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Anti Rape Laws in India; How Effective Will They Be?

Amel Guettatfi | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: New Delhi, India, Anti-Rape Laws, Student Politics, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News

In order to reduce the striking rate of one rape case every twenty minutes in India, the penal code needs to be modified in order to accommodate different forms of non-consensual sex while ensuring that victim is not vilified.

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Five-Year-Old Girl Brutally Raped In New Delhi

Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK

Read More: Rape New Delhi, Five Year Old Girl Raped, Indian Rape Victim, India Rape, UK News, New Delhi, Rape Victim, News, UK News

A five-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she was kidnapped and brutally raped by her 22-year-old neighbour in New Delhi. The youngster w...

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Pictures Of The Day: 3rd April 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

Read More: Photography, Tom Hardy Bane, India, UK News, Picture Desk Live, Funny Pictures, New Delhi, Madonna, Beyonce, Pictures of the Day, Weather, Emma Watson, Mick Philpott, World News, Justin Bieber, UK News

The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

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India Gang Rape Suspect 'Commits Suicide' In Delhi Jail

Posted 11.03.2013 | UK

Read More: India Sexual Assaults, India Sex Crimes, India, India Gang Rape, India Gang Rape Case, Video, India Women's Rights, UK News, New Delhi, Suicide, Death Penalty, India-Gender-Discrimination, UK News

The alleged ringleader of the gang rape of a Delhi student which sparked mass anger and protests across India has apparently hanged himself in prison,...

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Indian Gang Rape: Five Men Charged With Rape & Murder

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK

Read More: India Sexual Assaults, India Sex Crimes, India, India Gang Rape, India Women's Rights, Video, India Gang Rape Case, UK News, New Delhi, Death Penalty, India-Gender-Discrimination, UK News

Indian police have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused of attacking a woman on a Delhi bus. The brutal gang rape of a 23-year-ol...

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Keep Delhi Trending: Why We Must Keep Talking About the India Rape Case

Coco Khan | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Politics, Women, Women's Rights, India, Human Rights, Rape, Delhi, Gang Rape, New Delhi, New Delhi Gang Rape, Policy, Women's Issues, UK Lifestyle News

At the time of writing this, Delhi is trending worldwide. This morning, the young student who suffered the brutal gang rape that sparked the riots in Delhi, died. To many, she was murdered.

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The Rape of My Image of Modern India

Laxmi Hariharan | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: New Delhi, Women, Manmohan Singh, Gang Rape, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Violence, India, Rape, World, Women's Issues, UK Lifestyle News

For too long has the common woman in India lived like second-class citizens. It is time we were treated like the very goddesses so revered in Indian culture and tradition.

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If a Girl Does Not Want to Have Sex, Do Not Rape Her

Priya Shah | Posted 25.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: New Delhi, Indian Government, Politics, Equality, Capital Punishment, Rape, Protests, India, Development, UK Education, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News

The message is clear - "teach your sons better". If a girl does not want to have sex, do not rape her. I think it highlights just how important education is in overcoming such an incident and ensuring it does not happen again.

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Fink... The Long-Weekend in India

Tim Thornton | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Alternative Music, India, Delhi, Fink, Bangalore, New Delhi, Ninja Tune, Mumbai, Indie Music, UK Music, Nh7, UK Entertainment News

This has been said before, in many different ways, languages and levels of exasperation, but I'll reiterate: Mumbai is fucking crazy. Twelve and a half million people living on an island less than half the size of London.

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Planet Appetite: Mahindra Indian Homestays

Rupert Parker | Posted 08.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Tigers, Jaipur, Leopard, Jodphur, Travel, Rajasthan, New Delhi, Gourmet, Asia Travel, India, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

If India seems a rather daunting prospect, then staying in a homestay takes away a lot of the potential pain. It also allows you to experience a side of the country that no hotel can offer and your hosts may become lifelong friends.

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Funeral For Tibetan Protester Jamphel Yeshi Who Died After Setting Himself On Fire In India (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 30.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, Brics, India, New Delhi, Brazil, Slidewide, Tibet, South Africa, UK News, Self Immolation, Tibet Self Immolation, UK World, Tibet Protests, Free Tibet, China Tibet, Indian Parliament, UK News

The funeral for an exiled Tibetan protester who set himself on fire in protest at a visit from the Chinese president to India takes place today. J...

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Tibetan Activist Dies After Setting Himself Alight

Posted 28.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Brics, Russia, India, South Africa, UK News, Self Immolation, Tibet Self Immolation, UK World, Tibet Protests, Brazil, New Delhi, Tibet, Indian Parliament, China, UK News

An exiled Tibetan protester who set himself on fire in protest at a visit from the Chinese president to India on Monday has died in hospital. The p...

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Tibetan Self-Immolates Ahead Of Chinese President's Visit

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Brics, Russia, India, South Africa, UK News, Self Immolation, Tibet Self Immolation, UK World, Tibet Protests, Brazil, New Delhi, Tibet, Indian Parliament, China, UK News

A Tibetan has set fire to himself in protest over the ownership of the Tibet region in New Delhi, India, ahead of a visit by Chinese president Hu Jint...

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Pictures Of The Day: Snow, Pandas And Clegg Talking To A Pork Pie

Huffington Post UK | Matthew Tucker | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK

Read More: National Australia Day, Madame Tussards, UK News, Huskies, New Delhi, Nick Clegg, Pictures of the Day, News, Dogs, UK News

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, as one shivering pooch is discovering in Catelu, on the outskirts of Bucharest. Snow scenes have created beautiful...

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WATCH: Human-Powered Ferris Wheels In India

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK

Read More: Fairground, India, Carnival, Video, Weird News, Pedal-Powered, New Delhi, New Delhi-India, Ferris Wheel, UK Weird News, Man-Powered, Human Powered Vehicle, Human-Powered, UK News

In a world without electricity, how do you go about powering a ferris wheel? At a carnival in New Delhi, India, you simply get on board and do it your...

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Explosions Rock Pakistan And India

PA | Paul Vale | Posted 06.11.2011 | UK

Read More: India, Al-Qaeda, Pakistan Afghan Border, Suicide Bombers, Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Delhi, Taliban, High Court, UK News

At least 20 people have been killed in the southwest Pakistani city of Quetta following what is believed to be twin attacks. According to the BBC, a m...

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