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21 December 2012 Last updated at 03:27 ET

Fresh arrest in Delhi gang rapeIndian students holds placards as they shout-slogans against a recent rape that took place in New Delhi during a protest in Amritsar on December 20, 2012.

Police in the Indian capital say they have arrested a fifth person in connection with the gang rape of a young woman on Sunday.

A supporter of India"s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds a poster featuring Narendra Modi during a jubilation ceremony outside the party office in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad December 20, 2012. Modi 'could seek national role'

Speculation mounts in the Indian media about a possible national role for Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi, after he won an emphatic fourth victory in Gujarat state polls.

Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar mourned at memorial

Fans and celebrities pay tribute to Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar at a memorial near his home in California.

Soutik Biswas, Delhi correspondent Article written by Soutik Biswas Soutik Biswas Delhi correspondent

Women's tales from brutal Delhi

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