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Remembering Bhagat Singh, Reclaiming the Right to be A Free Thinker

It is quite a striking experience when, in Europe – including in France which is the historical birthplace of secularism –, one gets automatically told, for example, "Oh, you are a Hindu!" if one says one is Indian, or "Oh, you are a Muslim! if one says one is Algerian.

Unnao rape case: Sengar’s sentence hearing adjourned to December 20

The Delhi District Court today, heard submissions to decide upon the quantum of sentence to be given to ex-MLA of BJP, Kuldeep Sengar, for being convicted on charges of rape under IPC as well as under POCSO.

Unnao: Rape accused gets bail, survivor sets herself ablaze

Another day, another survivor of rape falls victim to the criminal justice system. The police lodged a case of abetment to suicide against the accused who was granted anticipatory bail in a case of allegedly committing rape and extorting money from the now 23-year-old survivor.

Unnao rape case: Kuldeep Singh Sengar convicted

With the increasing number of crimes being reported against women in the country and the growing sentiment of retribution among the masses, this verdict can become the means to restore people’s faith in the criminal justice system.

Who killed the Hyderabad rape accused?

This is not the first time that guns and the bullet have been used to get at those labelled criminals. For Sajjanar, handling the high profile rape case of Hyderabad veterinary doctor, of the three ‘encounters’ of non-Maoists in Telangana in 10 years, two were led by the same cop

All four accused in Hyderabad vet rape & shot dead

Hyderabad/New Delhi: The extra judicial killing took place at...

What criminals could not achieve has now been legitimised by the Court: December 6

The author visited Ayodhya one month after the demolition...

Unnao rape survivor set ablaze by accused!

She was on her way to the hearing in the case when an accused who was out on bail got together with his accomplices and set her on fire.

Sultanpur Rape Case: NHRC pulls up Uttar Pradesh police for negligence

The Commission has asked for a report from the U.P. police

Violence against women – more than just a law & order problem

Image: Denitza Tchacarova (detail)/WikimediaJaya Bachchan’s and Swati Mahiwal's outbursts,...

No country for children: 35-year-old rapes, murders 8-year-old in Karnataka

The accused approached the girl near her school and lured her away with chocolates

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