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Thu, Jan 28, 2021
FB, Google, Twitter block wrong URL of Hathras victim

Social media platforms Facebook, Google and Twitter on Thursday told the...

Fri, Jan 1, 2021
Dom's Take: Hathras: Forget Her Not

Dominic Xavier remembers the Hathras victim and hopes that the perpetrators...

Hathras DM among 16 IAS officers transferred in UP

The victim was cremated in the dead of the night near her home on September...

Fri, Dec 18, 2020
CBI files charge sheet against 4 in Hathras case

The agency invoked charges of gang rape and murder against Sandeep, Luvkush,...

Mon, Dec 14, 2020
Hathras case: SC to hear Kerala journalist case in Jan

Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh government had told the bench that "shocking...

Sun, Nov 22, 2020
Hathras accused taken to Gujarat for polygraph

On Saturday, the CBI took the accused persons to Gandhinagar in Gujarat from...

Fri, Nov 20, 2020
Scribe was coming to create caste divide: UP to SC

In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the state government has alleged...

Tue, Oct 27, 2020
Allahabad HC to monitor CBI probe in Hathras case: SC

The SC said that all the aspects of the case, including monitoring of probe...

Sun, Oct 25, 2020
Hoshiarpur no Hathras, action was swift: Amarinder

The chief minister pointed out that prompt action had been taken by the...

Fri, Oct 23, 2020
Hathras case: The strange case of the doctors

Dr Azeem Malik and Dr Obaid Haque had attended to the alleged rape victim...

Thu, Oct 22, 2020
Hathras case exposes under-utilised Nirbhaya scheme

The high-profile rape cases in Hathras, in Unnao (2018) and Kathua (2018)...

Sat, Oct 17, 2020
Hathras victim's family wants to shift to Delhi

The brother of the 19-year-old Dalit woman told reporters on Saturday that...

Fri, Oct 16, 2020
Hathras victim's family wants to be shifted to Delhi

A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the...

SIT concludes Hathras probe, to submit report today

The SIT was supposed to submit its report earlier on October 7, but following...

Why Hathras has the BJP worried

'Among Dalits, the Valmikis were the biggest voters of the BJP.''They now...

SC reserves verdict on pleas on Hathras case

The top court, which was hearing a public interest litigation and several...

Wed, Oct 14, 2020
CBI re-summons father, brothers of Hathras victim

'The male members of the victim family will be questioned today in Hathras,...

Hathras: Fresh PIL in SC seeks case under SC/ST Act

Maharashtra based Dalit rights activist Chetan Janardhan Kamble said he was...

'Look, the girl has been murdered'

'So why didn't the police make it very clear that this is the line of...

Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Hathras woman's cremation violation of rights: HC

The Lucknow bench of the high court also directed the state government to lay...

CBI team visits Hathras, takes away victim's brother

A CBI team on Tuesday met the family members of the 19-year old Dalit victim...

Mon, Oct 12, 2020
'Changing CMs doesn't help'

'It is not the chief minister who would have rung up and told the local...

Girl cremated without consent: Hathras family tells HC

The court had on October 1 asked the woman's parents to apprise it of their...

Hathras: SC to hear arrested scribe's plea after 4 wks

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde asked the petitioner to amend the...

Sun, Oct 11, 2020
Hathras victim's family to appear before HC on Monday

The court will record the version of the victim's family members in the case.

CBI registers FIR in Hathras case

The case was earlier registered at Chandpa Police Station, in Hathras...

She was 'no one' to UP CM, cops: Rahul on Hathras

Rahul also tagged a media report which asked why police was denying rape when...

Sat, Oct 10, 2020
CBI takes over probe into Hathras case

The notification has been marked to a suitable branch of the premier agency,...

Hathras victim's family to appear before HC on Monday

The police and district administration are working on an elaborate plan in...

Fri, Oct 9, 2020
8 CCTVs, 60 cops protect Hathras victim's family

An official said that if needed a control room will also be established there.

Hathras in J'khand as well: HC on rape-murder probe

Justice Ananda Sen said that the shocking incident has prompted the court to...

Thu, Oct 8, 2020
Hathras accused claims victim's family killed her

In the letter, the main accused, Sandeep, has also stated that he was friends...

After Hathras, why BJP sees a global plot

If the Congress recovers some of its earlier influence among the Dalits, the...

Wed, Oct 7, 2020
Hathras case: Scribe booked for sedition by UP cops

The FIR claimed that police recovered pamphlets "Justice for Hathras victim",...

Hathras probe panel gets 10 more days to submit report

The SIT, constituted on September 30, was initially given seven days time...

'CM could not have directed anybody to burn the body'

'The DM is the ultimate authority in such situations.' 'The CM could not have...

Tue, Oct 6, 2020
SC calls Hathras episode 'horrible', seeks report

While raising questions about the locus of an unconnected party in a criminal...

Kerala journo body moves SC over scribe's arrest in UP

Even as the Uttar Pradesh police arrested a journalist and three other people...

Left leaders meet family of Hathras victim

A joint delegation of the Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Communist...

SHOCKING! 6-year-old Hathras girl raped, dies

The girl was shifted to Delhi's Safdarjung hospital after her condition...

Notice to Swara for revealing Hathras victim's name

The National Commission for Women has also directed them to immediately...

Security to actor, but why not to Hathras kin: Sena

The family of the Hathras woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped has...

Hathras: ED may probe if funds used to fuel protests

The ED may soon register a money laundering case to probe if dubious funds...

Mon, Oct 5, 2020
'Whatever Hathras DM did is against the rule of law'

'He may have had his reservations about the law and order situation there,...

Hathras: 19 FIRs for bid to trigger conflict, sedition

The FIR lodged at Chandpa police station in Hathras district against 'unknown...

