Zakia Jafri, widow of Eshan Jafri who was burnt alive in the 2002 Gulberg Housing Society massacre, is likely to file a protest petition, challenging the SIT's closure report which gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others.
In the wake of the allegations that Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar interfered with the CBI report into coal scam, Opposition has questioned the autonomy of CBI and has demanded an SIT probe. Meanwhile, reports reveal that CBI is gearing up to file an affidav...
A simple letter from the Leader of Opposition, Vinod Tawde, to the SIT (Irrigation scam) chief Madhav Chitale, asking whether interrogating the accused officials falls under the purview of the committee, exposes so many loopholes in the system. Chief Madhav Ch...
The Opposition is gearing up to corner the government in the Parliament during the Budget session over the VVIP chopper scam. There is also a growing demand for SIT probe into the scam. BJP, which appears to be dissatisfied with the CBI probe which has been or...
The Bharatiya Janata Party says that the Central Bureau of Investigation's probe into the VVIP helicopter procurement scam is not enough and wants the government to order a Special Investigation Team, monitored by Supreme Court of India, to investigated the sc...
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court in connection with the Agusta Westland helicopter deal, seeking probe by a Special Investigation Team or a Central Vigilance Commission probe. The Defence Minister AK Antony has already ordered a CBI probe in the matte...
The Supreme Court restores right to Zakia Jafri to file a fresh protest petition in a trial court against the SIT's closure report giving clean chit to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in a 2002 Gulbarg massacre in Ahmedabad in which her husband, ex-Congre...
Pakistan's government has reached a deal with the Muslim cleric Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri. The parliament will be dissolved before March 16 and elections will be held in 90 days, according to the deal. The General Election Commission is also expected to see chan...
The 23-year-old gangrape victim's health condition has taken a turn for the worse as the girl develops fresh infection in her lungs and abdomen. The girl is now battling for her life at Mount Elizabeth hospital, Singapore. Meanwhile, UPA chairperson Sonia Gand...
The 23-year-old gangrape victim's health condition has taken a turn for the worse as the girl develops fresh infection in her lungs and abdomen. The girl is now battling for her life at Mount Elizabeth hospital, Singapore.
The 23-year-old Delhi gangrape survivor who has been battling for her life for the last few days at Safdarjung hospital was flown to Singapore on Wednesday night for better treatment and organ transplant. She was shifted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital after docto...
The victim of the gangrape in Delhi has been moved out of Safdarjung hospital. The victim has been moved out to be flown to Singapore for further treatment. Her health condition had been deteriorating over the last few days and had to be constantly monitored.
The victim of the gangrape in Delhi has been moved out of Safdarjung hospital. The victim has been moved out to be flown to Singapore for further treatment. Her health condition had been deteriorating over the last few days and had to be constantly monitored.
The 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim who is slowly but steadily recovering at the Safdrarjung Hospital has regained consciousness and is stable, but continues to remain on ventilator. However, the doctors said that her liver is functioning properly, and her p...
Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar announces financial aid for deceased constable Subash Chandra Tomar. The family would be given pension and one of the family members would be given a job by the police. He also said that eight men have been detained for q...
The 23-year-old gangrape victim regains consciousness and has started speaking to family members. She is still running a temperature and her condition still remains serious. Liver is functioning properly, and her platelet count has increased, which is a positi...
Unhappy over how the government handled the gangrape issue in Delhi, UPA spokesperson Sonia Gandhi convenes a core group meeting at 5.30 PM today. Sushil Kumar Shinde has also been summoned to the core group meet. The crisis and the protests will be discussed ...
MoS for Home Affairs, RPN Singh expresses his condolences to the constable Tomar's family and admits that he is at loss for words as he was the only bread-winner of the family. He says that the government will do everything to take care of the cop's kin and al...
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Usha Chaturvedi, who had recorded the 23-year-old gangrape victim's statement at the Safdarjung hospital, now accuses the Delhi police of trying to influence the victim and change her statement. There were two ACPs and one DCP a...
