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  Kolkata: Railway employee repeatedly gang-raped for months, three held

  India | July 27, 2014 8:40 IST

  Kolkata: Three people were arrested while Eastern Railway on Saturday ordered a high level probe following allegations by an employee that she was repeatedly raped by four of her colleagues at a city railway yard.The

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  Even gods can't prevent rape incidents, says UP Governor

  India | July 22, 2014 13:32 IST

  New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureshi Monday stirred a hornet's nest when he said that even gods could not prevent rape incidents.Qureshi, who took additional charge as the UP Governor recently, said, "Even god

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  CM tells officials to effectively pursue women crime cases

  India | July 21, 2014 20:38 IST

  Lucknow: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today directed officials to ensure effective pursuance of pending court cases, concerning rape and other crimes against women to bring the culprits to book at the earliest.The UP government has

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  First arrest made in Bangalore rape case

  India | July 20, 2014 23:02 IST

  Bangalore: Facing public anger, police today arrested a skating instructor in connection with the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl at a public school, six days after the outrageous incident was brought to light.  As

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  Ban mobile phones in schools, colleges to curb rape: Karnataka Legislature panel

  India | July 12, 2014 18:23 IST

  Bangalore: In a recommendation stoking controversy, a committee of the Karnataka Legislature has  proposed a ban on mobile phones in schools and colleges as a step to curb  incidents like rape.“Karnataka government should direct the

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  Peoples Democratic Party calls for government intervention on women's safety in J&K

  India | June 08, 2014 10:49 IST

  Srinagar: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party yesterday voiced concern over the increase in crime against women in Jammu and Kashmir and called for serious societal and the government intervention to counter the situation."Whether in workplaces, educational

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  Crime against women in UP cause of concern for MHA: Rijiju

  India | June 04, 2014 16:05 IST

  New Delhi: Centre today expressed concern over the incidents of rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh and asked the Akhilesh Yadav government to “act promptly” to improve law and order situation in the state.Minister of

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  Google search will show Badaun-type incidents in other places too: Akhilesh Yadav

  National | June 04, 2014 12:51 IST

  Lucknow: Under intense criticism over Badaun gangrape and murder incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said a Google search would show such crimes occurring across the country.Yadav made the assertion as he accused

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  Mahila Congress assails Raje Govt over rising crime against women

  India | June 03, 2014 22:15 IST

  Jaipur: Congress's women wing general secretary Chandrika Ben today alleged that women were no longer secured in Rajasthan as crime against them has been rising alarmingly under the BJP regime.  Even girls were not secured

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  Mumbai Shakti Mills gangrape case: Five men held guilty, sentencing tomorrow

  India | March 20, 2014 13:54 IST

  Mumbai:  Five men were today held guilty of gangrape of two women in the abandoned Shakti Mills compound here last year by a sessions court here.The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment tomorrow.A total

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  Crime against women shows increase in Bihar

  India | January 12, 2014 11:20 IST

  Patna: Bihar has registered an increase in crimes against women last year as compared to the preceding period, while the state police has attributed the rise to the greater registration of cases during the present

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  13 year old boy held for raping 9 year old girl in Bangalore

  India | January 08, 2014 11:45 IST

  Bangalore: A 13-year-old  son of a daily wage labourer and a housemaid in the Begur area has been arrested by  Electronics City police on Tuesday for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girlThe incident took place last

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  Crime against women: Courts act tough in 2013

  India | December 30, 2013 11:30 IST

  New Delhi : With voices for checking sexual offences against women getting louder following the December 16, 2012 gangrape, special fast-track courts here came out with some strong decisions in 2013.Widespread outrage sparked by the

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  Man cuts off wife's nose, lips in Afghanistan

  World | December 25, 2013 20:36 IST

  Kabul: A 30 year old Afghan woman Setarah has had her nose and lips allegedly cut off by her husband after refusing to sell her jewellery to fund his heroin addiction.Setarah was beaten and mutilated

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  Bangalore cops suspended for not coming to girls' rescue

  India | December 20, 2013 12:12 IST

  Bangaore: Two girls were slapped and kicked outside Adugodi police station in Bangalore by three boys on Wednesday morning.Two traffic cops were witnesses to the entire episode but they did not try to stop the

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  Bangalore cops watch as sons of policemen slap girls after road rage

  India | December 19, 2013 13:27 IST

  Bangalore: Two girls were slapped and kicked outside Adugodi police station in Bangalore by three boys on Wednesday morning.The girls were going to an old age home to distribute rice and fruits. At a traffic

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  Inside story: what happened in the room between Justice Ganguly and law intern

  India | December 17, 2013 15:43 IST

  New Delhi: The Chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission and an Honorary Professor at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly has been grilled on  charges for sexually

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  Know the yoga guru Bikram Choudhury who faces rape charge from women

  World | December 10, 2013 16:49 IST

  New Delhi: Bikram Choudhury is 67 years old and runs  an international ‘hot yoga' chain.He is the founder of the Bikram school of hot yoga.He directs classes in his Bikram's Yoga College of India in

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  Man gets 7 years in jail for attempting to rape daughter

  India | November 30, 2013 11:20 IST

  Hyderabad: A local court yesterday sentenced a middle-aged man to seven years' rigorous imprisonment on the charge of attempting to rape his 12-year-old daughter.  According to the police, the accused, a cook by profession, took

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  World's 10 worst countries for women, India at 8

  India | October 25, 2013 13:28 IST

  New Delhi: The  21st century has entered its second decade with the world moving towards a more liberal horizon, but there are many countries throughout the world, where women are still victims of brutality, bestiality,