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Gujarat: Seven rapists sentenced to life imprisonment in one day in Amreli, Vadodara and RajkotIn an unprecedented move, courts in Gujarat's Amreli, Vadodara, and Rajkot sentenced seven rapists to life imprisonment in POCSO cases on a...
Nobody will stay in power forever: Owaisi slams Shah over his 'rioters taught lesson' remarkAddressing an election rally in Gujarat on Friday, Shah had said that anti-social elements stopped indulging in violence after they were "t...
Talk of respect for women from Red Fort but 'support' for rapists: Rahul slams PM over remission in Bilkis Bano case"Talk of respect for women from the ramparts of the Red Fort but in reality support for 'rapists'," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. "The d...
Bilkis Bano case: Over 6,000 citizens demand revoking remission of convictsBilkis Bano was 21-years-old and five months pregnant when she was gang-raped while fleeing the violence that broke out after the Godhra tr...
Welcoming rapists of Bilkis Bano a slap on face of society: TRS MLC KavithaOn August 15, all the 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 case of Bilkis Bano's gang rape and murder of her seven family...
Indian-origin doctor gets four years in jail for raping woman he met on TinderManesh Gill, a doctor of Indian roots from the UK, was sentenced to four years for raping a woman he met on a dating app three years ago. G...
President gives assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) ActThe amendment replaces the criminal law amendment ordinance promulgated on April 21 after the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua and...
Bill providing for stringent punishment in rape cases introduced in Lok SabhaKiren Rijiju said the recent incidents of rape and gangrape of women under the age of 16 years and 12 years have shaken the conscience of t...
Cabinet nod to introduce bill in Parliament providing for death penalty for rape of girl below 12 yearsThe bill stipulates stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape, particularly of girls below 12 years. Death sentence has been provided f...
Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill to be introduced in monsoon session of ParliamentThe amendment bill, once approved by Parliament, will replace the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on April 21.
Ordinance underscores Modi govt's commitment to women's safety: Amit ShahThe minimum punishment in case of rape of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of seven years to 10 years, extendable to lif...
Hema Malini seconds Maneka Gandhi on death penalty for rape of children below 12 yrsTaking to Twitter, Malini called for a national movement against "animals who don't spare even babies" and said media should also support t...
- Union cabinet expected to meet to discuss Verma committee report
The Union Cabinet will have a special meeting this evening to discuss the Justice Verma Committee report which has recommended a series of ...
Govt will be prompt in pursuing Verma panel recommendations:PM Manmohan SinghPm also thanked the Committee members for their "labour of love" in pursuing their job to recommend amendments to the law.
- Delhi gang rape: Verma Panel to hear views of ministries
The Justice JS Verma committee has decided to meet top bureaucrats and eminent civil society members before finalising its report on a stro...
Delhi gang rape: State government fail to evolve a consensus on death penalty for rape convicts“States have said that the age to consider someone a juvenile should be reduced from 18 to 16 as it was earlier. We are looking into the de...
Sexual Offences: CPM favours death penalty, CPI wants lifeCPM has suggested enhancement of punishment in sexual offences and proposed life imprisonment and even death in rarest of rare cases.
Delhi gang rape: Congress draft doesn't favour death penaltyCongress' draft proposal has suggested life imprisonment extending to the entire life of the rapist and setting up of dedicated fast-track ...
Delhi gang-rape: Pakistan groups hold candle light vigil for rape victimThe protesters lit candles and shouted slogans like "We show solidarity with women in India" and "We will stand up for women everywhere".
Justice delayedRecently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the scams involving his government as "aberrations" - a deviation from the proper expecte...