Child marriage, sexual abuse with minor girls alarmingly high in India: When will it stop?

It seems in India, the plight of girls will not get over that easily as the latest UN reports have revealed some shocking facts. The reports have narrated the ordeal of gir...

Empowering women is good for the economy

Last month, the Gujarat state government in India instituted a two-week celebration on the empowerment of women. The celebration quickly subsided when the police took actio...

Poverty Makes Minority Kids More Vulnerable To Abuse

Children belonging to minority communities face increased risk of maltreatment due to exposure to poverty, says a U.S.-based study.
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Half of India's missing children last year were sold into prostitution

The laxity of authorities has allowed child-trafficking syndicates to thrive, especially in the eastern states of India. Between 2013 and 2014, at least 67,000 children in ...

UK?s winter floods strengthen belief humans causing climate change

Britons say they are more convinced climate is changing and that humans are the main cause More than a quarter of people say UK?s winter floods strengthened their belief in...

True Review: Raja Natwarlal

Critic’s ratings: 2.5 stars

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon, Humaima Malick, Deepak Tijori.

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South Africa Leads in HIV Prevention Among Gay Groups

As homophobic discrimination continues to sweep across the African continent, we should be acutely mindful of the diverse ways it harms societies. While we are most aware o...

Hollywood human trafficking summit slams Roman Polanski, says stars can do more

If Hollywood wants to do more than give lip service to the issue of human trafficking and a worldwide pandemic of child rape, it can start by disowning Oscar-winning direct...

Where are rural courts?

The Gram Nyayalaya Act was passed in 2008 to make the judicial process participatory, inexpensive and accessible to rural India. But rural courts are still few and far betw...