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Jan Aakrosh Rally Updates: "Congress Fights For Truth, Not Power," Says Rahul Gandhi
Days after he held a late night vigil to protest the rape cases in Kathua of Jammu and Kashmir and Unnao of Uttar Pradesh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed "Jan Aakrosh Rally" in Delhi today.
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Crimes Against Women More Painful When Politicised: Nirmala Sitharaman
Amid the outrage over the Kathua and Unnao incidents, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lamented on Saturday that crimes against women were getting politicised based on the identity of the perpetrators.
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Rahul Gandhi Dares PM For 15-minute Debate, Slips In "Beti Bachao" Taunt
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, criticising it on multiple issues as he launched his year-long "Save the Constitution campaign". While the programme was seen as an outreach to the Dalit community, the Congress chief spoke of farmers, women, corruption and demanded a 15-minute debate with ...
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Pooja Bhatt Trolled For Calling Out Amitabh Bachchan's No-Comment Comment On Kathua And Unnao Rapes
Pooja Bhatt called Amitabh Bachchan out for his statement by talking about his film Pink, which raised questions about crimes against women
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14-Year-Old Girl Alleges Rape, Threats By "Powerful" Businessman In Tripura
A 54-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Tripura. The girl was allegedly raped at least on four occasions since February by Manoj Deb, an influential businessman from Teliamura in Khowai district, whom the locals claim to be a BJP supporter, police said.
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"You Give Masala To Media": PM Modi Issues Gag Order To BJP Leaders Again
Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stinging rebuke again to party motormouths on Sunday, who have covered a wide range of subjects from terror and rape to Mahabharata and Darwin's theory over the last six months. In a video-conference with lawmakers across the country, PM Modi ripped into the leaders, reminding them that this was affecting their...
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Sometimes Rapes Can't Be Stopped, Why Make A "Big Deal", Says Union Minister
Union minister Santosh Gangwar stepped into controversy today, telling the media that while rape incidents were unfortunate, they could not be stopped sometimes and one should not blow it out of proportion.
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After Ex-Bureaucrats, 600 Academics Send Sharp Letter To PM Modi On Rapes
As the centre clambered to introduce harsher punishment for child rapists to cap public outrage over sexual crimes, a group of 637 academics in India and abroad have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, telling him that his statements on the "monstrous crimes" had been "wholly inadequate, platitudinous" and gave "non-specific ass...
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Quicker Trials, Probe In Centre's Death For Child Rapists Ordinance: 10 Facts
The centre on Saturday responded to the barrage of attacks over the government's inability to curb sexual crimes against girls with an executive order to introduce death penalty for child rapists, longer jail term for all rapists and set an ambitious four-month deadline to complete investigation and trial in all rape cases. The changes were cleared...
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Amid Nationwide Anger, Cabinet To Bring In Death Penalty For Child Rape
Scrambling to assuage the nationwide outrage over sexual violence against young girls, the government is expected to clear an ordinance, or emergency executive order, to bring in death penalty for child rape. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returns from a five-day foreign trip, has called for a cabinet meeting today to change the law.
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Every 15 Minutes, A Child Is Subjected To Sexual Offence In India: Report
A sexual offence is committed against a child in India every 15 minutes and there has been an increase of more than 500 per cent over the past 10 years in crime against minors, an analysis by child rights NGO CRY has found.
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Female Congress Worker Alleges Molestation By Male Colleagues During Rape Protest
A woman Congress worker has complained to the party's city unit that she was allegedly molested by male colleagues on Sunday during a candle march held here to protest against the Kathua and Unnao rape cases.
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"Disgusted, Don't Rake It Up," Says Amitabh Bachchan, Asked About Rapes
Amitabh Bachchan has said he feels "disgusted" even to talk about the recent rapes that have shaken and outraged the nation. The 75-year-old megastar was asked to respond to the Kathua and Unnao rapes as the ambassador of the government's "Beti Bachao-Beti Padao" campaign, a slogan that has been lampooned by critics after the incidents.
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Swati Maliwal Says Will Continue Fast Till PM Modi Returns To India
Amid an outcry over the Kathua and Unnao rape incidents, DCW chief Swati Maliwal, who is on hunger strike for six days, said on Wednesday that she will continue her fast till Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to India and holds a discussion with her on her demands, including death penalty for rapists of minor girls.
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Lawmakers With Cases Of Crimes Against Women: Delhi-Based Thinktank's Report
In the backdrop of nationwide shock and outrage over the Kathua, Unnao and Surat rape cases, an analysis in the Association for Democratic Reforms Report (ADR), 2017, says 33 per cent of the lawmakers in states and elected leaders in Lok Sabha are facing cases related to crimes against women
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Jan Aakrosh Rally Updates: "Congress Fights For Truth, Not Power," Says Rahul Gandhi
Days after he held a late night vigil to protest the rape cases in Kathua of Jammu and Kashmir and Unnao of Uttar Pradesh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed "Jan Aakrosh Rally" in Delhi today.
