Topic: India

The American Tourist in India Has ID'd Her Gang-Rapists but India Is No Safer

AP

The 31-year-old California woman who reported yet another gang rape in India after she couldn't catch a cab back to her guest house in the popular resort town of Manali, has already picked all three of her attackers out of a lineup. But the unfolding horror of the country's latest rape case isn't exactly making tourists feel any better.

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jun 4, 2013

Police Say an American Tourist Was Gang-Raped in India

Six months after the deadly gang rape of a 23-year-old in New Delhi set off a wave of protests, multiple reports out of the Indian mountain escape of Manali say a 30-year-old female American was hitchhiking home late Monday night when she was allegedly driven to a secluded area and gang-raped by three men. Yes, it appears that India's rape crisis is still out of control.

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 15, 2013

Another Delhi Rape Suspect Is Nearly Killed in Prison

One of the suspects in the rape and murder of a woman in Delhi last year is in critical condition after nearly being killed by fellow inmates in prison.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Apr 25, 2013

India Thinks Cracking Down on Porn Will Help Solve Its Rape Problem

It's already illegal to sell pornography in India. But the country's Supreme Court is contemplating an all-out ban on the stuff, and police in the city of Patna are preparing to crack down on cyber cafés and so-called "CD parlors" — all because they believe it could help curb India's rape epidemic.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 22, 2013

Rape of 5-Year-Old Girl Brings New Protests in India

Indian police forces are under attack once again after news of another horrific rape crime against a victim who was just five years old.

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By Connor Simpson

Mar 19, 2013

India's Rape Problem Is Bad Enough to Jump Out a Window

A British tourist took drastic measures to avoid the unwanted advance of a hotel owner offering her a "massage" at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, in just the latest public signal that the Indian rape epidemic has spiraled even more out of control than even previously imagined.

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By Connor Simpson

Mar 16, 2013

Swiss Cycling Tourist Gang Raped In India

Three months after the death of a 23-year-old gang rape victim shocked India, a Swiss tourist who was brutally attacked and gang-raped in front of her husband is the latest in a long line of terrible attacks contributing to the country's "rape problem." 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Feb 26, 2013

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By Dashiell Bennett

Feb 22, 2013

The Indian Twin Bomb Was No Surprise

The day after 16 people were killed by a pair of bombs in the city of Hyderabad, Indian officials admitted they had received a warning about terrorist activity from British intelligence just two days earlier, but weren't able stop the attack, which may have a connection to the Mumbai massacres.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 21, 2013

India's Brutal Rape Problem Is Beyond Out of Hand

Police hesitated after three sisters aged five, nine and 11 went missing on Valentine's Day in a remote Indian village. Two days later, the girls were found raped, murdered and dumped in a well.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Feb 21, 2013

Bombs Across Hyderabad in Apparent Terrorist Attack

Reports say that as many as 15 people have been killed, though the number of dead and injured could rise considerably as rescuers and first responders sort through the chaotic scene.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Feb 5, 2013

Companion of Delhi Rape Victim Testifies Against Their Attackers

The companion of the woman who was raped and then killed in the horrific Delhi bus attack last year, appeared in court today to become the first witness to testify against the five suspects being tried for her murder.

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By David Wagner

Jan 30, 2013

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

Doyle McManus on immigration reform's moment, Ezra Klein on how immigration policy affects the economy, Matt K. Lewis on Twitter's overcrowding, Chris Murphy on the new NRA, and Sanjay Kumar on India's cultural emergency.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 28, 2013

Juvenile Accused in Delhi Gang Rape May Only Get Three Years

The Indian Juvenile Justice board ruled Monday that one of the suspects in a fatal gang rape last month will be tried as a juvenile—and if convicted, the worst sentence he can face for the will be three years in a detention facility. 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 20, 2013

A Woman Was Gang-Raped and Thrown Out of a Moving Car in India

With news of yet another pair of horrific incidents, the recent spate of gangs attacking and raping women on buses in India is now a trend.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 15, 2013

7-Year-Old Victim in School Bathroom at Center of India's Growing Rape Protests

The emotional divide between increasingly ugly new accusations and apparently unflinching politicians expanded on Tuesday, as thousands of protestors took to the Indian state of Goa over reports that seven-year-old girl was raped in a school restroom.

