More Outrage in India: Rape of a Five-Year-Old Girl Incites Protests

Protesters in India have once again taken to the streets to express their outrage at the way law enforcements officials have reportedly mishandled a case of sexual assault, this time against a five-year-old girl who remains in stable condition at a hospital after a 22-year-old man was arrested under the suspicion that…

Read…
126A

New Delhi Police Blast Growing Anti-Rape Protests With Tear Gas

A number of protests sprang up in front of New Delhi police headquarters, Parliament and a major university after a 23-year-old woman in India was gang-raped and beaten nearly to death with a metal rod on a bus that passed through a number of police checkpoints. As if that wasn't bad enough, two more girls—ages 10 and…

Read…
93A

Enjoy a Rooftop View of India’s Holi Festival

Indian villagers watch a procession from a rooftop during Holi festivities near Barsana, just south of New Delhi, India on Friday, March 9, 2012. Holi is the Hindu festival of colors near and can last days or longer in some areas of the country, marks the beginning of spring. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Discuss…
2A
 Loading more stories…