scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicNirbhaya gangrape case

Topic: Nirbhaya gangrape case

Nirbhaya to Bilkis Bano—civil society stands demobilised. RSS ready to take space

The Indian civil society remains too pre-occupied with basic existential issues, proving their nationalism, to be able to speak truth to power.

‘Will rapes magically end now?’ — Families of 16 December convicts blame media trial

After the 4 convicts were hanged Friday morning, their bodies were then taken to DDU Hospital for post-mortem. Two bodies reached Ravidas Camp in the afternoon.

16 Dec convicts’ lawyer AP Singh was a Chandraswami aide who wants a govt ministry for men

A.P. Singh has vehemently defended all four 16 December gang-rape convicts right until the very end, even involving the NHRC and the ICJ. 

Night before hanging, 16 December rapists ‘crying bitterly’, counsellors read Gita to them

Tihar jail official says the 4 gang-rape convicts have not come to terms with their hanging and were hopeful their lawyer would get it deferred.

‘Rarest of rare’ — history of death penalty in India and crimes that call for hanging

Four convicts in 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case are to be hanged at 5.30 am Friday. This is the first time that four convicts will be hanged together on the same platform.

Delhi women will vote on Saturday, but not because they feel safe

Women voters in Delhi are 45% of the electorate and many of them feel that none of the 3 major parties have addressed their biggest concern — safety and security.   

16 December convicts won’t hang separately, HC sets 7-day deadline to exhaust legal options

Delhi HC order came on central govt plea that said legal remedies being sought by two convicts were delaying the execution of others.

How 16 December gang-rape convicts are making last-ditch attempts to escape the noose

4 convicts in 16 December gang-rape & murder case were initially supposed to be hanged on 22 January. Their execution is now scheduled on 1 February.

December 2012 gang-rape convict tells SC he was sexually abused in prison

Lawyer for Mukesh Singh also claims not all documents were put before President who rejected the gang-rape convict's mercy plea on 17 January.

‘No error in order’: Delhi HC refuses to stay black warrant of 16 December gangrape convict

Justice Manmohan Singh of Delhi HC says SC rejected all appeals, review & curative pleas in the gangrape-murder case & there was 'nothing wrong with the trial court order’.

On Camera

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

Rich state, borrowed money: Karnataka’s growth story has a debt problem that is only getting worse

Karnataka contributes billions to national growth and FDI, but its own finances show a revenue deficit, spiralling interest costs, and liabilities crossing Rs 11.2 lakh crore.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.