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By David Wagner

Jan 14, 2013

Today in Research

The Year's Worst Case of the Mondays, According to Science

Discovered: the most depressing day of the year; the problem with dieting after age 75; the truth about chimps; the dingo might not even be Australian.

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By Connor Simpson

Jan 13, 2013

There Was Another Gang Rape in India

Police have arrested six men after a woman riding a bus in India was gang raped Friday evening, less than a month since the death of an Indian woman who was gang raped and brutally beaten while riding a bus sparked protests and calls from reformed rape laws. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 10, 2013

New Violence in Kashmir Raises Tensions Between India and Pakistan

Three deadly incidents in last five days have raised fears of a new major conflict between India and Pakistan as the their armies continue to challenge each other in the disputed region of Kashmir. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 10, 2013

Controversial Lawyer for Indian Rape Suspects Claims They Were Tortured

After suggesting that his defense would center on blaming the New Delhi gang-rape victim for her own rape, Manohar Lal Sharma is now claiming that his clients were tortured into giving a confession.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 7, 2013

Indian Rape Suspects Might Be Turning Against Each Other

Five of the men accused in the Delhi's now notorious rape and murder case appeared in court for the first time today as it was revealed that two of them may be looking to testify against the others. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jan 5, 2013

We Now Know the Name of the India Gang Rape Victim

We don't know much about the personal life of the previously unidentified 23-year-old woman who was brutally gang raped on a bus in Dehli and later died of her injuries. We have now at least learned her name. 

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By David Wagner

Jan 4, 2013

Today's Best

Five Best Friday Columns

Rebecca Dana on Current TV, Paul Krugman on budget bickering, Jeremy Warner on robotic economic growth, Tim Padgett on Venezuela's ailing leader, and William Pesek on India's rape case. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jan 3, 2013

Chart of the Day

India's Rape Problem, Mapped

India has continued to reel following the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, and now, as her attackers face charges, a map looks at the country through rape statistics

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 3, 2013

Police to Seek Death Penalty Against Indian Rape Suspects

Police in India will reportedly submit 50 pages of criminal charges against five men on Thursday, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, and kidnapping for the brutal gang rape of a young woman that has generated worldwide outrage.

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By David Wagner

Jan 2, 2013

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

Ezra Klein on the GOP's fiscal compromise, Maureen Dowd on the Democrats' cliff surprise, Amy Davidson on future fiscal fights, Anuradha Roy on rape in India, and Shashank Joshi on Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jan 2, 2013

Trimming the Times

Justice for Ground Zero Volunteers, Oil-Rig Troubles, and 2013 in Food

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 2, 2013

India's Accused Gang Rapists Are Having a Tough Time Finding Lawyers

Police reports revealed today that the six men accused of the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old student allegedly tried to run over over her after they raped and attacked her with an iron rod. That, on top of worldwide outrage, is making it really tough for these men to find legal representation. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 31, 2012

A Heartbreaking Look Inside the World of India's Gang Rape Victim

As India drags its feet to prosecute the six men whose gang rape of a young woman on a New Delhi bus led to her death and continuing protests across the country, we're finding out more about the victim.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 31, 2012

Trimming the Times

The Road to Fiscal Doom, Women in India, and Baseball's New Trauma

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 30, 2012

Protestors Take to Streets of India While Victim's Body Is Flown Home

The woman who was shockingly gang raped in India has been cremated, and the men who attacked her have all finally been charged with murder. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 28, 2012

The Gang Rape Victim Who Shocked India Has Died

The 23-year-old woman who was raped and attacked by six men on a moving bus in New Delhi, India, setting off a wave of protest and government action through the country, died as a result of her injuries in a Singapore hospital Friday.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 27, 2012

