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.
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Showing concern towards the safety and security of women and children, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday wrote to the Chief Justice of Gujarat -- Vikram Nath, demanding him for "setting up fast track special courts" for speedy trial and disposal
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered setting up of a three-member inquiry commission to probe the Telangana encounter case and stayed proceeding before Telangana High Court and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) until further orders.
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was constituted to probe the incident of a rape victim being set ablaze, on Friday added the name of three more persons to the list of the accused in the case.
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): The Lok Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day after the demand was raised by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi and other BJP members for strict action against Congress members T N Prathapan and Dean Kuriakose for "threatening" Union Minister Smr
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Thursday condemned the incident of setting on fire the rape survivor in Unnao and called for stringent actions against the culprits.
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday sanctioned Rs 100 crores from the 'Nirbhaya' Fund for setting up and strengthening of women help desks at police stations across the country.
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned amount of Rs 100 crores from Nirbhaya Fund for setting up and strengthening of Women Help Desks in police stations across the country, an official release said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Once the Virtual Autopsy Centre gets operational at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, the forensic experts here have planned to provide training programmes to other institutes of the country setting up Virtual Autopsy Centres.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Telangana High Court on Wednesday approved the setting up of a fast-track court in Mahabubnagar to hear the case pertaining to the rape and murder of the veterinarian in Shadnagar.
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Setting an example by his act, father of a man who had lost his life in a road accident, distributed helmets to youngsters at the condolence meet of his deceased son in an order to spread the message of road safety and to ensure that no one else h