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Great Expectations: What the IYC wants from Rahul now
It's been a day since Rahul Gandhi was appointed as the Congress number two, but there is no visible excitement at the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) office at Raisina Road, New Delhi. Like many political pundits and senior leaders in the party anticipated, the vibes in the IYC also #Amit Malik #Congress #HowThisWorks #Indian Youth Congress #Rahul Gandhi
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How the Delhi gangrape protests have changed drawing room conversations
When crowds took to the streets over the Delhi gang rape, Viplav Vishal, a class 12 graduate, found himself discussing the forbidden with his mother. Growing up in a middle class family in Bihar’s Saharsa town, Vishal never heard anyone in his home uttering the word ‘rape’. Not because there #Delhi #Delhi gangrape #Jantar Mantar #NewsTracker #Women's rights
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Is India damaging the peace process with its Pakistan bashing?
If Pakistan's High Commissioner Salman Bashir is to be believed the recent criticism of Pakistan over the killing of two soldiers, one of whom was decapitated, was only part a larger trend of India choosing to accuse its neighbour of crimes whenever it found it convenient to do #Defence analyst #India #Line of Control #Pakistan #WhoSaidWhat
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The government is finally taking social media seriously
"Yes, they exist. Yes, they are our own people. It looks like they have some valid concerns. Let’s talk to them!" This finally appears to be the response of the government to those who talk to it through the Internet and want it to react in hours, not days. The government #Congress #Delhi rape protests #facebook #Lokpal #MIddle Class #social media #SocialMedia #Twitter
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Headmaster says accused in Delhi gangrape case is juvenile: sources
The headmaster of the school where the sixth, allegedly juvenile, accused in Delhi gangrape case was studying appeared for the second time before the juvenile justice board (JJB) on Tuesday where he reportedly submitted documents proving that the teenager is a minor. The magistrate at the JJB did not allow reporters #accused #Delhi gangrape #juvenile #Juvenile Justice Board #NewsTracker
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Delhi rape: Swamy wants to be intervenor in juvenile’s trial
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has filed a petition in the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), Delhi, asking the Board if he could become an intervenor in the trial of one of the 'juvenile' accused in the Delhi gangrape case. “I cited before the magistrate various judgments which say that in petty #Delhi rape #Juvenile Justice Board #NewsTracker #Subramanian Swamy
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Rapist in the family: The great Indian cover-up
“It is true, trust me,” says Bina Jain, as she recounts one of the many incest cases she encountered in three decades of running Bapun Ghar, a women’s shelter in central Delhi. “She is my fruit after all. So what if I tasted her?” was the justification the man gave #Delhi rape #NewsTracker
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US should do what Delhi-ites have done about rape: Ensler
When asked where she is from, Eve Ensler says, she belongs to the world. In 1996, Ensler’s play ‘Vagina Monologues’ first was staged. The play has since traveled to 120 countries and performed in more than 48 languages. In 2002, HBO made the film version of the play. Her book #Delhi gangrape #Eve Ensler #Vagina Monologues #VeryCloseUp #Violence against women #Women's rights
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Delhi’s homeless prefer freezing streets to ‘dirty, unsafe’ shelters
Freezing Delhi is experiencing one of its coldest nights in decades. Fauzia, a lean woman, wearing just one layer of clothing, settles barefoot on a dirty mat. With her hands trembling, she feeds Aliya, her ten month old daughter with stale bread dipped in water. Aliya throws a tantrum. Fauzia slaps #Delhi #Delhi cold #Delhi winter #Homeless shelters #HowThisWorks
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Delhi gangrape: A case against giving harsh punishment to juvenile offenders
The discourse on a stringent law for rapists has instigated a debate on how the law treats juvenile offenders. The case of the lone juvenile among the accused has evoked the passionate demand for treating minors as adults in exceptional acts of crime. The government has joined the chorus with #Delhi rape #HowThisWorks #Juvenile Justice Board