'Hathras victim robbed of dignity even in death'

Women's rights activists on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for cremating the body the 19-year-old Hathras gang-rape victim in the dead of night allegedly without her family's......

History is made as UP mosque opens doors for women on Eid

IMAGE: the move comes at a time when instances of women being denied entry to Haji Ali Durgah. All photographs: Sandeep Pal Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with men, women......

For the first time, Lucknow mosque to allow women to offer prayers

In an unprecedented move, Lucknow's famous Eidgah Aishbagh will, for the very first time, open its doors for women where they will be able to read the Eid-ul-Fitr namaz on Thursday morning, to......

Ranaghat robbery and rape: 'Nuns had received threatening calls'

Indrani Roy/Rediff.com visits Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, the scene of the horrific rape of a 72-year-old nun, and encounters a clueless police and a frightened Christian community.......