Five rapists of minor get life term
January 28th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Saying that scientific evidence plays an important role in establishing guilt, a Delhi court Saturday sentenced five accused to life term for raping a minor ... Read more...
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In delhi, nearly all rapes are by relatives, neighbours
January 6th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) It is mostly relatives, neighbours and acquaintances who are involved in rapes in the national capital, whereas the indulgence of strangers in this brazen crime ... Read more...
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Women groups support Andhra police chief’s comments (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A day after he came under attack from some women's organisations for his comments hinting at a link between women's dresses and the increase in number ... Read more...
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Comment on dresses, rapes twisted: Andhra police chief
December 31st, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh police chief Dinesh Reddy has blamed some TV news channels for misinterpreting his comments Friday that hinted at a link between women's dresses and ... Read more...
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30 percent increase in rape cases in Bhopal
December 21st, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 21 (IANS) There has been a 30 percent rise in rape cases in Bhopal this year while the number of murders have increased by 24 percent, state police ... Read more...
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9 women raped, 19 suicides daily in Madhya Pradesh: Minister
November 22nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 22 (IANS) As many as 2,500 women were raped in Madhya Pradesh in the last nine months -- including 233 who were gang-raped -- which works out to ... Read more...
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Congress slams Madhya Pradesh on falling sex ratio
October 6th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 5 (IANS) The women's cell of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government's campaign on the girl child, slamming Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Delhi equally unsafe by day for women, says study
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Delhi is said to be unsafe for women at night. A new study now says the city is equally unsafe by day.According to the Centre ... Read more...
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South Carolina preacher charged with kidnapping and rape
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Summerville, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A pastor in South Carolina has been denied bail for raping at least two women. Investigators are currently looking into a third possible charge of sexual misconduct ... Read more...
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Government admits loopholes in probing rape cases
August 10th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The government Wednesday accepted that the process of probing rape cases in India was not free of loopholes, but said efforts were being made to ... Read more...
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Women and men sign up for Bhopal Slutwalk
July 8th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) Over 4,560 and counting. By Friday, all these people had signed up on Facebook for "Besharmi morcha", a version of the global Slutwalk, to stand ... Read more...
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Krishna Tirath writes to Chidambaram on rising crime
July 7th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath has written to Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the rising cases of crimes against women in ... Read more...
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No headway in Delhi rape case
July 7th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Police have failed to establish the identities of two men who along with another person gangraped a 16-year-old girl in a moving car for six ... Read more...
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Fast track courts for all rape cases, says Tirath
July 6th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Describing the rising incidents of violence against women as "traumatic", Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Wednesday that all cases of rape must ... Read more...
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Mayawati demands roll back of fuel price hike
June 25th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Demanding a roll back of the hike in prices of cooking gas, diesel and kerosene, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader ... Read more...
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Two more rape cases reported in Uttar Pradesh
June 25th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Incidents of sexual assault continue to haunt Uttar Pradesh, with two fresh cases of alleged rape reported Saturday.The first rape was reported from Faizabad district, while ... Read more...
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Mayawati responsible for rising crime in state: BJP
June 24th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Holding Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati directly responsible for the increasing crime in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it will ... Read more...
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Two Uttar Pradesh cops booked for gang-rape
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) Two policemen and two others were booked for gang-raping a married woman in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district, taking the number of fresh rape cases reported Wednesday ... Read more...
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Mayawati wants stringent laws against rape
June 21st, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 21 (IANS) Stung by the spate of rape cases across Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday sought amendments to laws to ensure speedy rape trials and stricter ... Read more...
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Congress slams Mayawati for inaction in rape cases
June 20th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Congress Monday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for its "lack of seriousness" in dealing with the recent incidents of rape and said Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Four more rape cases, attack on women reported in UP
June 20th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) As many as four rapes, including one in which a woman was burnt alive, were reported from different parts of Uttar Pradesh Monday, a day after ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party attacks Mayawati government
June 8th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 8 (IANS) The opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh has accused the Mayawati government of being a corrupt and despotic political outfit, bent on ruining the ... Read more...
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Delhi government proposes fast track courts for rape cases
May 27th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Delhi government has written to the chief justice of the Delhi High Court urging him to set up fast track courts for ensuring speedy ... Read more...
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Castration for rapist? Many women don’t agree
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The capital reported 489 cases of rape last year and the figure for Mumbai was 189. Little surprise then that a court's suggestion of surgical ... Read more...
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Candlelight march against women harassment in Delhi
February 13th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) In the wake of rising cases of rape and sexual harassment in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), around 150 people, mostly students, Sunday held a ... Read more...
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Rising crime against women in Delhi? No way, says cop
February 11th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As speakers at a consultation spoke about the spiralling number of crime cases against women in Delhi, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Goel surprised many when ... Read more...
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Rape cases trials in fast track courts mooted
February 11th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The home ministry is mulling a proposal to try rape cases in fast track courts, an official said Friday.Sangeeta Verma, economic advisor to the women and child ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi blames Mayawati for deteriorating law and order condition in UP
February 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Amethi, Feb 10 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for the deteriorating law and order condition of the state and raised questions about the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh rape cases a serious matter, says Rahul Gandhi
February 9th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi, Feb 9 (IANS) Expressing deep concern over the increasing incidents of rape across Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said "there is need for effective measures to instil ... Read more...
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Car jacker turns out to be Seemapuri gang rape accused
February 9th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) What appeared to be a routine arrest in a car-jacking case quickly turned out to be an important breakthrough for Delhi Police as they realised the ... Read more...
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Prosecutor fighting to extradite Assange ‘is biased against men’
February 8th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 8 (ANI): The Swedish prosecutor seeking to have Julian Assange extradited to Sweden on sexual assault allegations has been accused of having a 'biased view against men'.The claim that public ... Read more...
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Congress workers clash with UP Police during Rahul Gandhi’s visit
February 7th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kanpur, Feb 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday baton charged the Congress party workers after chaos broke outside the Kanpur Medical College during the visit of Congress General Secretary Rahul ... Read more...
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Girija Vyas pulls up Mayawati Govt. over rising rape cases in UP
February 7th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Lucknow, Feb 7 (ANI): In the backdrop of the brutal attack on a minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh, National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas on Monday criticized the ... Read more...
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Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists (Lead)
February 7th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a committee to investigate the shocking case of a Dalit minor who was brutally attacked for resisting rape in ... Read more...
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Rapes assuming epidemic proportions in Pak’s Sindh province
January 21st, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 21(ANI): 120 cases of rape, including six of gang rape, were reported in Pakistan's Sindh province between May 1, 2008 to October 31, 2008, provincial Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza ... Read more...
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