The minimum punishment in case of rape of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of seven years to 10 years, extendable to lif...

Two key outside supporters of the UPA government adopted divergent views on the proposed anti-rape law.

Rubbishing the anti-rape bill, SP has said that it will oppose its recommendations in Parliament and at the all-party meeting.

The bill provides for minimum jail term of 20 years for rape which may be extended to 'natural life' of the convict in jail.

The law needs to be introduced in Parliament and passed before March 22 to ensure that the ordinance, promulgated last month, does not laps...

A person in authority convicted of rape will have to spend rest of his natural life in jail, according to a proposal in the Criminal Law (A...

The home ministry has moved a Cabinet note, which has reintroduced the term ‘rape’ in place of ‘sexual assault’ in the Criminal Law (Amendm...

Ordinance bringing stringent amendments to criminal laws to check crime against women was today laid on the table in the Rajya Sabha.

A number of women's groups today protested at Jantar Mantar seeking full implementation of Justice Verma committee recommendations.

Govt today expressed the hope that it will have a deterrent effect on potential criminals and said issues like reducing the age of juvenile...

The new law has shied away from making marital rape an offence as long as the couple lived in the same house.

The ordinance has evoked a mixed response with opposition BJP welcoming it but CPI(M) and several women's groups opposed it.

Marital rape will also attract stringent punishment under the ordinance proposed by the Centre.

The CPI-M attacked the govt for doing "injustice" to the Justice Verma Committee recommendations against sexual violence.

The Cabinet on Friday cleared an Ordinance, which provides for death sentence to rapist who kills his victim or leaves her in a persistent ...

Rape that leads to death of the victim or leaving her in a vegetative state can now attract death penalty under an ordinance cleared by the...

The decision to promulgate the ordinance was taken at a specially-convened meeting of Union Cabinet today, just 20 days ahead of the Budget...