Protests erupt across India

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    FILE - In this April 17, 2018 file photo, effigies hang on nooses with the words, from left to right, "hang the guilty in the Unnao rape case," "Hang the guilty in the Kathua rape case," and "hang the guilty in the Surat rape case," referring to recent cases and allegations of rape, during a protest in Ahmadabad, India. India's government has decided to prescribe the death penalty for people convicted of raping girls under the age of 12 to combat an increase in crimes against women. The Press Trust of India news agency reported Saturday, April 21, 2018, that the ordinance is being sent to the president for approval. It will require the approval of Parliament within six months in order the become law. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)

    Demonstrations swell across India in support of a 74-year-old social activist fasting to death in jail in a protest against corruption.