The Delhi police has now registered a case of murder after constable Subhash Chandra Tomar succumbed to the injuries sustained during the Delhi protests. Tomar was kicked and assaulted during the protests, and later died due to multiple cardiac arrests. He was...
Protests continue in Delhi, in support of the 23-year-old gangrape victim, who is still battling for her life at the Safdarjung hospital. The latest medical bulletin by Dr BD Athani, says that the victim's condition has deteriorated due to internal bleeding. S...
Protests continue in Delhi, in support of the 23-year-old gangrape victim, who is still battling for her life at the Safdarjung hospital. The police have issued strict prohibitory orders against venturing anywhere near India Gate or Raisina Hills. The latest m...
A BJP delegation led by LK Advani and Sushma Swaraj meet President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the massive protests over the Delhi gangrape incident. Addressing the media after the meeting, the leaders said that the government had rejected all their demands in...
Protests continue in Delhi, in support of the 23-year-old gangrape victim, who is still battling for her life at the Safdarjung hospital. The police have issued strict prohibitory orders against venturing anywhere near India Gate or Raisina Hills. The latest m...
Students protest peacefully at Jantar Mantar against the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman who is still battling for life at the Safdarjung hospital. The nation expressed it anger at the blatant violence against the woman. The government also announced a slew of...
Newshour | Students protest peacefully at Jantar Mantar against the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman who is still battling for life at the Safdarjung hospital. However, the protests did not go as planned, as Baba Ramdev arrived in style atop a bus and both him ...
BJP leaders along with LK Advani and Sushma Swaraj meet President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the massive protests over the Delhi gangrape incident. Addressing the media after the meeting, the leaders said that the government had rejected all their demands inc...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Gaur says that there is a need for fast-track Courts to punish the rapists who have committed such a grave crime. She also expresses her sadness at the brutal gangrape that has happened to a 23-year-old at the nat...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde talks about how the government has been handling the protests and what it is doing to actually curb violence against women. He also defends police action and says that as long as the protesters were peaceful, the police did no...
Following a police clampdown on the protesters in Delhi, the protesting students keep away from the political parties who have also joined the protests against gangrape. The students made a clear demarcation, sat away from the political parties at Jantar Manta...
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar says that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address was delayed and not promising at all. Javadekar reiterates that the PM failed to instill hope in the protesters that something was being done. CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Kar...
The gangrape victim in Delhi has now slipped into critical condition again as her platelet count is decreasing by the day. She is back on the ventilator at the Safdarjung hospital, where the doctors have been treating her. The girl was assaulted and gangraped,...
Due to the rising protests by students and the general public in Delhi against the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman two weeks ago, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rajpat and India Gate have been cordoned off by the police. The protesters have now been forced to take th...
For rioting, inciting and provoking the mob at Jantar Mantar, cases have been registered against Baba Ramdev and former Army chief VK Singh. The protesters led by Ramdev and Singh clashed with the police after they were refused permission to march towards Indi...
Delhi's Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna cuts short his visit to the US and returns to India following massive protests against gangrape in the national capital. Tejinder Khanna held meetings with top police officials and women groups today morning to discuss the g...
MoS for Home Affairs RPN Singh assures that the panel constituted to look into the amendment of IPC laws that talk about punishment for rape, have started work. He also says that the while the anger of the protesters is justified, the violence is not.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh finally reacts to the heinous gangrape of a 23-year-old woman and appeals to the protesters to maintain peace. He says that the government is doing its best to punish the guilty as soon as possible and requests the protesters to m...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde defends police action and says that as long as the protesters were peaceful, the police did not do anything to break the crowds. Over the last two days, the protests had been peaceful and the police only monitored the protests...
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj accuses the government of not doing enough to inspire confidence in the minds of the protesters in Delhi. The PM's address on the gangrape hardly inspires any confidence, she says, demanding that a special session be convened to discus...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde assures that the government is very serious about taking action in the Delhi gangrape case. He appeals to the protesters to protest in peace and that it is their right to register their agitation peacefully. Shinde also says t...
