'If he has been able to overcome this major obstacle (withdrawal of POCSO after the complainant and victim withdrew the charge) I don't think he has anything to worry about now.' 'Cancellation of POCSO is akin to giving him a lifeline.'
An Indian student's internship request was rejected by a professor in Germany citing 'rape problem' in India
Reversing the burden of evidence means that the principle of innocent until proven guilty does not apply. It is exactly the opposite: Guilty as charged, until you can convince the judges of the contrary, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Street plays, rallies and candlelight vigils were staged in Delhi and several parts of the country on Monday in memory of a young woman whose savage gang rape on a moving bus in New Delhi on this day one year ago evoked a nationwide anger and outrage of the sort rarely witnessed.
Stories of rural India, campus capers, realistic family dramas and urban romance that are no longer picked up by film-makers, find their way to the Web, and the viewing experience is richer for the variety available.
A YouTube user uploaded the 59 minute documentary on March 4 on the video sharing site.
Her body was cremated in the early hours of Wednesday, with her family alleging the local police forced them to conduct the last rites in the dead of the night.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged people to pledge not to do anything that lowers the dignity of women, saying a mentality to insult them in speech and conduct has crept in.
On the night of December 16, 2012, Ram Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh and a juvenile had gang raped a girl in a bus and beaten up her 28-year-old male friend, who was with her.
Youtube video-maker Harvinder Singh responds to India's Daughter with a film on UK's rape states.
'India has a conviction rate of about 25% for serious crimes. This means that 75% of the time the police probably get the wrong suspect, and this makes murdering them in an encounter more morally problematic for the officers concerned.' says Aakar Patel.
They just wanted their angst noticed, and as a symbol of recognition, Jallikattu, restored without the annual ritual of court cases and adjournments, explains N Sathya Moorthy.
The power of the series is that it is rooted in reality, feels Deepa Gahlot.
Editors Guild of India has appealed to the government to revoke the ban on the telecast of the BBC documentary, depicting the aftermath of the brutal gangrape and murder of Nirbhaya in 2012, saying the move was "wholly unwarranted".
On April 15, 2013, the convicts had shoved objects in the victim's private parts and leaving her in a house believing she was dead. The child was rescued 40 hours later on April 17 and had to undergo multiple surgeries at All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Delhi.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit directed Kappan to remain in Delhi for the next six weeks after the release from an Uttar Pradesh prison.
Close to 200 webcams are likely to be installed across the country
A senior WCD official said the ministry has asked the Thomson Reuters Foundation, which conducted the survey, for details on the experts to ascertain the report's authenticity, but no reply has been received as yet.
Namrata Thakker gives us a look at this year's nominees.
M C Mary Kom, who is also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP, said the alarming increase in the number of rapes in the country has left her feeling "hurt and helpless" while star shuttler Saina Nehwal condemned the 'ghastly crimes'.
'What is the problem in getting the UK to extradite our citizens?' asks Aakar Patel.
Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said only BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi could bring about overall development in the country.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The vacation bench, comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit, said: "Under what jurisdiction can we extend his detention? In the absence of any law we can't take away the right of a person. If the reformation programme takes 7 or 10 years, can we keep him under detention? Where is the legislative sanction?"
'So far, Pakistan leads India in subsonic cruise missile development, having tested and operationally deployed the Babur cruise missile that has a range of 700 km, significantly less than the Nirbhay's.'
A handgun specially designed for women and named after the December 16 Delhi brahevheart has sparked a controversy.
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.
'It is not about women today; it's about men.' 'We need to focus our energy on a war footing on men.' 'Let us start with a boy who is 10 years old.' 'If you don't concentrate on your son, the safe spaces for women will shrink further.'
In a judgment passed on January 19, the Bombay high court has said groping a minor's breast without 'skin-to-skin contact' cannot be termed sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid title dispute case, the Sebi-Sahara payment row, the Aadhaar privacy issue and the Cauvery water dispute are only some of the legal puzzles he will have to deal with.
"This is a tribute to our daughter," said Nirbhaya's father, who was present in the RS to watch the proceedings.
'The BJP is scared it may lose the Delhi municipal elections where they have been in power for the last 15 years.'
Sandeep Pandey salutes women who have contributed to social transformation in India after 1980.
Known to India and the world as 'Nirbhaya' (fearless), the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, whose brutal gang rape on a moving bus in Delhi in December inspired widespread protests, has been posthumously presented with the International Women of Courage Award.
'When a country's humanity and morality levels are this low, it has a disease so deadly that it could die,' says Mitali Saran.
Even if it wants to censor what you read, watch, or consume, the amount of content online is so huge that it is physically impossible for any government to do it, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Check out the timeline in the Delhi gang rape case which shocked the nation's conscience.
Responding to a discussion during Zero Hour in the Lower House, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he was falling short of words to condemn the heinous crime.
Indian women are resolving to fight a battle for equality and justice in 2013.
