NEW DELHI: Taking cognizance of media reports of a rape inside a police outpost, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh director general of police and the Sant Kabir

The force had drawn flak earlier for its lathicharges during the Nirbhaya rape protests. The new batons-already in use in many Western countries-have already been supplied to the reserve units and a few police stations on a trial basis. But whenever these are ...

A Delhi court has sentenced a 22-year-old man, who had repeatedly raped a 20-year-old girl on the false promise of marrying her, to 10 years in jail.

New Delhi, Jun 11: As a mark of respect to the courageous spirit of the 23-year-old victim of the Delhi gang rape case, the new headquarter of the National Commission for Women (NCW) will be known as 'Nirbhaya Bhawan'.President Pranab ...

A government spokesperson told reporters that the state had given consent for CBI probe, which is mandatory under Delhi Special Police Establishment Act if the Central agency is to take over a probe from a state police. The girl was raped in the ...

Taking a leaf out of the infamous Delhi rape case, the accused driver in the rape and murder of the visually challenged girl of Beldal village resorted to same barbaric method to ensure that the minor girl meets her tragic and painful end. ...

Indulging in sexual relations with a woman on the false promise of marriage amounts to rape, the Delhi high court has held. Having sexual relations with a woman against her will or without her consent also amounts to rape under the IPC. If the consent was ...

In an emotional appeal to Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, seven rape victims have recounted the horror of going through 'finger test' and demanded that it should banned. The Maharashtra government has already done away with the archaic test conducted on ...

The city government Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the teenaged rape victim, who is eight months pregnant and has been abandoned by her family, will be transferred to a shelter home for delivering the child and for medical facilities. ...