Tag: Rape

The tutor that was a monster

Investigations into the rape and murder case of a teen girl student in the federal capital point to the alleged involvement of the ill-fated...

Rape and murder of three minor sisters points to poverty and...

As India celebrated the One Billion Rising movement to fight violence against women on February 14, three little sisters aged five, nine and 11,...

Constable involved in rape of 10-year-old girl arrested

A police constable, who allegedly raped a 10-year-old girl, was arrested after a case was registered against him on Sunday. According to the victim’s parents,...

Sharmila Tagore opposes capital punishment for rape

Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore opposed capital punishment for rape saying death is neither the ultimate punishment nor a deterrent.“I don’t think death the ultimate...

Indonesia judge claims ‘women enjoy being raped’ during SC job interview

There have been calls an Indonesian judge interviewing for a job at the Supreme Court to be dismissed after he joked that some rape...

Another woman raped, killed in moving train in India

In a grim reminder of the horrific Delhi rape case, a woman who got down from a Delhi-bound train in Bhagalpur district of Bihar,...

Two to plead not guilty in Delhi gang-rape: lawyer

Two of the five men accused of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in New Delhi last month will plead...

Outrage in India as guru blames Delhi rape victim

A prominent Indian spiritual guru has reportedly said that the girl gang-raped in Delhi on December 16th is to be blamed for the incident....

Indian gang-rape suspects appear in court

Five men accused of the gang rape and murder of an Indian student have appeared in court to hear charges against them, but the...

High Peace council granting bails to terrorists: Afghan deputy speaker

Afghan Parliament’s first deputy speaker Abdul Zahir Qadir on Sunday alleged that Taliban comrades released from prisons under auspices of High Peace Council (HPC)...

Indian Censor Board to address issue of objectionable lyrics

In the wake of the Delhi gangrape case, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) CEO Pankaja Thakur plans to address the issue of objectionable...

Women attack India bar over ‘rapist’ cocktail

Rape is sort of a touchy subject in India right now, so promoting a new cocktail named “Balatkari” (meaning “rapist”) probably isn’t a great...

Indian women thrash Congress leader for raping woman

While India continues to mourn the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim and demand for stringent anti-rape laws have grown louder, a senior Congress...

India moving toward more female police officers

India’s interior minister has ordered each police station in New Delhi to beef up the number of women officers to facilitate complaints from women....

India rape suspects to be charged in court

A gang of men accused of repeatedly raping a 23-year-old female student on a moving bus in New Delhi are to appear in court...

Another girl allegedly molested in a Delhi bus

At a time when Indian nation mourns the death of the 23-year-old medical student, who was brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi,...

Delhi gang-rape victim cremated

A young Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus was cremated on Sunday in the capital, Delhi. The ceremony came hours after...