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  UN regrets anti-rape law not reflecting Verma panel views

  India | May 01, 2013 19:22 IST

  New Delhi, May 1: The United Nations Wednesday expressed regret that the anti-rape law passed by the government after the December 16 gang-rape incident did not fully reflect the recommendations of the Justice J.S. Verma

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  President signs new tough anti-rape law

  India | April 03, 2013 20:58 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 3:  President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the anti-rape bill which provides for life term and even death sentence for rape convicts besides stringent punishment for offences like acid attacks,

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  Bill on anti-rape law likely to come up before Cabinet on Thursday

  Politics | March 07, 2013 10:42 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 6: A person in authority convicted of rape will have to spend rest of his natural life in jail, according to a proposal in the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill which is likely

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  Govt responded to Verma report on rape law with utmost sincerity: Ashwani Kumar

  India | February 03, 2013 7:03 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 3: In the wake of protests by women's groups over the criminal law ordinance ignoring suggestions of Verma Commission on criminalising marital rape and reviewing AFSPA, government on Saturday defended the proposed

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  BJP welcomes rape law ordinance, Left opposes

  Politics | February 03, 2013 6:57 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 3: The ordinance on sexual violence against women  has  evoked a mixed response with main opposition BJP welcoming it but CPI(M) and several women's groups opposed it, attacking the government for doing

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  Lalu bats for death penalty provision in anti-rape laws

  Politics | January 03, 2013 15:01 IST

  Ballia (UP), Jan 3: RJD chief Lalu Prasad today met the family of Delhi gang-rape victim at their native village where he made a strong pitch for strict anti-rape laws with provision for capital punishment."Like

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  Congress snubs Tharoor over gang-rape victim

  Politics | January 03, 2013 10:33 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 3: The Congress Wednesday snubbed Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor for suggesting that the identity of the Delhi gang-rape victim be made public."It is his personal opinion. Since

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  Okay if name revealed: victim's family; Congress unsure

  Politics | January 03, 2013 8:28 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 3: The family of the Delhi gang-rape victim has no objection if her name is revealed, her younger brother said Wednesday. But the Congress party is not so sure."We have no objection

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  Naming anti-rape law after girl will be an honour: Family

  India | January 02, 2013 16:57 IST

  Ballia/New Delhi, Jan 2: The family of the Delhi gang-rape victim today said it had no objection to naming the proposed new anti-rape law after the girl, a day after Union Minister Shashi Tharoor mooted