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Crime Capital: Why Delhi Is by Far India’s Most Dangerous City
India’s capital accounted for 25% of the 670,000 crimes recorded in India’s 53 largest cities in 2015. Delhi is India’s biggest megacity, home of the country’s central government and, according to new police data, way ahead of the competition in the quest to claim the title as the country’s capital of crime. The National Crime…
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India approves death penalty for rapists of girls under 12 after nationwide outcry
NEW DELHI – India’s Cabinet on Saturday (April 21) approved the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in response to widespread outrage and protests over a series of cases. The executive order amends the criminal law to also increase the punishment…