Delhi's Lt Governor Tejender Khanna has cut short his visit to the US and has returned to India following massive protests against gangrape in the national capital. Tejender Khanna will hold meetings with the top police officials to arrive at a strategy to cur...
The Rapid Action Force has been deployed near the Tilak Marg police station, following violent attacks by the protesters on Sunday. A constable was seriously injured during the Sunday protests as some of the protesters turned violent. According to sources, Aam...
CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Karat says that the police action against protesters in Delhi is regrettable. Adding that a special session of the Parliament will be effective only if stronger laws are going to be discussed, she accused the government of diluti...
Newshour | Greater political will to curb rape, stringent laws and fast-track justice for rape victims - these were the few demands put forth by the protesters gheraoing the Parliament today. While there is no doubt that the existing laws have failed to serve ...
Newshour | Home Secretary RK Singh and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar praise the Delhi police for their quick action. Neeraj Kumar says that it started off as a blind case, with scanty details being given by the victim. However, the police was able to ...
Following the Delhi police commissioner and RK Singh's press conference, the people express outrage. The commissioner had patted the Delhi police on the back stating that they were able to nab the culprits within 18 hours. However, a protester says that a pers...
The Aam Aadmi Party members gherao 10 Janpath, which is the official residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and start sloganeering. Sensing that the crowd was going out of control, the police evicted many AAP members forcibly.
Times Now has been inviting opinions of several callers over the last few days, and one among them has demanded to know where Arvind Kejriwal is. Reynold Abraham from Dubai has dared Kejriwal to go sit on a hunger strike in Jantar Mantar against the rapists an...
Protest marches intensify across the capital and crowds throng India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan. An angry caller from Singapore says that it is not just a national shame, it is an international shame as he finds himself ashamed to be carrying an Indian passpo...
Protests have grown on a massive scale following the gangrape of a 23-year-old in the national capital. The Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde so far has only said that he is concerned about the victim as he himself has three daughters, and that everything poss...
Shimla, Amritsar, Bangalore, Mumbai, Bhopal, Varanasi and Delhi rose in unison against the system that often fails to protect the interest of the citizens. Angry protesters mobbed the streets and demanded that the Netas stop making emotional speeches and inste...
The recent medical bulletin of the 23-year-old rape victim states that while her condition is still critical, she is stable. About 90% of her small intestine had to be removed due to the trauma suffered. She had also regained consciousness a while ago and aske...
Home Secretary RK Singh promises that the case would be chargesheeted immediately and the trial would begin as soon as possible. Maximum penalty, which is life imprisonment, in this case, would be requested for the culprits, RK Singh said. Delhi Police Commiss...
Home Secretary RK Singh promises that the case would be chargesheeted immediately and the trial would begin as soon as possible. Maximum penalty, which is life imprisonment, in this case, would be requested for the culprits, RK Singh said. Delhi Police Commiss...
The Medical Superintendent at Safdarjung hospital, BD Athani, briefs the media on the condition of the 23-year-old gangrape victim. He said that while her condition is still critical, she is stable. He requested the visitors not to enter the ICU due to the fea...
Shimla, Amritsar, Bangalore, Mumbai, Bhopal, Varanasi and Delhi rose in unison against the system that often fails to protect the interest of the citizens. Angry protesters mobbed the streets and demanded that the Netas stop making emotional speeches and inste...
The Medical Superintendent at Safdarjung hospital, BD Athani, briefs the media on the condition of the 23-year-old gangrape victim. He said that while her condition is still critical, she is stable. He requested the visitors not to enter the ICU due to the fea...
Congress MP Renuka Chaudhury says that there is no need to point fingers and that the responsibility is collective, when asked about the gangrape victim in Delhi. She says that it is very easy to say that death sentence be awarded, but there are several legal ...
The Delhi High Court hearing the gangrape case ordered the police to come up with a more detailed report on the incident. The Court observed that the report was evasive with regard to questions of what the police men on duty were during on the route in which t...
Angry protesters took to the streets in several parts of the country, shouting slogans against the rapists and demanding security for women. Many gheraoed the Rashtrapati Bhavan, trying to catch the attention of the politicians. The protest march took place fr...
