Anti Rape Law
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UN regrets anti-rape law not reflecting Verma panel views
India | May 01, 2013, 07:22 PM ISTNew 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 | Apr 03, 2013, 08:58 PM ISTNew 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
National | Mar 07, 2013, 10:42 AM ISTNew 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 | Feb 03, 2013, 07:03 AM ISTNew 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
National | Feb 03, 2013, 06:57 AM ISTNew 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
National | Jan 03, 2013, 03:01 PM ISTBallia (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
National | Jan 03, 2013, 10:33 AM ISTNew 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
National | Jan 03, 2013, 08:28 AM ISTNew 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 | Jan 02, 2013, 04:57 PM ISTBallia/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