The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Delhi High Court's verdict decriminalising homosexuality, on the ground that it would adversely affect children's rights.The commission, in its petition, contended that gay sex would have an adverse impact on the psychological, physical and mental development of children.The petition is likely to be taken up on September 14 when the apex court would hear similar petitions.
The Aam Aadmi Party's national executive is meeting in New Delhi where it is likely to take a decision on the fate of its former minister and member of Legislative Assembly Somanath Bharti, who is on the run in a domestic violence case.
'What authority does Vinod Rai have to take such a decision and overrule Diana Edulji?' 'The big shock was that the female employee who accused Rahul Johri was not even called to depose before the probe panel.'
Targeting the Delhi government, the party president also accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of getting into fights with the Centre for political reasons.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday met the 13-year-old girl, who was brutally raped and has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Science, and raised the issue of granting full statehood to Delhi in order to curb such incidents which "occur repeatedly".
A 13-year-old girl was brutally raped and dumped near a railway track in South-east Delhi's Pul Prahladpur area
This time, the minister has targeted a rape survivor who had sought his intervention for speedy police action. He said that she 'gained a fair amount of publicity' while taking up the issue.
The girl's mother demanded that the school should be shut down.
The DCW had last Tuesday summoned Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi to appear before it on February 8 at 4 pm for producing the required records and explaining the 'unreasonable' delay in sharing the data.
Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti must be sacked, Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said as pressure mounted on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for action against his controversial ministerial colleague.
Former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women Barkha Shukla Singh on Thursday condemned the advertisement of condom featuring Sunny Leone saying it serves "immorality and bad practices" to the people.
Annoyed by the lewd comments being passed at her, a Delhi woman decided to take a stand against it by taking a photograph of the offender, in order to bring the incident and the perpetrator in the public eye.
Expressing disappointment over Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday said it does not reflect well on CM's part and leads to "unsavoury" and "avoidable comments" not just within the country, but also overseas.
DCW chief Barkha Singh said Bharti has been asked to reply to the notices by June 26.
Here are some of the confrontations between Jung and the Kejriwal-led Delhi government.
Khan claimed that he was called for a 'general discussion' at the DCP office but was arrested.
The ACB had taken up the probe on a complaint by former DCW chief Barkha Shukla Singh, who alleged that several Aam Aadmi Party supporters were given plum posts in the women's panel.
Criticising the Central government's move not to consider marital rape as a crime, Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Barkha Shukla on Thursday said that the former was compromising on the right and independence of women.
In a shocking incident, two minor sisters, who were forced to live in a dark, locked room devoid of ventilation in outer Delhi's Samaypur Badli area after being deserted by their drunkard father, were rescued with deep wounds due to maggot infection, police said on Friday.
Nagpal, who is under the care of the Delhi Commission for Women, was admitted to VIMHANS on Monday night.
The court referred the NCRB data and said 38,947 women were raped in India in 2016. "What is to be done? Girls and women are getting raped left, right and centre," the bench said."
The Delhi Commission for Women, which took the ex-model under its wings, plans her to re-launch on the ramp on the occasion of International Women's Day next year.
With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea against release of the juvenile convict, the parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim on Monday said the courts have failed them and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.
The Delhi Commission for Women on Tuesday summoned St Stephen's principal Valson Thampu and college professor Satish Kumar after receiving a complaint from the research scholar, who has accused the latter of sexual harassment.
DCW chief Swati Maliwal hoped that the juvenile offender in the Delhi gang rape case will not walk free on Sunday as her plea will be heard by the SC on Monday.
Swati Maliwal will replace Barkha Shukla as the next chief of the Delhi commission for women.
The minor girl had gone to the washroom and sought help, but instead of a woman staff a male staffer came and allegedly sexually assaulted her.
Commissioned on December 14, 1974 in the fighter stream of the IAF, Raha has held various command, staff and instructional appointments in his 39-year-old career.
Government will take all necessary steps to bring to justice the driver of Uber cab service who had allegedly raped a woman passenger here last week, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.
Parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim on Tuesday welcomed the passage of the long-pending Juvenile Justice Bill saying that it will deter juveniles from committing such crime against women even though they rued that their daughter has been denied justice.
After the railways razed their shanties, residents of the Shakur Basti slum on Sunday picked up pieces of their lives from debris strewn all over, even as father of the toddler in the midst of a row said his child would have been alive had officials shown generosity and given some time.
The case was filed after a video emerged in which Lamba and some of her supporters were seen vandalising shops in Chandni Chowk area while carrying out the anti-drugs drive early on Sunday.
Jung gave the consent to appointment of 30-year-old Maliwal, saying he was sure Kejriwal has done due diligence in selecting her.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia says it's the 'biggest failure of our system'.
The incident occurred in Prasad Nagar area more than two months ago, when the German girl, who works for an NGO in Maharashtra, had come to Delhi.
Nothing much has changed since the first Kamasutra condom commercial aired in 1991.
A 14-year-old girl from Manipur was allegedly raped by her landlord's son in South Delhi's Munirka area.
Delhi Commission for Women chief Barkha Shukla Singh on Saturday dubbed the alleged sexual harassment case filed against a professor of St Stephen's College as "shameful" and called for a probe into the matter.
They have been booked under IPC sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), said a senior police officer.
Kaur, daughter of martyr Captain Mandeep Singh, received support from her college -- the Lady Shri Ram college -- which termed her act as sensible and brave.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances