'Rahul Gandhi has shown courage to heal the heart of democracy.'
Both India and Pakistan need to exercise restraint, but we also need to lay down a threshold which says -- this far and no more, says Colonel (retired) Jaibans Singh
The fourth convict, Pawan Gupta, has not filed a curative petition, which he still can if he chooses.
In a major embarrassment for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, the country's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, broke out of a high-security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping in a tunnel built right under his cell.
BJP workers staged a protest in front of Nimta police station and burnt tyres on M B Road, even as the TMC claimed that its activists were not involved in any attack and she might have died due to age-related ailments.
The nun, who was allegedly raped during communal violence in Kandhamal, has told the Crime Branch of Orissa police that after the sexual assault, she was saved by a local Hindu man from being gangraped, police said today.
Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson stressed the need for men to get involved in halting violence against women.
Several students participated in the candlelight vigil organised by the NSUI.
Violence has always been a fact of life in Bengal's politics; it is just that the faces have changed, the contesting ideologies have changed, says Saisuresh Sivawamy.
"Even the woman in her statement to police did not mention about rape but talked about 'marpeet' (beating) only," the ADG said.
The case relates to waging war against the country with support from Pakistan including terror entities.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
'What we have is 'masala redeemed' as opposed to just 'masala resurrected',' argues Sreehari Nair.
At the same time, Jaishankar said India and the US are on the same page on many issues relating to the recent developments in Afghanistan including apprehensions about the possible use of Afghan soil for terrorism.
'Our Nari Shakti has excelled in every field. Together, we have to build a nation where the focus is on women empowerment, where there is emphasis on equality and opportunity,' the PM said.
The national capital witnessed the worst riots in last three decades this week, with allegations of police acting as mute spectators when angry mobs ran riot on the streets of northeast Delhi.
Pellissery's women continue to express the beauty in our common humanity. And often, these women go so far into expressing our hopes, desires, absurdities and follies that they end up acting at variance with the ethical prescriptions of our age. And this, I believe, is precisely why they remain "invisible" to a whole bunch of viewers, says Sreehari Nair.
The SIT, constituted on September 30, was initially given seven days time ending on Wednesday to submit its report.
The man fired eight rounds in the presence of police personnel.
'New Delhi's rulers should be alert to lighting a dangerous tinderbox,' warns Sunil Sethi.
The fascists in control of our nation, are afraid of the voices of our brave students. Today's violence in JNU is a reflection of that fear, Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet
The mother of the Suryanelli gang-rape victim in Kerala has written to United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi to ensure that PJ Kurien does not chair the Rajya Sabha when the bill on sexual violence against women comes up in Parliament.
Twelve people were convicted and seven acquitted by a Mumbai court on Friday in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case of Gujarat. The sentencing is on Monday.
Far-reaching procedural and institutional reform, and not the death penalty, is needed to tackle the endemic problem of violence against women in India, stated human rights organisation Amnesty International India, after a New Delhi court sentenced to death four men in the December 16 gang-rape case.
In the wake of the horrific gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi, the United States has offered its assistance to India in strengthening public and private organisations which are working to combat violence against women.
The Sangh Parivar is convinced that by agreeing to Rahul Gandhi's demand for a Parliament debate on communal riots would expose the Congress vice president's lack of homework on the issue.
Braving chilly weather, Indian-Americans gathered at the Gandhi Statue in Washington to hold a candle light vigil for the 23-year-old Delhi gang rape victim, who died after battling for life for 13 days, as US media slammed the "reprehensible crime" saying half of India's population "lives in fear of unspeakable violence."
RRR isn't the "spectacle" it is made out to be, argues Sreehari Nair.
Director Richie Mehta dedicated the honour to all the women who not just endure violence that men inflict on them, 'but are also tasked to solve the problem.'
To demand justice for the eight-year-old girl who was gang-raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir and the teenager in UP's Unnao, the Congress party led a candelight vigil to India Gate in New Delhi.
"The hell of being yanked around by police, courts, repeatedly to Goa. The hell of having this case tied to her neck like an albatross. The hell of systematic slander campaigns against her by TT (Tarun Tejpal) and Friends. Her integrity being smeared in court and in social parties," Krishnan said in another tweet.
Holding a placard with the slogan 'why I can't feel safe in my own Bharat', Anu Dubey, in her mid-20s, sat on the pavement near gate number 2-3 of the Parliament House complex to protest crime against women in the country.
'A climate of impunity is created when the fascistic hate-mongers reckon they can get away with anything because 'this is our regime' and this is going to be a 'Hindu Rashtra'.'
The United Nations has condemned the brutal gang rape and murder of two teenaged girls last week in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, calling for immediate action against the perpetrators and to address violence against women and girls across India.
Hindi cinema has not just explored various instances of brute force, but often glorified its misogyny.
Brazil will find ways to ensure the safety of Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympics, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said on Thursday, after an outbreak of violence raised questions over the Games' security.
'The government must consider that Modiji's vision of India turning into a $5 trillion economy will happen only when there is rule of law in the country.' 'Investors will not invest if these lynchings keep happening.'
From South Korean treats to internationally acclaimed series to home-grown delights, here are Sukanya Verma's favourite OTT shows of 2021.
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