New Delhi
# new-delhi - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Successful life-saving surgery on baby’s rare, swollen head disorder
Doctors say the surgery was a success although it’s too early to say what the quality of her life will be like.
# new-delhi - Monday 22 April, 2013
Second suspect arrested over Indian girl’s rape
Police in New Dehli have arrested a second suspect in their investigation into the abduction and rape of a five-year-old girl in the city last week.
# new-delhi - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
At least 40 killed in 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Iran
The massive earthquake, close to the Pakistani border, was felt as far away as Abu Dhabi and New Delhi.
# new-delhi - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Column: Can India be called a democracy when society’s most vulnerable are ignored?
India has been touted as the poster-child for a developing economy – but is the impression of a progressive society all a smoke screen? Brian O’Connor shares his experience.
# new-delhi - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Nepalese man burns pregnant wife alive by stuffing her in a hay bale
The woman who was four-months pregnant suffered burns on more than 50 per cent of her body
# new-delhi - Friday 5 April, 2013
High-profile rapes threaten India tourism business
As media spotlight hovers over sexual crime in India, its multi-billion euro visitor industry is feeling the pinch.
# new-delhi - Saturday 30 March, 2013
New Delhi police note surge in number of reported sex crimes
Police say more women are “shedding their inhibitions” in a conservative society and registering complaints about sex crimes following the fatal gang-rape of a young woman in the city.
# new-delhi - Monday 11 March, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# new-delhi - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
VIDEO: 13-goal Ireland destroy Fiji in hockey
Andrew Meredith’s side secured a record win in New Delhi earlier today.
# new-delhi - Saturday 9 February, 2013
India parliament attack plotter hanged
The attack on the parliament in 2001 almost sparked a war between India and Pakistan.
# new-delhi - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Indian President approves death penalty in some rape cases
Harsher punishments for rapists have been approved in India after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi sparked national outrage and triggered demands for tougher laws.
# new-delhi - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Updated: Five men plead not guilty in India gang rape trial
The plea comes as India looks set to introduce death penalty in some rape cases.
# new-delhi - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Amid rape fears, Indian party gives knives to women
A far-right political party is distributing thousands of knives to women in a western Indian state to help them protect themselves, in the wake of a fatal gang-rape which horrified the country.
# new-delhi - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Indian panel recommends tougher sex crime sentences
India’s sex crime laws were being reviewed following the fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi.
# new-delhi - Monday 21 January, 2013
Father urges hangings as India gang-rape trial begins
The father of the student who died after being gang-raped in New Delhi has called for “swift justice” in the case.
# new-delhi - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Lawyer of Delhi gang-rape accused denies smearing victim
In a Bloomberg interview, the lawyer was quoted as saying the male companion of the murdered 23-year-old was “wholly responsible” for the incident as the unmarried couple should not have been on the streets at night.
# new-delhi - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Third Delhi gang-rape suspect to plead not guilty: lawyer
The suspect will plead not guilty to all charges, his lawyer said, claiming the two other suspects would also plead not guilty.
# new-delhi - Monday 7 January, 2013
Delhi gang-rape suspects to appear in court
The five men have been charged with rape, kidnapping, robbery and conspiracy – and could face the death penalty if convicted.
# new-delhi - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Strong evidence against Delhi rape accused, says prosecutor
The five men accused of gang-raping the 23-year-old medical student will appear before a court for the first time on Monday.
# new-delhi - Friday 4 January, 2013
Boyfriend of India gang-rape victim: ‘The cruelty I saw should not be seen ever’
The boyfriend of the 23-year-old medical student whose brutal gang-rape and murder has sparked an outcry has spoken for the first about what he witnessed during the attack last month.
# new-delhi - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Delhi gang-rape suspects to be charged in court
Five men will stand accused of the kidnapping, rape and murder of a young female student, who died at the weekend from the horrific injuries inflicted on her during an ordeal.
# new-delhi - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Father of Delhi gang-rape victim remembers “determined” daughter
When she was in hospital she “held her mother and whispered, Mummy, I am sorry… I am sorry”.
Lawyers refuse to defend accused in Indian gang-rape case
Solicitors enrolled at the Saket district court in New Delhi will refuse, en masse, to defend the suspected culprits.
# new-delhi - Monday 31 December, 2012
Family of India gang-rape victim want killers hanged
The attack on the 23-year-old medical student has led to widespread calls for rapists to be executed.
# new-delhi - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Indian gang-rape victim cremated
The funeral of the 23-year-old medical student took place today amid protests across India over her death.
# new-delhi - Saturday 29 December, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added Luas fist-fights
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Rape Crisis Centre draws comparison between Dublin and New Delhi
Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop, the head of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, said more needs to be done to address the ‘escalation’ in the number of rapes in Dublin.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# new-delhi - Friday 28 December, 2012
Indian gang-rape victim dies
The 23-year-old died of severe organ failure in a Singapore hospital where she had been airlifted yesterday.
India gang-rape victim battles against the odds: medics
The victim suffered a heart attack and brain injuries, with doctors saying she is battling an infection in her lungs.
# new-delhi - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Doctors battle to save India gang-rape victim
The 23-year-old student was airlifted from India to Singapore overnight in a bid to save her life after a vicious gang-rape on a New Dehli bus left her with severe injuries.
# new-delhi - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
India: 10 men arrested over another gang-rape
The news comes as the Indian government announced a special inquiry into a gang-rape which occurred on 16 December.
# new-delhi - Sunday 23 December, 2012
Indian gang-rape victim recounts ordeal
The newspaper reports about the victim’s statement to police come as authorities ban related protests in New Delhi.
# new-delhi - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Hundreds of Indian election candidates accused of sexual violence
Figures released by the Association for Democratic Reforms show that hundreds of election candidates had allegations against them – as had scores of those in power.
# new-delhi - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Norway’s crown princess minds gay friend’s surrogate twins
When friends of Norway’s Crown Princess couldn’t travel to India to welcome their newborn surrogate twins she went to look after them until the two fathers could.
# new-delhi - Monday 10 September, 2012
# new-delhi - Monday 30 July, 2012
India: 370 million people affected by power outage
Worst blackout to hit India in ten years highlights country’s struggle to meet growing demand for electricity.
# new-delhi - Monday 26 March, 2012
Tibetan exile sets himself on fire at China protest
Demonstrators took to the streets of Delhi to protest an upcoming visit by the Chinese president.
# new-delhi - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Journalist arrested over New Delhi car bomb attack
The attack targeted an Israeli diplomatic vehicle on the same day Georgian authorities foiled a similar attack in Tbilisi.
# new-delhi - Saturday 18 February, 2012
Secret agents and magnetic bombs: the how and why of modern assassinations
Do assassinations achieve their political aims and how do agents really carry them out?



























































