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  Young woman immolates herself after 'physical assault'

  India | September 28, 2014 17:35 IST

  Midnapore (WB): A 22-year old woman immolated herself after being allegedly physically assaulted and abused by a group of young men in West Midnapore district today, a senior police officer said.The woman died of burn

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  Missed call to women will lead to jail in Bihar

  India | September 24, 2014 17:25 IST

  Patna: Give missed calls to women and cool your heels in jail!CID Inspector General (IG) (Weaker Section) Arvind Pandey yesterday issued a circular to all district Superintendents of Police (SPs) and Government Rail Police (GRP)

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  Narendra Modi says dignity of women is our collective responsibility

  India | September 22, 2014 7:06 IST

  New Delhi: Criticising frequent remarks made by political pundits on the ‘root cause' of violence against women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there should be no compromise on the issue of dignity of women."Look,

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  13 members of Kangaroo court get 20 years imprisonment over gangrape of tribal girl

  India | September 20, 2014 15:03 IST

  Labhpur (West Bengal): After months of wait, a tribal girl from West Bengal's Birbhum district has finally got justice. She was gangraped by over 10 men for having a relationship with a man from another

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  No woman feels safe in Delhi, says HC

  India | September 18, 2014 6:54 IST

  New Delhi: While questioning the measures taken and the method of policing adopted by Delhi Police for the extensive 'crime mapping' exercise conducted here, the Delhi High Court Wednesday said "no woman feels safe in

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  Rapes have always happened and will continue to happen, says TMC MLA

  India | August 28, 2014 15:02 IST

  Kolkata: After Tapas Pal, another Trinamool leader has sparked a controversy by his remark that as 'long as the world exists, rape will be there', inviting strong condemnation from the opposition and women rights groups.“Rapes

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  HC asks CBI to complete Badaun probe, submit report on Sep 19

  India | August 21, 2014 22:01 IST

  Allahabad: Allahabad High Court today directed CBI to complete its investigation into the Badaun murder case, in which two teenage girls were killed after alleged sexual assault, and file its report on September 19.A division

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  Sessions Court judge suspended for sexually harassing junior staff

  India | August 20, 2014 15:15 IST

  Mumbai: A Sessions Court judge was here on Thursday suspended on charges of sexually harassing a female staff of the court. A complaint against judge MT Gaikwad, who was presiding over the special Narcotics Drugs and

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  132 per cent increase in cases of attack on women by juveniles

  India | August 18, 2014 15:53 IST

  New Delhi: Assault by juveniles on woman to outrage her modesty saw a 132 per cent increase and rapes committed by juveniles witnessed an increase of 60.3 per cent last year.The report of the National

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  Akhilesh says women safety top priority of government

  India | August 15, 2014 19:18 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said his government accords topmost priority to women security and good law and order situation was essential for the progress of the state.The chief minister hoisted the

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  Atrocities on women, kids to be dealt with "mercilessly": CM

  India | August 15, 2014 17:07 IST

  Bangalore: Calling recent cases of atrocities against women and girls as “disturbing”, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said his government is committed to prevent such incidents and they would be dealt with “mercilessly”.“In the recent

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  Professor held for writing obscene letters to women colleagues

  India | August 14, 2014 20:35 IST

  Ahmedabad: A 56-year-old professor from Gujarat University was today arrested on charges of sexually harassing three women colleagues after he allegedly wrote obscene letters to them, police said.Associate Professor Dr Sarman Zala, who heads the

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  Juvenile Justice Care and Protection Bill 2014 introduced in the Lok Sabha

  National | August 12, 2014 13:47 IST

  New Delhi: After years of wait, the government has finally introduced the Juvenile Justice Care and protection Bill 2014 in the Lok Sabha today. This Act will give power to the Juvenile Justice Board to

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  Delhi court acquits man in rape case

  India | August 11, 2014 13:43 IST

  New Delhi: A man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl and impregnating her has been acquitted by a Delhi court, which said the DNA test report proved that he was not the father of the

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  Delhi Police to get Rs 40 crore under women safety programme

  India | August 10, 2014 13:35 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Police will get Rs 40 crore to implement the United Nations Women Safe City project to put in place enhanced security apparatus for women in the national capital.The amount, approved by the

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  Minor maid beaten brutally by her employee couple in Bangalore

  India | August 09, 2014 22:41 IST

  New Delhi: While the metropolitan cities of our country are famous for their job opportunities and living standards, there is another face of the coin as well.In a recent incident in Bangalore, a 13 year

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  An active Rahul Gandhi demands more time for his MP in debate on crime against women

  National | August 07, 2014 18:20 IST

  New Delhi: A day after storming the Well, Rahul Gandhi was again active in Lok Sabha today as he batted for more time to a Congress party colleague speaking passionately on the issue of atrocities

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  Experts say India ignoring UN's recommendations to curb violence against women

  India | August 06, 2014 12:18 IST

  New Delhi: India is ignoring the recommendations made by the United Nations on issues of discrimination and violence against women. Experts said the UN's Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

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  Delhi: Youth gets 7-year jail for raping minor girl

  India | August 05, 2014 14:58 IST

  New Delhi: A youth convicted for raping a 16-year-old girl has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Delhi court which held that the testimony of the victim was ‘trustworthy'.Additional Sessions Judge Deepak

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  Women can be safe with technology usage: Meenakshi Lekhi

  National | July 31, 2014 16:26 IST

  New Delhi: Is there anything called work-life balance? Are women respected enough in the society? Women are vulnerable to physical and mental exploitations and technology is a way to make them safe, BJP MP Meenakshi