16-year-old student, who left home after mother's scolding over studies, gang-raped inside sleeper bus from Greater Noida's Pari Chowk to DelhiA 16-year-old Class 11 student was allegedly gang-raped inside a sleeper bus after boarding it at Greater Noida's Pari Chowk on a rainy nig...
31 Aug, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
India's 80th Independence Day: A look at protests in its 79-year journey till 'cockroaches' hit the streetsIndia's post-independence history showcases persistent dissent and public mobilisation. Students, farmers, and citizens have repeatedly cha...
16 Aug, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
SC judge flags deepfakes, cyberstalking as new threats to womenJustice B V Nagarathna urged immediate legal aid for women after incidents. She highlighted recent Karnataka amendments that limit the High...
08 Aug, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
'Govts are accusing each other, holding protests instead of working on that case': Nirbhaya's mother on RG Kar incidentExpressing her outrage on the rape and murder of a woman resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Nirbhaya's moth...
18 Aug, 2024, 09.41 AM IST
Nothing has changed in past decade, says DCW chief Maliwal on 11th anniversary of Nirbhaya rapeDCW Chief Swati Maliwal marked the 11th anniversary of the Nirbhaya incident, lamenting the escalating crimes against women in Delhi. Despi...
16 Dec, 2023, 10.39 AM IST
Nirbhaya's parents seek time-bound justice"Delhi snatched everything away. But we cannot hate Delhi since our state Uttar Pradesh has also been seeing such incidents.There is no pla...
15 Dec, 2019, 02.29 PM IST
Parliament expresses concern over rape and murder in HyderabadFollowing the Nirbhaya incident in Delhi in 2011, the punishment for rape was made harsher, including capital punishment in some cases. Juv...
02 Dec, 2019, 11.28 PM IST
Rising cases of rape: Centre says ready to explore stringent provisions in lawResponding to a discussion during Zero Hour in the wake of the rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad, Rajnath Singh said he was fa...
02 Dec, 2019, 03.31 PM IST
When an unwell Sheila Dikshit wanted to quit in 2012 but stayed on due to Nirbhaya incident!Dikshit also wrote in her memoir about her three terms in office, the changes she brought about in Delhi, the difficulties she faced and th...
20 Jul, 2019, 09.02 PM IST
Those involved in lynchings cannot call themselves nationalists: Venkaiah Naidu"According to me nationalism or 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' means 'Jai Ho' to 130 crore people. Any discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, s...
09 Sep, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
MPs in Rajya Sabha express concern over rape-murder in KeralaDuring the Zero Hour, C P Narayanan of CPI(M) raised the issue of the rape and murder in Ernakulam district, terming it as a "dastardly att...
04 May, 2016, 01.29 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee remembers Delhi braveheart NirbhayaMamata Banerjee today remembered the victim of the brutal Nirbhaya gangrape case that rocked the country in 2012.
16 Dec, 2015, 03.12 PM IST
Government keen to operationalise emergency helpline for women by 2017The government has kick-started the process to set up a single emergency response number across the country for women safety.
14 May, 2015, 04.10 AM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley regrets that his remarks were construed as insensitiveJaitley had not mentioned any particular case but his comments were construed as a reference to the Nirbhaya case.
23 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Demand in pepper sprays rises; Nirbhaya, Parliament incident increased awarenessThe main ingredient of the spray that was used inside the Lok Sabha, causes breathlessness, cough and irritation to eyes.
20 Feb, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
- 'Nirbheek': Lightweight revolver for women's defence
Inspired by 'the Nirbhaya' incident, the revolver is light and can be kept by women in their purses or handbags.
13 Jan, 2014, 04.44 PM IST
- New NCW building named 'Nirbhaya Bhawan' after gangrape victim
"The government has already constituted a fund known as Nirbhaya fund. It is important that half the population of the country can live wit...
10 Jun, 2013, 10.16 PM IST