Following the Nirbhaya incident in Delhi in 2011, the punishment for rape was made harsher, including capital punishment in some cases. Juv...

Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected adjournment motions on the gang-rape and murder of a young woman veterinarian in Hyderabad but allowed m...

A recent suggestion of a high court judge that child rapists and abusers should be castrated may find plenty of nods of approval.

In the season where British films are the flavour of the month, The Imitation Game attempts to throw light at the unbelievably true life of...

The court said that while acquitting two persons of the charges of forcibly castrating a man as the victim had himself opted for emasculati...

Death is a known form of penalty but mutilation has not been recognised in progressive jurisprudence as prescribed punitive action, the com...

NCM has said such a "blanket provision" would prompt offenders to kill their victims while cautioning the government of "knee-jerk reaction...

As a debate raged over imposing death penalty for rape convicts, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) opposed such a "blanket provision...

Congress today submitted its suggestions on stringent laws for crimes against women to Justice J S Verma Committee even as it disfavoured c...

Death penalty or chemical castration can never prevent rapes. While death penalty will make the rapist kill his victim, chemical castration...

The minister said chemical castration was not a practical option as it required continuous administration of medication.

Congress' draft proposal has suggested life imprisonment extending to the entire life of the rapist and setting up of dedicated fast-track ...

Jayalalithaa announced a 13-point action plan to ensure women's safety and prevent incidents of sexual harassment.

The chief minister said he would meet Shah again next week. "We will meet him next week with a proper agenda," he said.

"There should be maximum punishment to the rapists, death penalty or emasculation," Venkiah Naidu said.

As outrage against the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim, Congress has decided to propose a tougher law to check crimes against women.

It has been claimed that Michael Jackson used to consume a 'chemical castration' drug to suppress his sexual urges towards young boys.