December 16 Gangrape
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8 years of Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case: Will not sit in silence, says mother Asha Devi
India | Dec 16, 2020, 01:21 PM ISTEight years ago on December 16, 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, later known as Nirbhaya (the fearless one), was gangraped by six men on a moving bus. Her male friend was also assaulted following which both of them were thrown on the road. Thirteen days later, Nirbhaya succumbed to her injuries.
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Nirbhaya's mother moves SC, opposes review plea of death-row convict
India | Dec 13, 2019, 11:43 AM ISTThe counsel representing Nirbhaya's mother mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and said they are opposing convict Akshay Kumar Singh's review plea
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December 16 gangrape: Convict moves SC, seeks review of verdict
India | Nov 08, 2017, 09:40 PM ISTA 23-year-old paramedic student was gangraped on the intervening night of December 16-17, 2012 inside a moving bus in South Delhi by a gang of six persons and severely assaulted before being thrown out naked.
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Nirbhaya documentary: SC seeks reply from advocates of accused
India | Mar 24, 2015, 02:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought response from two advocates, representing the December 16 gangrape convicts, against whom a women lawyers body has sought action for allegedly making derogatory remarks against women in a
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'India's Daughter' real reflection of what society thinks: Udwin
World | Mar 12, 2015, 06:50 PM ISTWashington: Refuting charges that 'India's Daughter' film on Delhi gang-rape case was made for commercial gain, its producer Leslee Udwin has said the banned documentary is "a real reflection" of what society thinks."It's a real
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Indian govt should hang its head in shame: Nirbhaya documentary filmmaker
World | Mar 11, 2015, 08:22 PM ISTWashington: British-based filmmaker Leslee Udwin says the Indian government should hang its head in shame for banning her documentary on the December 16, 2012 fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old Delhi woman.India banned the BBC documentary
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Indian courts are not puppets, ban on Dec 16 film won't last long: Udwin
World | Mar 10, 2015, 02:28 PM ISTNew York: India's ban on a controversial documentary on the December 16 gangrape will "not last very long" as the country's courts "are not puppets" of the government, British filmmaker Leslee Udwin has said. "My prediction
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German ambassador welcomes nationwide debate over the ban on BBC documentary
India | Mar 09, 2015, 11:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Michael Steiner, the German ambassador to India has welcomed the nationwide debate over the ban on BBC documentary on December 16 gangrape in the country. He said the intention of the documentary was
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German Ambassador welcomes debate over BBC documentary ban
India | Mar 08, 2015, 11:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner today said the “intention” of the BBC documentary on December 16 gangrape was to show “reality” and welcomed the nationwide debate over the ban on its telecast
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BCI issues show cause notice to lawyers in Dec 16 case
India | Mar 07, 2015, 04:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued show cause notices to two lawyers, who had allegedly made derogatory anti-women remarks in the documentary on the December 16 gangrape case, on the ground
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Govt serves notice to BBC over 'violation' of agreement
India | Mar 05, 2015, 11:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government has served a legal notice to BBC, accusing it of violating the stipulated conditions to make a documentary with a controversial interview of one of the convicts of the December 16, 2012
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December 16 gangrape victim's father objects to documentary
India | Mar 05, 2015, 03:51 PM ISTBallia (UP): The family of Delhi gangrape victim has taken a strong exception to making public of their daughter's name in the BBC documentary and has warned of taking legal action in this connection.“Despite clearly
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BBC telecasts controversial Nirbhaya documentary despite India's objection
India | Mar 05, 2015, 01:58 PM ISTLondon: Even as the Government of India pressed it not to telecast the controversial Nirbhaya documentary, the BBC on Wednesday aired the film in the United Kingdom on BBC Four at 10 pm.According to Indian
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Govt exploring how Nirbhaya documentary telecast can be stopped abroad
National | Mar 05, 2015, 08:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Central government has said that there is a ‘conspiracy to defame' India through the telecast of the Nirbhaya documentary containing the interview of December 16 gang-rape convict and would explore ways how
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CIC directs Delhi Women Commission to disclose rape records
India | Mar 04, 2015, 09:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid outrage over the interview of a December 16 gangrape convict, CIC today directed the Delhi Commission of Women to make public records of rapes committed in the national capital with stern conditions
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Did not give nod for documentary on December 16 gangrape, says Sushilkumar Shinde
National | Mar 04, 2015, 08:10 PM ISTFormer Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday sought to distance himself from the the ministry's decision to grant permission for shooting of the controversial documentary featuring a convict in the December 16 Delhi gangrape
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Nirbhaya case: My film on rape has nothing sensational, says Leslee Udwin
India | Mar 03, 2015, 06:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, whose latest film on December 16 gangrape has created furore in India for showing the interview of one of the convicts, today said the film is her attempt to
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Will do utmost for women's safety, Modi assures Nirbhaya parents
National | Jan 01, 2015, 08:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: The parents of the December 16, 2012 gangrape victim on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured them that his government "would do its utmost for the safety and security of
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Need for social awareness to stop crime against women: Najeeb Jung
National | Dec 16, 2014, 03:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: On the second anniversary of December 16 gang-rape incident, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today said several steps have been taken to ensure women security in the national capital but there is still a
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Arun Jaitley tries to justify Dec 16 rape comments
National | Aug 22, 2014, 04:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today regretted that his apparent comments on the December 16 gangrape have been construed as insensitive and said he had no intention of trivialising the incident. “I regret that