India Plans to Shame Rapists, Even as Its Cops Shame Rape Victims to Suicide

After a brutal gang rape that shocked the country, India's government promised to publicly post the photos, names, and addresses of rapists. The announcement came on the same day a gang rape victim committed suicide after pressure to marry one of her attackers.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 26, 2012

Trimming the Times

Luring Teenagers in Oil Country, Google's App Factory, and Indian TV

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 17, 2012

Trimming the Times

Newtown's Nationwide Impact, the Rape and the Football Team, Nelson Mandela

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By David Wagner

Nov 29, 2012

Yes, You Can Get Arrested for a Facebook Status Update Now

A 21-year-old woman thought Mumbai shouldn't have been shutdown for the funeral of an Islamophobic leader. Broadcasting such opinions on Facebook was apparently grounds for arrest

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By Dashiell Bennett

Nov 21, 2012

India Executes Only Surviving Terrorist from Mumbai Attacks

India has hanged Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the only survivor among the group of ten terrorists who attacked the city of Mumbai in 2008, killing 166 people. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Nov 7, 2012

Trimming the Times

The Next Four Years, Ballot Initiatives, and Downtown Restaurants

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By David Wagner

Nov 6, 2012

Today in Green Research

Ebola-Like Virus Detected in Asian Orangutans; An Aerial Map of Sandy Damage

Discovered: Borneo orangutans exhibit Ebola-like antibodies; NOAA's post-Sandy map of the East Coast; climate change could curtail Indian monsoons; bat-proofing wind turbines. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 10, 2012

Trimming the Times

The Man Who Fights Gay Marriage, Walruses and Whales, and Tasting Menus

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 8, 2012

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SNL, Car Washes, and Dartmouth

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By Serena Dai

Aug 22, 2012

Chart of the Day

China and India Are Catching Up to the U.S. in College Graduates

If investment in education is correlated with business competition, then the U.S. better watch out: India and China are on our tails as far college graduates go, according to this chart by research institute Center for American Progress. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Aug 15, 2012

India Wants in on the Mars Craze

The Curiosity rover has barely settled into its new home, but may be getting some company soon as India now says it wants to get into the Mars exploration business

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By John Hudson

Aug 1, 2012

The Lights Are Back On in India

Did you hear that? That's the sound of 620 million Indians putting their candles back in storage.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Aug 1, 2012

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Gore Vidal, NYPD Shell Casings, and Underwater Photography

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By John Hudson

Jul 31, 2012

Scenes from a Powerless India: 600 Million Get by Without Electricity

Nightfall is descending on the 620 million Indians without government-supplied electricity in the biggest blackout in history.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jul 31, 2012

Half of India Without Power After Another Massive Blackout

One day after a huge blackout cut off power to nearly a third of India, a second major outage has spread even further, leaving an estimated 600 million people without electricity.

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By David Wagner

Jul 30, 2012

New F. Scott Fitzgerald Story Comes to Light; 'Cloud Atlas' Sales Soar

Today in books and publishing: India's diplomats have a penchant for poetry; the US and EU stall treaty for blind readers; Cloud Atlas sales get a big trailer bump; F. Scott Fitzgerald meditates on smoking. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jul 30, 2012

Dozen Die in India Train Fire, as One-Third of the Nation Loses Power

The death toll is expected to rise to close to 50 after a sleeping car caught fire on a moving train headed to Chennai, India, last night.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jul 27, 2012

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Drug Trafficking, Vermont on Twitter, and India's Oprah

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By David Wagner

Jul 13, 2012

Dave Eggers Is All Wet; Neil Gaiman Announces a 'Sandman' Prequel

Today in books and publishing: Dave Eggers likes to read in the tub; play matchmaker in a new Jane Austen Facebook game; you'll never guess which BDSM-themed book is making waves in India; and Neil Gaiman announces a Sandman prequel. 

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