The Take: How the murder of a doctor reignited India’s rage against rape
The rape and murder of Kolkata doctor prompts outrage and reveals how little protection women have in the workplace.
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Thousands march in streets of Kolkata as authorities struggle to contain demonstrations calling for justice.
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What to know as India’s medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the eastern West Bengal state.