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  Delhi gangrape: protest at Jantar Mantar, India Gate locked out

  India | December 25, 2012 18:43 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25 :  A small group of people gathered at Jantar Mantar today demanding stringent punishment to those involved in the gangrape of a young girl even as India Gate remained out of

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  Delhi gangrape: magistrate records rape victim's statement again

  India | December 25, 2012 18:20 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25 :  After controversy erupted over recording of the 23-year-old gangrape victim's statement, her fresh testimony was today taken by the metropolitan magistrate, police said.“A fresh statement of the girl has been

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  Delhi gangrape: violence no solution, says President Pranab

  Politics | December 25, 2012 16:22 IST

  Allahabad, Dec 25: President Pranab Mukherjee today expressed “deep distress” over the recent gangrape of a girl in Delhi but cautioned that though anger over the “ghastly incident” was “justified”, violence was “no solution”.  Condoling

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  Anger justified, but violence no solution: Pranab

  India | December 25, 2012 15:49 IST

  Allahabad,Dec 25: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed “deep distress” over the recent gang-rape of a girl in Delhi but cautioned that though anger over the “ghastly incident” was “justified”, violence was “no solution”.Condoling the

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  Delhi gangrape: panel under retd HC judge to probe police 'lapses'

  India | December 25, 2012 14:58 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25:  A one-member panel is being set up to investigate “lapses” by police in connection with the gangrape of a 23-year-old student in the national capital.  Highly-placed sources in the government said

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  Anna Hazare too demands death penalty for rapists

  Politics | December 25, 2012 13:19 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25: Against the backdrop of strong protests on the gangrape of a young student, Anna Hazare Monday shot off a letter to the Prime Minister demanding strong punishment like death penalty or

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  Sheila complains to Shinde over 'interference' by top cops in recording of victim's statement

  Politics | December 25, 2012 12:59 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25: A controversy has erupted over the recording of the statement of the 23-year-old gangrape victim with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit complaining to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde that senior police officials

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  You can't march in protest to president's house: Shinde

  Politics | December 25, 2012 12:14 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25: The government is not opposed to people holding peaceful protests, but staging a march to the presidential house is not right, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday.Shinde said he has been

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  Delhi gang-rape: PM's wife seeks severe punishment for guilty

  Politics | December 25, 2012 12:51 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur Monday expressed her outrage at the gang-rape of a young girl in a moving bus in the capital Dec 16 and called for severe

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  Srinagar students stage candlelight protest against Delhi gang-rape

  India | December 25, 2012 10:13 IST

  Srinagar, Dec 25: A group of Kashmiri students Monday evening staged a peaceful candle light protest in the heart of Srinagar to protest the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year old student in Delhi.Holding candles in

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  Delhi gangrape: BJP leaders meet president, demand special session

  Politics | December 25, 2012 10:01 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25: A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met President President Pranab Mukherjee late Monday evening over the Delhi gang-rape and massive protests against the incident.Talking to mediapersons after the meeting,

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  PM promises women's safety, rape victim critical

  Politics | December 25, 2012 8:23 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25: The condition of the young woman brutally raped worsened Monday, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the nation to pray for her and vowed to check "monstrous" crimes against women.A day

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  Gangrape protests shift to Jantar Mantar

  India | December 24, 2012 21:18 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24: Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm, hundreds of people, including school children, gathered in the city centre Monday demanding justice for the gang-rape victim and ensuring the safety

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  Mamata condemns Delhi gangrape

  Politics | December 25, 2012 10:44 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 24: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata today expressed her revulsion against the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student in a moving bus in Delhi.  “I condemn the Delhi gangrape incident. If incidents

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  There are two views on death for rapists says Law Minister Ashwani Kumar

  India | December 24, 2012 20:10 IST

  New Delhi,Dec 24: Amid clamour for death penalty for rapists, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Monday said the society as well as jurists were divided on the issue and government was open to persuasion by

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  Home Minister Shinde explains why he didn't meet the protesters

  Politics | December 24, 2012 15:06 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24 : As the political leadership struggled to deal with public anger over gangrape of a girl here, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today appeared to bracket angry protesters at India Gate with

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  Capital turns into fortress; venue of Putin-PM meeting shifted

  India | December 24, 2012 11:31 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24: The heart of the national capital today turned into a fortress with heavy deployment of police who blocked roads leading to India Gate and Raisina Hill to ensure that no protests

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  PM appeals for peace, assures protection of women

  Politics | December 24, 2012 12:45 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24 :  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday appealed for calm as protests against the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman turned violent.The prime minister assured that "all possible efforts" would be taken

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  Cut VIP security, boost public safety, says Sheila Dikshit

  Politics | December 25, 2012 7:10 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24:  Appealing to people agitated over a gang-rape here to maintain peace, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday said providing security to public should take precedence over VIP security which needed pruning."I

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  Journalists face brunt of police action during protests

  India | December 23, 2012 20:53 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 23:  Mediapersons, who were covering protests against the gang-rape of a young girl, today faced the brunt of police action with cops spraying water cannons on scribes and their equipment and even