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March 03, 2013

Indian women use smartphones to 'pin the creeps'
Mumbai (AFP) March 3, 2013
With virtual bodyguards, panic buttons and maps to pinpoint harassment blackspots, women in urban India are using their smartphones for protection after a notorious gang-rape in New Delhi. Interest in safety apps and websites has surged since the fatal December attack, in which a 23-year-old student was set upon by a drunken gang on her way home from a cinema in the Indian capital. After outrage and protests erupted, four businesswomen set up Safecity.in, a website for victims of harassment to c ... read more

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India orders probe into Italy chopper bribe allegations

Nepal police report 100th Tibet self-immolation bid

Shell India plans floating LNG plant

Daimler India Sets Up Solar Power Plant To Meet Purchase Obligation

Amazon seeks relaxation of India e-commerce rules

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