UN official's remarks on Hathras 'unnecessary': MEA

Calling for attention to cases of sexual violence against women and girls in...

UP govt gives security to Hathras victim's family

Two armed policemen will be on duty for the protection of the victim's...

BJP MP visits jail where Hathras accused are lodged

Hathras BJP MP Rajvir Singh Diler Sunday visited the Aligarh jail where the...

Hathras to feature in campaign for Nov 3 bypolls

Ashok Chowdhury, a Dalit politics expert said, "BJP had impressed the Dalits...

Ink thrown at AAP MP Sanjay Singh in Hathras

When Singh was about to speak to mediapersons from TV news channels, a man...

Sun, Oct 4, 2020
Hathras accused defended at meet at ex-BJP MLA's home

Heavy police force was deployed in the vicinity of the residence of former...

Remove Hathras DM, probe his role: Priyanka

Priyanka Gandhi said that according to the family, the district magistrate...

SIT in Hathras village, records family's statement

On the basis of SIT's first report, UP CM has already suspended the Hathras...

Sat, Oct 3, 2020
UP CM orders for CBI probe into Hathras case

Reacting to the announcement, the family members of the victim said they want...

Gandhis meet Hathras family after clash with UP cops

"We will fight against injustice, and fight till justice is done," Priyanka...

Mamata marches against Hathras horror in Kolkata

Banerjee said she would stand by the Dalit community till the end as her...

Top UP officials meet Hathras victim's family

A decision has also been taken for providing security permanently in the...

Smriti terms Rahul's Hathras visit as political move

While speaking to media Irani said, "People are aware of Congress's tactics...

SIT completes probe; Cong, officials head to Hathras

Amid country-wide outrage over the incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...

Rahul, Priyanka to head to Hathras again today

'Congress MPs under the leadership of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi...

Fri, Oct 2, 2020
No media, politicians in Hathras village pending probe

Meanwhile, a boy who claimed to be a relative of the deceased woman, alleged...

Hathras 'small issue', girl wasn't raped: UP minister

"Doctors have already made it clear that the Hathras woman was not raped,"...

All women should question govt over Hathras: Priyanka

Addressing a prayer meeting in memory of the Dalit rape victim, she said her...

Hathras SP, 4 other cops suspended

Besides Vikrant Vir, the other suspended policemen are Circle Officer...

Let media, politicians meet Hathras family: Uma to CM

Bharti, who has been admitted to All India Institute of Medical...

Hathras incident: Massive protests at Jantar Mantar

A massive protest erupted in Delhi on Friday evening as a number of civil...

Rape case: Kashyap says he was in Lanka at the time

A statement issued by his lawyer a day after he was questioned in the case...

TMC says MPs stopped from visiting Hathras victim kin

In a statement, the party said that the delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs...

Dom's Take: My heart bleeds for you, child

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the gruesome death of a Dalit teenager from...

Thu, Oct 1, 2020
Hathras case: 'Shocked' HC summons UP officials

Taking suo moto cognisance of the September 14 gang-rape and subsequent death...

Hathras case: UP cop says no rape; experts junk claim

"Even the woman in her statement to police did not mention about rape but...

FIR against Rahul, Priyanka over Hathras march

The FIR was lodged under The Epidemic Diseases Act for not maintaining...

Hathras victim's family alleges admin, police pressure

'We are under pressure from officials and confined to our home while the...

Rape case: Anurag Kashyap quizzed for over 8 hrs

Kashyap has denied actor Payal Ghosh's all allegations.

Rahul, Priyanka detained on way to Hathras

Rahul Gandhi also fell down in the melee after police tried to stop him and...

No one demolished Babri. No one raped Hathras victim

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the tragic events of September 30 in the most...

Yogi must own responsibility of Hathras case: Priyanka

Talking to reporters while walking on the Yamuna Expressway towards Hathras,...

Cremation of Hathras victim: NCW grills UP police

The Dalit woman was allegedly raped at a village in Hathras by four men on...

Hathras borders sealed as Rahul, Priyanka to visit

The administration has also ordered to seal the borders of Hathras...

NHRC notice to UP govt, DGP over Hathras incident

The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance in connection with the 'gang rape and...

Wed, Sep 30, 2020
Hathras victim was 'killed by a ruthless govt': Sonia

From the Congress party, I demand justice for the Hathras victim. India is a...

Yogi speaks to Hathras gangrape victim's family

The CM assured the family of stringent action against all the accused.

Hathras case: PM calls for strict action, CM forms SIT

A senior government official said the chief minister has also asked for...

Justice only for actress, not Hathras girl, asks Raut

Raut said he hadn't seen a social media campaign demanding justice for the...

'Hathras victim robbed of dignity even in death'

Her body was cremated in the early hours of Wednesday, with her family...

Heard father cry in despair: Priyanka on Hathras case

Tagging Adityanath, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said, "RESIGN. Instead of...

Hathras case: Woman's brother says family's scared

Asked about the family's consent for the funeral of the victim, the brother...

Cops forced us to cremate her, says Hathras victim kin

Local police officers, however, said that the cremation was being carried out...

87 rapes a day, crimes against women up by 7%: NCRB

India recorded an average of 87 rape cases daily in 2019 and overall 4,05,861...

Tue, Sep 29, 2020
Woman gang-raped in Hathras dies in Delhi hospital

The woman was gang-raped on September 14 following which she was admitted to...

Bhim Army protests over Hathras woman's rape, death

At the protest, the Bhim Army chief said, "I appeal to all members of the...

Mon, Sep 28, 2020
Hathras rape survivor shifted to Delhi AIIMS

The woman was gangraped a fortnight ago, following which she was admitted to...