Crime Against Women
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Young woman immolates herself after 'physical assault'
India | Sep 28, 2014, 05:35 PM ISTMidnapore (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 | Sep 24, 2014, 05:25 PM ISTPatna: 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 | Sep 22, 2014, 07:06 AM ISTNew 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 | Sep 20, 2014, 03:03 PM ISTLabhpur (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 | Sep 18, 2014, 06:54 AM ISTNew 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 | Aug 28, 2014, 03:02 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Aug 21, 2014, 10:01 PM ISTAllahabad: 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 | Aug 20, 2014, 03:15 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Aug 18, 2014, 03:53 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 15, 2014, 07:18 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Aug 15, 2014, 05:07 PM ISTBangalore: 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 | Aug 14, 2014, 08:35 PM ISTAhmedabad: 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 | Aug 12, 2014, 01:47 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 11, 2014, 01:43 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 10, 2014, 01:35 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 09, 2014, 10:41 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 07, 2014, 06:20 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 06, 2014, 12:18 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 05, 2014, 02:58 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 31, 2014, 04:26 PM ISTNew 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