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19 girls among 58 child labourers rescued in MP distillery crackdown

As many as 39 boys and 19 girls were rescued from a distillery in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, an official said on Sunday. IMAGE: People participate in a signature campaign against child......

Using children in pornography a matter of serious concern, an offence too: SC

A child watching porn may not be an offence but children being used in pornography is a matter of “serious” concern and may be an offence, the Supreme Court said on Friday. IMAGE: A......

Activists slam HC verdict on sexual abuse under POCSO

Activists and child rights bodies have slammed the recent judgment of the Bombay high court that there is no sexual assault if there is no 'skin-to-skin' contact. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

200 child labourers rescued since Jan, raids underway, Delhi govt tells HC

Delhi high court was informed on Monday that more than 200 children working as child labourers in Delhi have been rescued since January and further raids are underway. IMAGE: Volunteers......

Bengaluru is India's child trafficking capital

Children between the ages of 10 and 14 continue to be brought to Garden City from villages in north India after their parents are paid a nominal amount and promised a job, shelter and work in......

SC bans employment of children in circuses

The Supreme Court on Monday banned the employment of children in circuses and directed the government to rescue children employed in the sector and formulate a rehabilitation programme for them. A......

Google chips in with $5,00,000 for child safety

Internet giant Google on Monday threw its weight behind three NGOs in India, announcing support in the form of $5,00,000 in grants, to promote child safety in India. With the grant, Google aims to......

Child labour ban: NGOs fear deeper crisis

With child labour all set to be banned from Tuesday, social activists fear that the law, though well-meaning, could result in under-age workers getting pushed into hidden and more dangerous......

Who will benefit from the Child Labour Act, Mr Modi?

Amendments to the Child Labour Act say children can work in ‘family enterprises’ but the definition isn’t clear, points out Shyamal Majumdar. Varun Gandhi may have gone overboard......

Child labour can disrupt 'Make in India', Satyarthi tells Modi

Make in India cannot be successful on the toil, miseries and abuses of young children in the manufacturing sector, the Nobel laureate wrote in a letter to PM Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi feels......

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi to appear on Crime Patrol

Nobel Peace Prize-winner Kailash Satyarthi will make a guest appearance on TV docu-drama Crime Patrol Satark for a special series on child labour and bride trafficking. The......

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19 girls among 58 child labourers rescued in MP distillery crackdown

Using children in pornography a matter of serious concern, an offence too: SC

Activists slam HC verdict on sexual abuse under POCSO

200 child labourers rescued since Jan, raids underway, Delhi govt tells HC

Bengaluru is India's child trafficking capital

SC bans employment of children in circuses

Google chips in with $5,00,000 for child safety

Child labour ban: NGOs fear deeper crisis

Who will benefit from the Child Labour Act, Mr Modi?

Child labour can disrupt 'Make in India', Satyarthi tells Modi

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi to appear on Crime Patrol

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