Nirbhaya

Govts accusing each other, not working : Nirbhaya's mother on RG Kar case

She also demanded punishment for all those involved in the case and voiced concern for women's safety

10 yrs after Nirbhaya case, Delhi still most unsafe; are policies failing?

Delhi has a unique situation where the police report to the central government rather than the state government

Nearly half of Nirbhaya funds unutilised, shows data

The gap between allocation and actual spending by the ministry of women and child development on empowerment and protection of women has been rising for the last six years

1,023 fast-track courts financially supported under Nirbhaya Fund: Irani

A total of 1,023 fast-track courts are financially supported under the Nirbhaya Fund to provide assistance to victims of sexual abuse, Union Minister Smriti Irani said

UN calls for scrapping capital punishment after Nirbhaya convicts' hanging

Nirbhaya rape convicts were were hanged to death on Friday at 5.30 am in New Delhi's Tihar Jail.

Nirbhaya Fund underutilised at 9%, schemes see spending of less than 25%

Under the scheme, a helpline with a common number across the country, specifically for women, will link with the OSCs to provide aid to women in distress.

Three Nirbhaya case convicts move ICJ seeking stay on death sentence

The petition claimed that the convicts have been treated as "guinea pigs" and have been falsely implicated in the case and it urged the ICJ to order urgent probe into the matter

Delhi court defers hanging of 4 Nirbhaya case convicts till further orders

The attack on December 16, 2012 prompted India to enact tough new laws against sexual violence

Nirbhaya case: Home Ministry receives mercy petition of convict Pawan Gupta

The ministry will forward the petition to President Ram Nath Kovind for his consideration and decision

SC rejects Delhi rape case convict's appeal against rejection of mercy plea

A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said that expeditious disposal of mercy plea by the President doesn't mean non-application of mind by him

Nirbhaya: Mukesh seeks judicial review of mercy petition rejection in SC

The petition has been filed by convict Mukesh Kumar whose mercy plea was dismissed by President Ram Nath Kovind on January 17

Nirbhaya case: SC to hear convict's plea against HC order at 12.45 pm

Pawan Kumar Gupta's plea will be heard by a bench of Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bushan and A S Bopanna

Assam, and not Delhi leads in rate of crimes against women: NCRB data

Nagaland and Sikkim have reported such a low rate of crimes against women that their contribution to the all-India figure is zero

Nirbhaya case: SC confirms death sentence, but no warrant for now

After a 30-minute hearing, the judge informed the four convicts via video conference about Wednesday's proceedings.

Seven years of Nirbhaya: NCW chief calls for swift execution of convicts

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear a review plea filed by one of the four convicts in the case tomorrow

Nirbhaya case: Victim's mother moves SC opposing review plea of convict

The apex court had on July 9 last year dismissed the review pleas filed by the other three convicts -- Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma -- in the case, saying no grounds have been made by them

Nirbhaya's parents welcome Hyderabad encounter, Tharoor advocates caution

Nirbhaya's father welcomed the encounter and said the family's wait for justice ended early

Railways to install CCTV cameras at over 900 stations under Nirbhaya fund

The Centre had created Nirbhaya Fund with a Rs 1000 crore corpus in its 2013 Union Budget

Legal options that may delay execution of death penalty to Nirbhaya rapists

The main question is when the death penalty will be executed, public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said