A huge crowd gathers in front of the Safdarjung hospital, Delhi, demanding justice for the 23-year-old gangrape victim. Despite five surgeries, the girl has been battling for her life in the hospital. The girl and her male friend were assaulted before she was ...
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal protests against the Indian legal system and says that justice should be given to the gangrape victim as soon as possible. 'The Parliament is for the country, not the other way round', he says and demands that a speci...
'We take an oath that all Indians are our brothers and sisters. So, this gangrape happened in my bus, to my sister, and the crime was committed by my brother', actor Kamal Hassan says in anger. He also adds that he is ashamed that his brother could commit such...
Protests have been increasing in their intensity at Delhi, and a large crowd has gathered in front of the Parliament, shouting slogans. In a fit of anger, one girl from the crowd ducked the security check, ran towards a VIP car, waving her arms, trying to catc...
Protest marches intensify across the capital and crowds throng India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan. A crowd has gathered even in front of Safdarjung hospital, where the gangrape victim is being treated. In other parts of the country, protesters have organized ma...
Protest marches intensify across the capital and crowds throng India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan. The protesters in front of the Parliament shout slogans and demand that the Netas wake up. The people have demanded that the politicians stop giving fiery speeche...
As the 23-year-old gangrape victim battles for her life at the Safdarjung hospital, a protest march is all set to take place in Delhi. The victim was gangraped and later flung off a moving bus, along with her male friend, on Sunday night. She has undergone fiv...
Newshour | The criminal justice system is failing the country everyday. The people are angry and demand justice for a hapless gangrape victim in the country. Will a death penalty help in deterring criminals?
The Times Now campaign against rape and crime against women intensifies at India Gate. Several protesters hold a candle-light vigil in remembrance of the victims, and street play artistes perform skits to increase awareness. Also, listen to a few callers expre...
The gangrape in Delhi came as a shocker for many. While many outraged citizens took to the streets, many political leaders seem to have used the incident for some political mileage. Several women MPs also took part in the protests, said a few strong lines like...
The Delhi gangrape has left the nation shaken and stirred up. Several protesters take to the streets shouting slogans against the administration and the lackadaisical attitude of the police in the capital. While the police used water cannons to disperse the cr...
While the police have been trying hard to crack the gangrape case as soon as possible, to avoid media trials, they still seem to be insensitive to women's issues as a whole. The questions regarding women's safety and prevention of rape have been answered in a ...
Protests against the gangrape in Delhi have increased in intensity as people gherao the CM's residence and demand justice. The police even had to resort to using water cannons to disperse the crowds. The gates of the Delhi police headquarters had to be shut, f...
A massive crowd gathers in front of the police headquarters protesting against the alleged sluggish attempts at investigating the Delhi gangrape case. SP MP Jaya Bachchan has assured the protesters that this case will be dealt with in a very severe manner and ...
Even as the protests across the capital and other cities rage on, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been set up to probe the Delhi gangrape case. The team is being headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Chhaya Sharma, and will submit a report within two ...
Women BJP leaders including Sushma Swaraj and Smriti Irani protest outside the Parliament demanding justice for the gangrape victim. Sushma Swaraj had earlier demanded the setting up of a fast-track Court to process rape cases and award death penalty for the r...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde meets Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar and other officials to discuss the gangrape of 23-year-old girl in the city. The Court has also ordered the SIT to submit a status report on the investigation within 48 hours.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde promises immediate action against the men who gangraped a 23-year-old in the national capital. Shinde says that a crackdown has also been ordered on all buses that have tinted glass windows. He also says that all commercial ve...
BJP MP Smriti Irani records her gratitude for the Delhi High Court, after it took suo moto cognizance of the gangrape case in Delhi. The Court has also pulled up the police for their sluggish approach. Smriti Irani also emphasizes that preventive measures shou...
The Delhi High Court has set a 48 hour deadline for the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to come up with a report on the incident. The team is being led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Chhaya Sharma and has been asked by the Court to file a status report. The...
