NEW DELHI: While the gang-rape of a student in New Delhi has prompted women in cities to assert their rights to freedom and safety, in India's male-dominated villages many leaders see things differently.
In one of many such cases, the village council of Khedar in Haryana state decided at the weekend to ban "vulgar songs" at weddings, prohibit women from wearing jeans and T-shirts, and stop girls from carrying mobile phones to school.
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