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Amitabh Bachchan feels disgusted to talk on the issue of Kathua case

Amitabh Bachchan has been the brand ambassador for ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ since a long time.

19 Apr 2018 1:57 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the recent sexual assaults were a matter of shame for India. (Photo: Twitter | @PIB_India)

We only question daughters where they are going, must ask sons too: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, 'Rape is rape, be it now or earlier. It is extremely sad. Don't politicise rape incidents.'

19 Apr 2018 9:11 AM

There have been too many such atrocities and too often it is women and girls who are deliberately targeted, intentionally instilling fear and building divides, she said.

Rape dehumanises society: UN official

The senior UN official said families of both the victims have sufferedlosses and await justice.

19 Apr 2018 2:30 AM

Demonstrators take part in a protest in Srinagar over the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AFP)

A restorative narrative after cascade of horror

The barrage comes while most of us are yet to get over the two ghoulish reports that have convulsed the nation.

19 Apr 2018 2:20 AM

The Ram-Sita cartoon drawn by Hyderabad-based Swathi Vadlamudi, who shared it on social media last week, fetched both praise and abuse. (Representational image)

Threats, complaint against Hyderabad woman journalist over Ram-Sita cartoon

In the cartoon, Sita is seen commenting to Lord Ram about Kathua and Unnao rape cases.

18 Apr 2018 4:28 PM

The Narendra Modi slogan about protecting the girl child (Beti Bachao) was turned on its head — to mean that the girl child had to be saved from the BJP’s lumpen leaders. (Representational image)

Rape rage: Will BJP lose J&K govt, women’s vote?

The government’s prolonged silence on the two cases and the BJP’s complicity in protecting the accused is likely to have two important consequences.

18 Apr 2018 12:40 AM

Delhi saw several protests being carried out by various groups across the city. (Photo: Facebook | Kawalpreet Kaur)

Protests across nation as India continues to witness brutal rapes

Protestors will be assembling again at Vishvidyalaya in New Delhi at 6 pm today.

16 Apr 2018 3:12 PM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was speaking at Rajghat where DCW chief Swati Maliwal has been sitting on a hunger strike since Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Will ensure death penalty for rapists of minors, says Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal said Unnao rape case gives 'a very dangerous message' the way UP govt, CM, Centre and police tried to shield accused MLA.

16 Apr 2018 11:13 AM

The letter suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches out to the families affected by the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, seek their 'forgiveness' and ensure speedy justice through an SIT probe and a fast-track court. (Photo: File)

Ex-bureaucrats write to Modi, blame him for terrifying state of affairs

The letter criticised Govt’s failure 'in performing the most basic of the responsibilities given to it by the people'.

16 Apr 2018 9:58 AM

Protest held over Unnao and Kathua rape cases at Carter Rd in Mumbai's Bandra. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Massive protests across nation over Unnao, Kathua rape cases

The protests began today from 5 pm onwards.

15 Apr 2018 6:47 PM

The problem with the rape number is that government data suggests that 99 per cent of victims of sexual violence in India do not report the incident to the police. (Representational image)

Death sentence won’t stop rapes

In 2016, the total number of rape cases registered in India was 38,947 and there were over 106,000 crimes against children.

15 Apr 2018 6:11 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

PM gives solace after tension peaks

The Muslim question is for the moment in the background, except that Kathua did involve that.

15 Apr 2018 6:08 AM

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was arrested by the CBI on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Unnao rape case: CBI arrests woman who took girl to MLA Sengar

A special court in Lucknow on Saturday sent Sengar, the prime accused in the case arrested on Friday, to a seven-day CBI custody.

15 Apr 2018 5:10 AM

Surprisingly, the otherwise vocal women ministers in the BJP, haven’t strongly condemned the Kathua and Unnao rape cases. Same can be said about Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, actor turned politician Pawan Kalyan and many other business bigwigs who are active on social media with their posts.

Deafening silence

Smriti Irani in fact, urged the Congress-led UPA government to hold a special Parliament session after the 2012 Delhi rape case.

15 Apr 2018 12:15 AM

The victim's mother also alleged that while BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was raping her daughter, Shashi Singh stood outside the room as a guard. (Photo: File | ANI

Second arrest in Unnao rape case: CBI nabs woman who lured victim to MLA

Victim's mother alleged Shashi Singh lured her daughter and took her to Kuldeep Singh Sengar's house where he raped her.

14 Apr 2018 9:20 PM

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was arrested by the CBI on Friday. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Unnao rape: BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar sent to 7-day police custody

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar is accused of raping 17-year-old Unnao girl in June 2017.

14 Apr 2018 6:53 PM

DCW chief Swati Maliwal on day one of her hunger strike. (Photo: Twitter/@imamansharma2)

Kathua, Unnao rape case: DCW chief's indefinite hunger strike enters day 2

DCW chief Swati Maliwal went on an indefinite hunger strike on Friday to demand swift capital punishment for child rapists.

14 Apr 2018 4:54 PM

Actress Sunny Leone, who adopted Nisha in 2017, added, 'Children should feel safe against evil hurtful people. Let's hold our children a little closer to us! Protect at all costs!' (Twitter Screengrab | @SunnyLeone)

Will protect you from everything evil: Sunny Leone promises daughter amid rape outcry

Sunny Leone's tweet arrives in the wake of the nationwide outrage over the gangrape and murder of an 8-yr-old child in J&K's Kathua.

14 Apr 2018 3:37 PM

PM speaks up, calls Unnao, Kathua a ‘national shame’

Earlier in the day Congress president Rahul Gandhi had put pressure on the PM on Twitter.

14 Apr 2018 5:30 AM

Opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah also said that the BJP ministers who took part in a rally in support of the accused had no right to be in the cabinet. (Photo: Facebook | @justiceforasifa)

Two BJP ministers, who supported Kathua gangrape accused, resign

Industries Minister Chandra Prakash Ganga and Forest Minister Chaudhary Lal Singh had attended the event organised by the Hindu Ekta Manch.

13 Apr 2018 8:36 PM

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