(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/121228-india-gang-rape-546a.photoblog600.jpg)Piyal Adhikary / EPAA young woman, one hand covered in fake blood, takes part in a protest Friday in Calcutta against the gang rape of a student who is now clinging to life.By ReutersSINGAPORE -- An Indian gang-rape victim whose assault in New Delhi triggered nationwide protests (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/23/16104444-protesters-clash-with-police-in-india-over-gang-rape-of-medical-student) earlier this month has suffered "significant brain injury" and is surviving against the odds, the Singapore hospital treating her said on Friday.
The 23-year-old medical student, who was severely beaten, raped for almost an hour and thrown out of a moving bus in New Delhi, was airlifted to Singapore on Dec. 26 for specialist treatment.
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