BJP MP Smriti Irani attends a protest march in Delhi and demands that the rapists be punished as soon as possible. She says that the victims are women who are mothers, sisters, and wives, and they deserve respect. She also says that such men should be shot in ...
A group of about 200 women from the All India Democratic Women's Association protested in front of the police headquarters in Delhi demanding that they meet the police commissioner. The women's association also demanded that they be allowed to meet the CM of D...
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar says that there needs to be stronger laws in the country to curb instances of rape. She says that new laws could ensure safety of women and reduction of crime against women too. She also said it is shocking that such incidents hap...
The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson, Mamta Sharma, says that she has spoken to MPs Meenakshi Natrajan and Girija Vyas and that there would be a debate on the gangrape issue today in the Parliament. The victim was a 23-year-old medical student w...
Women BJP leaders including Sushma Swaraj and Smriti Irani protest outside the Parliament demanding justice for the gangrape victim. Sushma Swaraj had earlier demanded the setting up of a fast-track Court to process rape cases and award death penalty for the r...
The accused in the Delhi gangrape of a 23-year-old have been charged under three more sections of the IPC. Attempt to murder, destruction of evidence, and robbery have also been added to the charges against the rapists, who raped and attacked a young girl and ...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde promises immediate action against the men who gangraped a 23-year-old in the national capital. Shinde says that a crackdown has also been ordered on all buses that have tinted glass windows. He also says that all commercial ve...
The Maharashtra government, which has been facing heat from various quarters, has finally conceded to conducting a probe into the irrigation scam. The special investigation team, probing the scam, will be headed by water expert Madhav Chitale. Earlier NCP lead...
The Maharashtra government has ordered an SIT probe into the irrigation scam in the State. The government had earlier come under a lot of flak for the white paper that gave a clean chit to deputy CM Ajit Pawar. The details of the SIT committee has not been mad...
In a massive relief to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, a metropolitan Court disallows Zakia Jafri from filing a protest petition in the Gulbarg housing society massacre case. The wife of slain Congress leader Ehsaan Jafri, had run out of time despite being reminded ...
The passengers of Air India Abu Dhabi-Kochi flight were today questioned by the special investigation team (SIT) in connection with the hijack alarm incident at the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram. The passengers are asked to report at Valiyathura ...
Taking on Virbhadra Singh, BJP leader Arun Jaitley demands an SIT probe against him. Speaking on the allegations of corruption made against BJP leader, Jaitley says that the party is open to any sort of probe.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) have been formed to look into the hijack drama in connection with the hijack alarm incident involving an Air India flight, AIE 4422, at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport. The SIT to probe whther the passengers had ...
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) have been formed to look into the hijack drama in connection with the hijack alarm incident involving an Air India flight, AIE 4422, at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport. The SIT to probe whther the passengers had ...
Union Minister for Law and Justice Salman Khurshid loses his cool at a press conference when asked a volley of questions by Deepak Sharma, Editor, SIT, India Today Group.
The Additional Sessions Court at Kozhikode is set to pronounce its verdict on the ice cream parlour case today. Leader of the Opposition VS Achuthanandan had filed a petition earlier, against the closure report filed by the Special Investigation Team handling ...
Outrage is growing in Rajasthan over the alleged rape of two girls in the Banasthali Vidyapeeth School. Thousands of students have taken out a protest at the college, further alleging that the college authorities are trying to hush up the issue.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Bihar police, headed by a superintendent of police, has filed an FIR against 35 named and 600 unknown people in connection with the violent protests during Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Adhikar Yatra over the pa...
The Muzaffarnagar Court has ordered an investigation into the Khagadia incident where MLA Poonam Devi Yadav's husband Ranbir Yadav was seen brandishing a gun at the teachers protesting at the rally. A notice is issued to the MLA's bodyguards and a FIR is lodge...
KK Rama, wife of murdered RMP leader TP Chandrasekharan continues to demand CBI probe into the murder. She has said that she failed to understand the context in which Union Minister Mullappally Ramachandran said that the investigation by the Special Investigat...