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Crimes Against Women More Painful When Politicised: Nirmala Sitharaman
Amid the outrage over the Kathua and Unnao incidents, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lamented on Saturday that crimes against women were getting politicised based on the identity of the perpetrators.
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Rahul Gandhi Dares PM For 15-minute Debate, Slips In "Beti Bachao" Taunt
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, criticising it on multiple issues as he launched his year-long "Save the Constitution campaign". While the programme was seen as an outreach to the Dalit community, the Congress chief spoke of farmers, women, corruption and demanded a 15-minute debate with ...
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Pooja Bhatt Trolled For Calling Out Amitabh Bachchan's No-Comment Comment On Kathua And Unnao Rapes
Pooja Bhatt called Amitabh Bachchan out for his statement by talking about his film Pink, which raised questions about crimes against women
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14-Year-Old Girl Alleges Rape, Threats By "Powerful" Businessman In Tripura
A 54-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Tripura. The girl was allegedly raped at least on four occasions since February by Manoj Deb, an influential businessman from Teliamura in Khowai district, whom the locals claim to be a BJP supporter, police said.
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"You Give Masala To Media": PM Modi Issues Gag Order To BJP Leaders Again
Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stinging rebuke again to party motormouths on Sunday, who have covered a wide range of subjects from terror and rape to Mahabharata and Darwin's theory over the last six months. In a video-conference with lawmakers across the country, PM Modi ripped into the leaders, reminding them that this was affecting their...
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Sometimes Rapes Can't Be Stopped, Why Make A "Big Deal", Says Union Minister
Union minister Santosh Gangwar stepped into controversy today, telling the media that while rape incidents were unfortunate, they could not be stopped sometimes and one should not blow it out of proportion.
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After Ex-Bureaucrats, 600 Academics Send Sharp Letter To PM Modi On Rapes
As the centre clambered to introduce harsher punishment for child rapists to cap public outrage over sexual crimes, a group of 637 academics in India and abroad have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, telling him that his statements on the "monstrous crimes" had been "wholly inadequate, platitudinous" and gave "non-specific ass...
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Quicker Trials, Probe In Centre's Death For Child Rapists Ordinance: 10 Facts
The centre on Saturday responded to the barrage of attacks over the government's inability to curb sexual crimes against girls with an executive order to introduce death penalty for child rapists, longer jail term for all rapists and set an ambitious four-month deadline to complete investigation and trial in all rape cases. The changes were cleared...
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Amid Nationwide Anger, Cabinet To Bring In Death Penalty For Child Rape
Scrambling to assuage the nationwide outrage over sexual violence against young girls, the government is expected to clear an ordinance, or emergency executive order, to bring in death penalty for child rape. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returns from a five-day foreign trip, has called for a cabinet meeting today to change the law.
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Every 15 Minutes, A Child Is Subjected To Sexual Offence In India: Report
A sexual offence is committed against a child in India every 15 minutes and there has been an increase of more than 500 per cent over the past 10 years in crime against minors, an analysis by child rights NGO CRY has found.
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Female Congress Worker Alleges Molestation By Male Colleagues During Rape Protest
A woman Congress worker has complained to the party's city unit that she was allegedly molested by male colleagues on Sunday during a candle march held here to protest against the Kathua and Unnao rape cases.
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"Disgusted, Don't Rake It Up," Says Amitabh Bachchan, Asked About Rapes
Amitabh Bachchan has said he feels "disgusted" even to talk about the recent rapes that have shaken and outraged the nation. The 75-year-old megastar was asked to respond to the Kathua and Unnao rapes as the ambassador of the government's "Beti Bachao-Beti Padao" campaign, a slogan that has been lampooned by critics after the incidents.
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Swati Maliwal Says Will Continue Fast Till PM Modi Returns To India
Amid an outcry over the Kathua and Unnao rape incidents, DCW chief Swati Maliwal, who is on hunger strike for six days, said on Wednesday that she will continue her fast till Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to India and holds a discussion with her on her demands, including death penalty for rapists of minor girls.
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Lawmakers With Cases Of Crimes Against Women: Delhi-Based Thinktank's Report
In the backdrop of nationwide shock and outrage over the Kathua, Unnao and Surat rape cases, an analysis in the Association for Democratic Reforms Report (ADR), 2017, says 33 per cent of the lawmakers in states and elected leaders in Lok Sabha are facing cases related to crimes against women
