A recent tragic incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has intensified calls for the death penalty for rapists. On August 9, a postgraduate trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered, with her body found in a seminar hall at the hospital. In response to such cases, many look
New Delhi, Feb 3: Leading women organisations have rejected the ordinance on sexual crimes against women terming it as "complete betrayal" of people's faith in the government and urged President Pranab Mukherjee not to sign
New Delhi, Feb 3: The ordinance on sexual violence against women has evoked a mixed response with main opposition BJP welcoming it but CPI(M) and several women's groups opposed it, attacking the government for doing
New Delhi, Jan 26: Scores of protesters today staged a 'Freedom Parade' to Jantar Mantar demanding gender equality and speedy implementation of recommendations of Justice Verma Committee which was set up after the Delhi gangrape
New Delhi, Jan 25: Keeping up her offensive against Delhi Police, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday said she was "glad" that Justice J S Verma Committee report had vindicated her stand on conduct of
Jaipur, Jan 25: Welcoming the recommendations of the Justice Verma Committee on reforms in anti-rape laws, activist Kiran Bedi on Thursday said these suggestions were revolutionary and can trigger an uprising if implemented.Speaking at the
New Delhi, Jan 24: The Justice J S Verma Committee has rejected demands for enhancing the sentence for gruesome rapes to death or chemical castration.In its report submitted to the Home Ministry on Wednesday, the
New Delhi,Dec 24: The three-member committee of jurists, constituted to give recommendations on amending laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in sexual assault cases, began its work on Monday by issuing notice seeking
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