Australian student raped in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 11:58

An Australian student was raped by a tour guide in Sri lanka`s Ambalagonda town, a media report here said.

Never remain silent about rape: Parents of Delhi rape victim

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:08

The parents of the 23-year-old girl, who was brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 on Sunday made an impassioned appeal to rape victims asking them not to remain silent and should not hesitate to fight.

Woman raped inside moving car in Delhi

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 00:24

A 28-year-old married woman was raped by her friend in a moving car here, police Sunday said. A hunt has been launched to nab the accused.

Gang-rape victim`s family members provided police security

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 19:38

The family members of the gang-rape victim in West Bengal`s Birbhum district has been provided police protection, a senior police official said on Sunday.

Lack of political will to protest violence against women: Javed Akhtar

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 07:17

In the wake of the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman at the behest of a kangaroo court in West Bengal`s Birbhum district, acclaimed Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar Saturday expressed dismay that political parties do not have the "will or courage" to act against such violent incidents because of "vote banks".

Governments must put down kangaroo courts: Narayanan

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 23:02

After a kangaroo court ordered the gang-rape of a tribal girl in Birbhum district, West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan on Saturday said such courts should be put down by all state governments.

Altamas Kabir backs SC move in Birbhum gang-rape case

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 19:04

Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir supported Supreme Court`s move in taking suo moto cognizance of gangrape incident of tribal woman at instance of village headman at Birbhum of West Bengal.

Minor girl gang-raped for one and half months

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 17:27

A minor girl was allegedly gangraped by the landlord`s son and his three friends for over a month and a half at Golabari area of Howrah city, police said here on Saturday.

Kangaroo court unacceptable in West Bengal: Minister

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 00:05

Terming kangaroo courts as unacceptable in the state, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja on Friday said that the administration was with the tribal girl who was gang-raped on the orders of one such court.

Muzaffarnagar riots: One gang-rape accused arrested

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 23:40

Police on Friday arrested one person, who was among 22 people issued non-bailable warrant for their alleged involvement in five incidents of gang-rape during Muzaffarnagar riots.

SC takes suo motu cognizance of West Bengal gang-rape

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:39

The Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognizance of the "very disturbing" gang rape of a 19-year old girl in West Bengal`s Birbhum district on basis of a newspaper report and ordered the district judge to submit a report.

Congress demands action against West Bengal gang-rape accused

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:06

Congress demanded that those accused of the horrific gang-rape of a tribal girl on the orders of a kangaroo court in West Bengal should be brought to book immediately.