Demanding that the remission must be revoked, the citizens noted that the early release of these murderers and rapists only strengthens the impunity of all men who commit rape and other acts of violence against women.
Mumbai municipal officials on Friday descended on the posh Campa Cola society to cut off essential supplies to the illegal flats but are facing stiff resistance from the residents, who have blocked their entry by locking up the gates and forming human barricades.
Parupalli Kashyap brought the curtains down on India's campaign in the 20th Commonwealth Games to a thunderous applause, winning a historic gold in the men's singles badminton on Sunday, as the country earned a fifth-place finish with 64 medals, including 15 yellow metals.
The brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old in Delhi exactly a year ago had led to massive public outcry with thousands of people pouring out on streets in rage forcing Parliament to enact a new anti-rape law, but nothing much has changed when it comes to safety of women in the national capital.
Eve-teasers better watch out in bustling Guwahati as a special women force of Assam Police called 'Virangana' (brave woman) has been deployed on the city streets to curb the growing trend of eve-teasing.
Two Delhi University students were allegedly raped by three men after being offered drinks laced with sedatives at a get-together in Alipur area in New Delhi.
Malayalam actor Prithviraj talks his Bollywood debut, Aiyyaa.
Four persons were sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 others sent to jail for two years by a local court for supplying spurious liquor to a group of people as a result of which 87 people had died in a suburb here in 2004.
Affirming his commitment to women's empowerment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the government is moving towards providing one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures. Inaugurating the women's leadership summit in New Delhi, he said the government is committed to social, economic and political empowerment of women, whatever effort and resources the task might take.
Self-help groups with over 3,000 women members have helped propagate phulkari as a means of earning a livelihood.
Former Member of Parliament Matang Singh has launched Focus Television, exclusively for women.
In a move that may jeopardise the existence of Hockey India, the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) said it is in talks with IWHF to form a single body for the game and willing to follow government's age and tenure guidelines.
The popular talk show will end in 2011 after airing for more than two decades, says the production house.
Though the bill providing 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state assemblies is yet to get nod from major political parties, Chhattisgarh polls show that reservation to women in Bharatiya Janata Party cadre has led to more women getting the party ticket.
Bigg Boss 2 finalist Raja Chaudhary's estranged wife, Shweta Tiwari talks about her new show and more.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo and third seed Maria Sharapova also marched on with straight-sets victories at the US Open.\n
Steps have been taken to raise awareness in society about this evil, the minister said.
The film's director, Mira Nair said it offers the directors' views on the eight Millennium Development Goals adopted in 2000 by the United Nations that include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, reducing child mortality, combating AIDS and promoting gender equality.
Exclusive snippets from the first episode of Koffee with Karan, starring SRK, Rani Mukerji and Kajol.
The women will play in baggy trousers and long sleeved shirts in the first ever national soccer championship
The a six-times Wimbledon champion said women are often a bigger draw than the men for fans in parts of the world.
How does one measure the value of a 'like' in terms of two specific metrics, brand affinity/preference and brand purchase intent/loyalty?
The world's top ten men and women long distance runners have confirmed for the February 15 event.
A gang rape victim, who was earlier barred by the Pakistani government from travelling to the United States to speak about her ordeal at a women's conference, will now address the meet over telephone on July 2.
The Middle Eastern event has become the first tennis tournament outside of the Australian and U.S. Opens to offer equal prize money to both sexes.
The Indian Grandmaster led the boys' field by 0.5 points after the third round in the World Junior chess championship.
A free and civilised society should be judged by its willingness to accept it, he says.
The Indian contingent, comprising under-20 boys and girls archers, were scheduled to leave for the United States on Friday for the June 8-14 event in Yankton, South Dakota, but the US embassy granted visas to only seven archers, two coaches and a Sports Authority of India official while rejecting 20, thereby putting serious doubts over India's participation in the event.
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