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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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