Latest News on Rape In India
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Feb 28, 2019
No Nation for Women: Journalist Priyanka Dubey on her searing reportage on rape in India
Journalist Priyanka Dubey spent six years travelling across India to document cases of rape and sexual assault. Her reportage, compiled in a book, presents a stark picture of the problem, and looks at the path ahead. -
Feb 12, 2019
Punjab Police launch hunt to nab 10 men who gangraped 21-year-old woman near Ludhiana
A 21-year-old woman was allegedly raped by 10 men near Issewal village on the banks of the Sidwan canal, about 15 kilometres from Ludhiana, after the car she was travelling in with her friend was stopped and she was dragged out, the police said on Monday. -
Feb 02, 2018
UN calls incidences of sexual assaults on young girls in India and Pakistan 'heart breaking'
sexual assault on young girls in India and Pakistan are "heart breaking", the spokesperson of the UN chief said, underlining that the world body is trying to address the issue through access to education and women empowerment -
Nov 04, 2017
Branch manager of UCO bank in Vrindaban arrested for allegedly raping 20-year-old Russian woman
The branch manager of a nationalised bank was arrested for allegedly raping a 20-year-old Russian woman -
Sep 17, 2017
Rape and the rapist: Why Indian academics are studying offenders' perspectives
Academic studies on rape in India are beginning to examine the offenders' perspective as well -
Apr 24, 2017
Marital rape: Legitimised by law, protected by courts
The marital rape question remains untouched by courts because the myth of familial zone of privacy perpetrated by the State needs to be kept alive. -
Mar 29, 2017
Anti-rape law: Concerns that women will misuse 'draconian' law is why our legal system so murky
The petition puts forward a pretty skewed representation of the anti-rape law, by projecting the idea that rape cases are easy to win, when, in fact, rape convictions were at a five-year low last year. -
Dec 17, 2016
Is rape sentencing in India a joke? Judgments based on stereotypes have played pathetically important part
Men who had raped unmarried virgins got higher sentences because the courts considered the survivor’s loss of virginity an irreparable damage. -
Jul 27, 2016
Raj Thackeray, forget about chopping rapists' limbs; ensure safety for women instead
When politicians make noisy bombastic statements about killing rapists, it’s a neat little diversion from work. -
Dec 09, 2015
Rise in cases of rape and molestation in Mumbai, says Praja Foundation survey
Crimes like rape and molestation have witnessed almost a three-fold increase in the metropolis since 2010-11 according to a Praja Foundation survey
