Rape offenders weak, frustrated, say psychiatrists
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) As the nation is gripped with anger following the rape of a five-year-old girl here, psychiatrists believe the offenders…
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Child rape: Protests across the city against police laxity
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The brutal sexual assault on a five-year-old girl here has again brought protestors out on the streets, with crowds…
Protests spread as Delhi seethes over minor’s rape, accused held (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Street protests erupted in the national capital Saturday against the barbaric rape of a five-year-old girl who doctors said…
Assam musician provided security after ULFA threat
byGuwahati, April 20 (IANS) The Assam government has provided security to the state’s popular singer Zubeen Garg despite his reluctance following the threat from…
Woman suicide bomber kills five in Pakistan
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) A woman suicide bomber blew herself up outside a hospital in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region Saturday, killing five people and…
124 killed, 3,000 injured in China quake (Fifth Lead)
byBeijing, April 20 (IANS) At least 124 people were killed and more than 3,000 others injured Saturday when a devastating earthquake measuring 7.0 on…
Delhi gang-rape: Accused Mukesh dumps absentee counsel
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Mukesh, an accused in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape, Saturday changed his counsel M.L. Sharma who failed to…
US, Russia may cooperate in Boston probe: Kremlin
byMoscow, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US and Russia might join efforts in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings if the suspects’ ties…
Five Delhi girls brutalised in April, 393 rapes since Jan 1
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The five-year Delhi girl, brutalised by a neighbour earlier this week, is the fifth minor to have fallen prey…
Indian woman raped, enslaved in Britain for years
byLondon, April 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman, said to be an “illiterate” Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three…