Delhi crime graph up, crime against women up 412 percent

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:37

There has been a 43.6 percent increase in Delhi`s crime graph in 2013 over 2012, and crime against women rose a whopping 412 percent in the past year, Delhi Police said on Friday.

NCRB to compile data on Sec 377, sexual harassment

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:37

The National Crime Records Bureau, the country`s central repository for tabulating data related to criminal incidents, will soon begin collating data related to offences recorded under Section 377 (unnatural sex) of IPC as it prepares a new format to be sent to states.

14 children go missing in Delhi everyday: NGO

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 18:10

It`s been more than six years since Saabra Shaikh`s ten-year-old daughter Aatika went missing.

Alcohol-related deaths on the rise

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 11:54

At a time when alcohol-related deaths are on the rise, the suggestion of Swami Agnivesh to ban alcohol sale in India could prove to be the perfect elixir for the problem.

One woman dies every hour due to dowry related reasons

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 11:20

One woman dies every hour due to dowry related reasons on an average in the country.

Better late than never

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 18:22

NCRB data indicates highest number of traffic accidental deaths occur during 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 pm.

Neighbours culprits in 50% rape cases in MP: NCRB

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 10:51

Madhya Pradesh has been recording an alarming number of rape cases in comparison to other states and in more than half of all such offences, the accused happened to be the neighbours of the victims.

Suicide rate among employed higher than jobless: NCRB report

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 00:13

As per NCRB report, jobless men and women are less likely to commit suicide than their salaried and self-employed counterparts.

Heart-break causes more suicides than unemployment: NCRB report

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 16:30

More people in India end their lives due to heart-break than unemployment or bankruptcy.

Time to reboot crime profiling in the country

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 14:02

NCRB’s template for showcasing India’s crime profile woefully falls short.

In 98% rape cases, accused known to victims: NCRB report

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 14:58

In 98 per cent of registered cases of rapes in the country, close relatives and acquaintances are the accused, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) said in its 2012 report.