Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2013-14

The anti-rape bill was passed in Parliament last month against the backdrop of the country-wide outrage over Delhi gang-rape.

New Delhi: Expressing serious concern over the brutal rape of a five-year old girl in the capital, the BJP on Monday favoured death penalty to culprits responsible for such incidents, while the Congress sought an all-party meeting to make anti-rape ...

President gives assent to anti-rape bill Stop politicising rapes, demands Digvijaya Singh Rajya Sabha members seek more stringent anti-rape laws Artists protest against rapes, oppose death penalty New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The United Nations Wednesday ...

Ahead of Mondays all-party meeting to discuss the anti-rape Bill , two parties -Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party that lend the ruling UPA support from outside, expressed divergent views on Friday.

In the process of wooing women with its anti-rape legislation, UPA ministers have warned that the Congress could end up alienating the Muslims. Sunita Moga reportsThe raging controversy over the provision in the anti-rape Bill lowering the age of consent for sex from 18 to 16 years has acquired a fresh twist.The age of consent was retained at 16 years despite sharp divisions in the Union Cabinet after several ministers pointed out that keeping the age at 18 years would not be acceptable to the ...

The President has finally cleared the anti-rape bill, which will now formally be called the Criminal law (Amendment) Act, 2013. The new law provides for the death sentence in the most brutal rape cases. Although it is debatable who will decide which rape case ...

New Delhi: The government on Thursday said specific provisions have been incorporated in the anti-rape bill passed by Parliament for stalking and voyeurism and had it come earlier incidents like Priyadarshini Mattoo murder would not have taken place.

Jaipur: While, the nation demands the safety for women in the country and the law makers mull over the pending anti-rape bill, the incidents of rapes continue unabated. Today, when not just adults but even the young girls are not safe on roads or at ...

New Delhi: Despite the passage of the "tougher" anti-rape bill after the December 16 gang-rape in the national capital, recurrence of crime against women raises questions about the "shortcomings in the system" and "policing", BSP chief Mayawati said ...