On India's streets, women a run gantlet of harassment

February 28, 2013 12:21

Juhi Nondi, a 20-year-old college student, takes the train every day to and from school here, toting a satchel of textbooks and looking stylish in her skinny jeans and T-shirts -- and long, sharp fingernails. "They're not just for fashion," she says of her pink nails, "but also for self-defense." Read

Meanwhile, the finance minister has announced a Rs 1000 crore Nirbhaya Fund for women's safety.

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