Four men have been convicted for their role in the rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi last year, a crime that set off a string of street demonstrations, along with outrage from the Indian ...

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A 23-year-old university student was raped and beaten on a moving bus in India Protesters demand authorities take more action to protect women Indian movies and television shows routinely trivialize ...

The judgement brings the case of the brutal rape and murder of a young medical student to a conclusion, after widespread street protests and outcry from Bollywood stars over the treatment of women in ...

The 23-year-old victim in that case, which transfixed India, died from her injuries The lawyer for one of the men accused in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman wants the trial moved out ...

There seems to be no end to the shock and horror, with brutal rapes being reported on a daily basis. The government has vowed zero tolerance, but dozens of politicians are facing charges of crimes ...

NEW DELHI—The gang rape and death of a young Indian woman has sparked an outpouring of national grief and outrage, and a question: Will the tragedy prompt change, in laws and attitudes toward women, ...

Raja Kumari was not born in New Delhi or Mumbai or Kolkata — rather, 8,000 miles away, in Claremont, California. But Kumari and her record label have a huge ambition this year: to smash down doors for ...

The Indian woman gang-raped in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago was flown to a hospital in Singapore, and her condition is deteriorating. The attack... Indian Rape Case Ignites National Debate On Abuse ...