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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other
The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity
Eerie calm at JNU, women students leave hostel
In light of the violence, many women students have left campus fearing for their safety
Police attacks peaceful protesters including women at Delhi Gate, 32 detained
Image Courtesy: TOIIn a continued brutal crackdown on any...
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.
Only 12.31% women cops in Delhi Police!
In the background of sudden rise of cases of sexual assault on women, an answer in the Rajya Sabha from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sheds light on the missing women in our police forces.
This is Not the Justice We Seek
We awoke today to the shocking news of the deaths of the four suspects in the murder and rape of the veterinarian last week. They were killed at 3 am purportedly while trying to ‘escape’ from the scene of crime, where they had been taken for a dead-of-night reconstruction of the crime of rape and murder at the scene of the offence.
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...
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.
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