Delhi Gang-rape Documentary

The parents of Nirbhaya - as the 23-year-old came to be known - have demanded that the "juvenile's" face be shown. To stop his release, they had petitioned the home ministry, courts and the National Human Rights Commission.

At the end of her film, Udwin reminds us of the obvious - violence against women is not merely an Indian problem.

'India's Daughter', a documentary based on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, has opened in the United States to acclaim with Hollywood star Meryl Streep saying it deserves to win an Academy Award. The documentary was banned in India in March this year.

Entry of journalists, NGO activists and filmmakers into jails has been banned by the government, except under special requests, said senior Home Ministry officials.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, for the first time, commented on his government's decision to ban a documentary on the fatal Delhi gang-rape that triggered massive street protests and forced the introduction of tougher new laws to punish sexual crimes.

The Supreme Court has sought a response from two lawyers who made derogatory remarks about women in 'India's Daughter,' the documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape.

Activist Ketan Dixit, who held screenings of the banned documentary India's Daughter in Agra and Delhi, has been arrested by the Delhi Police. He was later produced at a local court and was granted bail.

A BBC documentary, depicting the brutal gang-rape and murder of a young paramedic student in Delhi in 2012, premiered in the United States on Monday.

At a time when a maze of social and political issues combined with an atmosphere of cynicism surround a government that seems to have done little to distance itself from the lunacy of fringe elements, comes an evil that seeks the immediate attention of the Home Minister and the government of the day - a film that has apparently shown Indian attitud...

The Bar Council of India has issued notices to two defence lawyers for their remarks in a documentary "India's Daughter" - depicting the brutal gang-rape and murder of a paramedic student in Delhi in 2012 - that have sparked massive outrage and condemnation.

I watched 'India's Daughter' last week prepared to hate it. NDTV had been approached by independent filmmaker Leslee Udwin regarding her documentary for the BBC, part of a global initiative on Women's Day to focus attention on sexual crimes against women and how societal attitudes must change.

The Editors Guild of India today slammed the government's move to ban 'India's Daughter,' the documentary about the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in a moving bus in Delhi in December 2012, and appealed for the ban to be revoked.

The Home Ministry, sources said, has sent a copy of the court order prohibiting the telecast of the documentary "India's Daughters," to the British Broadcasting Corporation or BBC, which aired it on Wednesday night in the UK and other countries.

'India's Daughter', the documentary based on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, holds a mirror to the society and its mindset, and should be watched by everybody, Nirbhaya's father said today, questioning the ban on its screening in India.

The British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, on Wednesday night aired the documentary based on the December 2012 Delhi gang-rape by filmmaker Leslee Udwin in the UK and other countries.

The parents of Nirbhaya - as the 23-year-old came to be known - have demanded that the "juvenile's" face be shown. To stop his release, they had petitioned the home ministry, courts and the National Human Rights Commission.

At the end of her film, Udwin reminds us of the obvious - violence against women is not merely an Indian problem.

'India's Daughter', a documentary based on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, has opened in the United States to acclaim with Hollywood star Meryl Streep saying it deserves to win an Academy Award. The documentary was banned in India in March this year.

Entry of journalists, NGO activists and filmmakers into jails has been banned by the government, except under special requests, said senior Home Ministry officials.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, for the first time, commented on his government's decision to ban a documentary on the fatal Delhi gang-rape that triggered massive street protests and forced the introduction of tougher new laws to punish sexual crimes.

The Supreme Court has sought a response from two lawyers who made derogatory remarks about women in 'India's Daughter,' the documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape.

Activist Ketan Dixit, who held screenings of the banned documentary India's Daughter in Agra and Delhi, has been arrested by the Delhi Police. He was later produced at a local court and was granted bail.

A BBC documentary, depicting the brutal gang-rape and murder of a young paramedic student in Delhi in 2012, premiered in the United States on Monday.

At a time when a maze of social and political issues combined with an atmosphere of cynicism surround a government that seems to have done little to distance itself from the lunacy of fringe elements, comes an evil that seeks the immediate attention of the Home Minister and the government of the day - a film that has apparently shown Indian attitud...

The Bar Council of India has issued notices to two defence lawyers for their remarks in a documentary "India's Daughter" - depicting the brutal gang-rape and murder of a paramedic student in Delhi in 2012 - that have sparked massive outrage and condemnation.

I watched 'India's Daughter' last week prepared to hate it. NDTV had been approached by independent filmmaker Leslee Udwin regarding her documentary for the BBC, part of a global initiative on Women's Day to focus attention on sexual crimes against women and how societal attitudes must change.

The Editors Guild of India today slammed the government's move to ban 'India's Daughter,' the documentary about the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in a moving bus in Delhi in December 2012, and appealed for the ban to be revoked.

The Home Ministry, sources said, has sent a copy of the court order prohibiting the telecast of the documentary "India's Daughters," to the British Broadcasting Corporation or BBC, which aired it on Wednesday night in the UK and other countries.

'India's Daughter', the documentary based on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, holds a mirror to the society and its mindset, and should be watched by everybody, Nirbhaya's father said today, questioning the ban on its screening in India.

The British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, on Wednesday night aired the documentary based on the December 2012 Delhi gang-rape by filmmaker Leslee Udwin in the UK and other countries.