The Nirbhaya case pertains to the 2012 gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student. The case shook the country, led to nationwide protests, and demands for better security and laws to deal with such cases.
Former Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar said police refrained from resorting to anything illegal despite people calling for public castration and lynching of the rapists.
Nirbhaya's father said the wait for justice for Hyderabad vet's family had ended early. However, Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor cautioned against extra-judicial killings.
In an apparent reaction to the Hyderabad rape case, Nirbhaya's grandfather said rape accused, when arrested, be handed over to the people & they will do justice.
Women employees at 181 helpline, set up after 2012 Delhi gang rape, say new owner has removed their safety net — late-night cab drops & a female constable for security.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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