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BJP MP who blamed Pak for Kathua rape cries foul
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Devas (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 13 (ANI): A day after blaming Pakistan for Kathua rape incident, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nandkumar Singh Chauhan on Friday said that his statement was not reported properly.
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Kathua rape: Perception created by media forced me to resign, says Lal Sin
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minister, Lal Singh, who had tendered his resignation as the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Forest Minister earlier today, issued clarification for the situation, saying that a negative perception was created by the J&K media, a
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Unnao rape: Accused BJP MLA arrested by CBI
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 13 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the alleged rape of 18-year-old-girl in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district.
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Kathua rape: J-K ministers who defended accused resign
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): In wake of the recent Kathua rape incident, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, Chandra Prakash Ganga and Lal Singh have tendered their resignations from the state cabinet posts.
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Rape horror: No culprit will be spared, says PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday finally broke his silence on the horrific Unnao and Kathua rape incidents and said that such incident is "shameful and cannot be part of a civilised society."
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Ministers supporting Kathua accused have no right to stay in Cabinet: Omar
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday urged incumbent state chief Mehbooba Mufti to take stringent action against the ministers who are supporting the accused in Kathua Rape case.
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Azad says BJP turned his former polling agent 'communal'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 13 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of turning his former polling agent, who is now Jammu Bar Association President, 'communal'.
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Kathua rape: SC issues notice to BCI, J-K Bar Association
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Bar Council of India, Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association, Jammu High Court Bar Association and Kathua Bar Association on a plea filed against the lawyers for allegedly blocking filing of charge sheet in Kathua rape
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Rahul has supported rape accused: Smriti Irani tears into Cong candleligh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI):Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Smriti Irani, on Friday, downplayed Congress President Rahul Gandhi's candlelight vigil against the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, pointing out to his alleged support for rape accused, former Samajwadi Part
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Rape horror: Congress to hold candlelight marches in all state capitals
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 13 (ANI): The Congress will hold candlelight marches on Friday in all the state capitals to protest against the increased cases of sexual assault against women.
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Maneka says will ask for death penalty for child rapists
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Friday said that her ministry intends to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) to make provision for the death penalty in child rape cases.
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Culprits should be hanged: Kathua rape victim's father
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] Apr 13(ANI): The father of the eight-year-old girl, who was raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, said that the culprits should be "hanged till death".
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