Delhi rape: How a luxury bus brought India's lies to the fore
Chaudhry • 12 years agoEach time a sensational rape hits the headlines it is an unwelcome reminder that our so-called "new" India is delusionary bubble, breached easily by the other 'old' India that we try so hard to insulate ourselves from.
Lack of intellect reason behind Haryana rapes: Cong MLA
Fp Archives • 13 years agoWith a lot being said over a series of rapes in Haryana over a month, a Congress MLA today gave a new dimension to the tale by noting that such cases take place due to lack of "intellectual growth" in society.
Victim says rapes a result of social inequalities, khap leader blames fast food!
Pallavi • 13 years agoIt seems the khaps are coming up with one bizarre reason after another for the increasing incidents of rape in Haryana. Our reporter Pallavi Polanki visits Hisar, Haryana, to hear what victims of such heinous crimes have to say.
Haryana hall of shame: The electoral math of gang rape
Chaudhry • 13 years agoWhereas in other, more enlightened parts of the world, a spiralling rape count would have politicians scrambling to look tough on crime, our dear leaders -- be it Sonia Gandhi or Om Prakash Chautala -- are eager to look soft on rapists.
Sonia to visit Haryana rape victim's family?
Fp Archives • 13 years agoWith the party government facing flak over the series of rape incidents in Haryana, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will visit Jind district tomorrow where a teenaged Dalit girl immolated herself after being raped.