Madhavi Rajadhyaksha, TNN Dec 4, 2012, 10.26PM IST MUMBAI: A case in a Delhi court this week has put the spotlight on a crucial lacuna in the criminal justice system in India. Marital rape is not recognised under the Indian… Continue Reading →
IPC entitles husband to have forced sex Dec 24, 2012, 06.22AM IST TNN[ Hetal Vyas ] Forget roads and public transport. Married women in India are helpless even in their own bedrooms. For, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) does not even categorize ‘marital… Continue Reading →
By Manoj Mitta, TNN | Dec 24, 2012, 03.23 AM IST While over 100 countries have criminalized marital rape, the bill shows India in a poor light as it perpetuates the notion that a man is entitled to rape his wife. NEW DELHI:… Continue Reading →
TNN | Dec 23, 2012, 02.11 AM IST VADODARA: A two-year-old girl was allegedlyraped by a man who was a guest in her house in Halol town in Panchmahal. The accused tied her hands and legs with rope and raped her in an open field away from… Continue Reading →
Can one understand the how and why of the rape of the young woman in Delhi and its brutality? EPW, Dec 29, 2012 The horrifying sexual assault that took place around 9 pm in a private bus plying in… Continue Reading →
A few of us, women’s organizations, had met to discuss the Delhi Rape Case and the three horrific acts of violence which have taken place in Mumbai in the past 3 weeks. If Mumbai is not as bad as Delhi,… Continue Reading →
By Rupa Subramanya, http://blogs.wsj.com/ Emmanuel Dunand/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images It’s all very well to loudly protest and then retreat behind the high walls of your urban fortress, says Rupa Subramanya. This past week there was yet another account of a young woman… Continue Reading →
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS): Four suspects have been detained by Delhi Police for the gang-rape of a girl in a moving bus, police said Monday. The condition of the girl is critical. “We have detained four people and have… Continue Reading →
Edited b By PTI – MUMBAI 09th December 2012 09:27 PM A courier staff was today arrested for allegedly raping a 61-year-old woman at her flat at Powai in suburban Mumbai, police said. Ashok Kumar (42) had gone to the… Continue Reading →
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