Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 15 (ANI): A court here has placed Abul Asad, the editor of a Bangladesh daily 'Sangram,' on a three-day remand under police custody after he described an executed opposition leader convicted for war crimes as a "martyr".
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): One who doesn't fight against injustice in the country will be judged as a coward in the history, said Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday while speaking on crimes against women.
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'rape in India' remark seeking strong action against the latter for allegedly using crimes against women as a political tool.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has passed two Disha Bills which enable death penalty for rape besides taking stringent action for crimes on women by setting up of special courts to deal with such offences.
Godda (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Narendra Modi over crimes against women and said that the Prime Minister had launched 'Make in India' but nowadays it is 'Rape in India'.
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has written a letter to Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Vikram Nath over crimes against women and children.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday under Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy approved the enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Act also known as the Disha Act that provides for harsher punishments, including death sen
New Delhi (India) Dec 11 (ANI): Rani Mukerji on Wednesday said that her upcoming crime-drama Mardaani 2 would release without promotional songs as the film strives to deliver a strong social message about the rise of crimes against women, without marketing it with promotional songs.
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): MC Mary Kom, an Olympic medallist and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha on Wednesday expressed deep concern over increasing rapes and crimes against women.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Dec 10 (ANI): Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon on Tuesday said that there should be a political will to tackle the problem of rising rape cases in the country and fast track courts should be brought up very fast.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to set up fast-track courts to hear cases of sexual crimes against women and children in the state.