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court, while hearing a case related to a rape victim agreeing to marry her attacker under pressure, Wednesday told the Delhi Commission for Women ...

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Rapist offers to marry his victim, but women’s panel objects

March 31st, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court after a rape victim, under pressure, accepted a marriage offer of herr attacker, who has ...

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Varun has cooked up stories of rape: Police official

Varun has cooked up stories of rape: Police official

March 19th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sharat Pradhan Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), March 19 (IANS) Varun Gandhi has cooked up stories of Hindu girls being raped in Pilibhit, a police official, who held charge of the district, has ...

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Two-year-old Dalit girl raped in Uttar Pradesh

February 17th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) A two-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped in an Uttar Pradesh town Tuesday by an unidentified man, police said. "The incident took place in the morning in Chajmanpur locality ...

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Minor raped in Uttar Pradesh

February 10th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) A seven-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped in a village of Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, the police said Tuesday. The girl was allegedly raped Monday by a man ...

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Online porn linked to reduced incidence of rape

February 3rd, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Feb 3 (ANI): The incidences of rape have reduced due to online pornography, says a leading economist. According to the study by Todd Kendall, an economics professor at Clemson University, ...

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Crimes against Dalits in Uttar Pradesh persist, despite Mayawati’s rule

Crimes against Dalits in Uttar Pradesh persist, despite Mayawati’s rule

January 27th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) Crime against Dalits is on the rise in Uttar Pradesh despite a Dalit chief minister at its helm, official records show. But Dalit voters are sticking to ...

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Rape victims knew accused in 98 percent cases

January 2nd, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) A rapist is most likely to be an acquaintance living in the neighbourhood. According to the annual crime report of the Delhi Police, 98 percent of rape ...

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In India, a woman becomes a crime victim every three minutes

December 25th, 2008 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Every three minutes a woman becomes victim of a crime somewhere in India . The highest number become targets of their husbands and in-laws. A total of ...

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Rajya Sabha approves tighter law against rape

Rajya Sabha approves tighter law against rape

December 18th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Thursday approved a series of amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), one of which tightens the law governing the trial of rape ...

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Murders on rise, rape cases go down in Delhi: minister

December 17th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The cases of murder have increased in the national capital this year while those of rape have recorded a fall, a minister informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.As ...

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Over five million people endorse effort to end violence against women

Over five million people endorse effort to end violence against women

November 26th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, Nov 26 (DPA) More than five million people have signed a petition to support the UN campaign to end violence against women, a programme spearheaded by Academy Award winner Nicole ...

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1019 honour killings in Pak in three years

November 14th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 14 (ANI): If official figures are to be believed, on an average one woman is killed for honour every day in Pakistan, as a total of 1019 women were ...

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‘NCW notice is an election gimmick’

‘NCW notice is an election gimmick’

November 6th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) With the Delhi state legislative assembly elections less than a month away, Delhi's mayor and the leader of opposition in the capital's largest municipal authority are slugging ...

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Women extortionists held in Delhi

September 26th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Two women were arrested here for extorting money from men by threatening to implicate them in false rape cases, the police said Friday. Sunita and Preeti ...

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More than 100 women raped everyday in Karachi

September 16th, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi , Sept 16 (ANI): If a Karachi Police surgeon is to be believed, on an average 100 rapes take place in the port city of Karachi alone, and most of ...

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Dame Helen Mirren slammed for date-rape comments

September 2nd, 2008 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): English actress Dame Helen Mirren has been slammed for the comments she made that date-rape cases should not go to court. Mirrens remarks have now come under the ...

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Greece becoming rape capital for British women

August 15th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 15 (ANI): The number of women from the UK raped on holiday in Greece has hit a disturbing all time high. Forty-one rapes have been reported so far this ...

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Rape accused should not be granted bail: Sheila Dikshit

August 10th, 2008 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Those accused of rape should not be granted bail, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Saturday and urged the people to "socially boycott" such individuals. “The crime ...

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Castrate serial rapists, says Malaysian minister

July 10th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, July 10 (IANS) A Malaysian minister has demanded that serial rapists be castrated and given hormone therapy to reduce sexual desire. "Uncontrollable sexual desire is no excuse for committing rape. ...

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