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TopicNirbhaya gangrape case

Topic: Nirbhaya gangrape case

MHA recommends to President Kovind to reject mercy plea of Nirbhaya gang rape convict

The Home Ministry has forwarded to President's office the Delhi government's recommendation against granting mercy to one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape.

DCW chief Maliwal urges President to reject mercy plea of Nirbhaya gangrape convict

Swati Maliwal, who is on a hunger strike demanding death for the 4 convicts, said they should be hanged before 16 December, the 7th anniversary of the crime.

If a rapist is shot dead on the street, rape cases will come down: Nirbhaya’s grandfather

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.

Hyderabad Police to seek max punishment of accused in veterinary doctor’s rape & murder

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday announced setting up of a fast track court for a speedy trial of the case, and assured all help to the woman's family.

UPA could’ve defended itself had we used the same arm-twisting tactics as Modi govt

Former union minister and Congress leader Kapil Sibal writes about the Modi era and how different it is from the UPA era in his new book ‘Shades of Truth’.

Ears wide shut

For a government so endowed with modern, mostly foreign-educated offspring of old party stalwarts, it is phenomenally inadequate when it comes to dealing with protests.

On Camera

Charlie Kirk’s killing has America at war with itself. Foreigners & visa-seekers ‘warned’

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gunned down this week, was no ordinary influencer. He helped bring the Trump administration to power. His death has deepened America’s Left-Right divide.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.