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On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and libertyThe operation was an example of a technology the Metropolitan Police say is transforming policing, helping officers arrest around 2,500 wan...
Who is James Holder? Superdry co-founder sentenced to eight years in UK rape caseBritish fashion entrepreneur James Holder, co-founder of Superdry, has received an eight-year prison sentence. A UK court convicted the 54-...
Weinstein's prison sentence shortened to 18 yearsEarlier he was to serve 24 years in prison.
UP rape convict who jumped parole held after 33 years from DelhiRelatives of Raghunandan Singh (56) in his native village in Hathras were shocked to learn that he was “alive” as they and fellow villagers...
Unnao custodial death case: HC asks CBI to reply to disqualified UP MLA's appeal against jailJustice Vibhu Bakhru issued notice to the CBI and also asked the agency to respond to Kuldeep Singh Sengar's application seeking suspension...
Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma bangs head against wall, receives minor injuriesThe Patiala House Court on Monday issued fresh death warrants against four convicts while hearing a petition by the state and Nirbhaya's pa...
Conviction rate for rape only 27.2% even as country celebrates justice in Nirbhaya caseAccording to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 1,56,327 rape cases were on trial in 2018. Of these, trial was completed in 17,313 c...
On 7th anniversary of Nirbhaya case, rape conviction rate low at 32 per centAccording to the NCRB data available for 2017, the total number of rape cases that went to trial in that year was 1,46,201 but only 5,822 o...
Tihar jail asks UP for two hangmen, speculation over Nirbhaya killers' executionThe Tihar Jail in Delhi has asked Uttar Pradesh to provide two hangmen on short notice, amid reports that four men convicted in the Nirbhay...
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...
Child rights activists oppose death penalty for rape of minorsA number of activists argue that the introduction of the death penalty would simply lead to a decrease in the already poor conviction rates...
Rape conviction rate at 5-year lowSources said serious concern was raised at the meeting over the data on rape conviction, with the rate having shown a consistent decline fr...
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: No party has made it safer for womenLocked in a battle for supremacy in the elections, both Congress and BJP have claimed they're committed to curbing violence against women. ...
- Rape convicts names to be on the web in Haryana
Haryana police has started a process to put names, addresses and crime details of at least 2,500 convicted rapists in the past about a deca...
Government to prepare database of rape convicts, make it publicIn an attempt to name and shame rapists, the government has decided to prepare a data base of all rape convicts across the country and thei...