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The violent assault and rape of a girl in the capital of India, New Delhi in 2012 had shaken the entire country. The Nirbhaya gangrape, united the country into one big collective ...

Remember when Yakub Memon’s mercy petition was rejected by the Supreme Court on 21 July 2015? Human rights activists, secularists and liberals started chest beating on how nobody has the right ...

5th May 2017, will go down as another red-letter day in the history of the apex judiciary body in India, the Honb. Supreme Court when they upheld the death sentences of ...

Remember Nirbhaya case? The unfortunate night of Sunday, 16th December 2012, when a young, 23 year old physiotherapist intern, Jyoti Singh, aka Nirbhaya, was brutally gang raped in a moving bus, ...

On the morning of Republic Day, a sixteen-year old girl was found dead in the Jamuria coal pit in West Bengal. Preliminary investigations reveal she was raped, murdered and thrown in ...

Nirbhaya's mother still begs for justice; 3 years after that horrific crime English concept of law mandate that not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be ...

In a deeply unsettling development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently offered ₹10 lakh to the family of a doctor who was brutally raped and murdered. This offer, intended as ...

India will celebrate its 78th year of independence today, a monumental occasion marking our freedom from colonial rule. Yet, as we reflect on the state of our nation, the question arises: ...

In a recent incident in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, a disturbing case of exploiting girls under the guise of job promises has surfaced. Allegedly, approximately 180 girls were ensnared in the Ahiyapur area, ...

In India's ongoing socio-economic advancement, the issue of women's safety remains a critical concern. Persistent challenges such as high rates of violence, entrenched gender discrimination, and inadequate law enforcement necessitate comprehensive ...

Justice Chelameswar: How the judges would and should be appointed has been a point of contention for decades in India. India, as we all know, is a participatory democracy and therefore ...

Child Rapist Sentenced to Death: The problem of sexual offense in India is a pressing issue for every institution. From the legislature to the executive, and from the executive to the ...