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13-yr-old student sexually assaulted by 3 teachers in TN

A 13-year-old school student was allegedly sexually assaulted by three teachers at a government middle school in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district and the suspects have been suspended and arrested......

Child rights body accuses Badlapur school of covering up sexual assault

The Badlapur school, where two young girls were allegedly sexually abused, preferred to cover up the crime instead of helping their parents file a police complaint, said Susieben Shah, chairperson......

Bengal govt's draft bill proposes death penalty for rapists

The draft of the anti-rape bill, scheduled to be tabled by the Mamata Banerjee government in the West Bengal assembly on Tuesday, proposes capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their......

Rapist tries to shoot survivor, father; loses leg under train later

A 25-year-old rape survivor was seriously injured when she was shot at and attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by a man accused of raping her and his two accomplices in Kotputli-Behror district of......

Sexual abuse of minors: K'taka pontiff sent to judicial custody till Sep 14

A local court in Chitradurga on Monday ordered the chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who is facing charges of sexual abuse of minor girls, to be sent to judicial......

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......

Rolling bidis is child's play in this Chhattisgarh village

Just days after Kailash Satyarthi won the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaigns against child labour, photographs captured children with bare feet clearing waste from the Yamuna. A five-part series......

FAQs: How to combat sexual harassment at workplace

Trial by the media can be avoided if the industry itself devises effective mechanisms to bring this to an end Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Finally, the #MeToo movement is catching up in......

Why the child labour law should not be amended

The proposed changes to the child labour law to allow children and adolescents to work for their families would be most retrograde and regressive, say Shinzani Jain and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.......

Smart tips to deal with legacy investments

Financial planners and wealth managers say legacy investments are a huge problem, as old-timers believed in buying (investing) and holding for ever. After her father passed away, Mumbai-based......

Just what is a blackbuck?

Bollywood star Salman Khan has been sentenced to a year in prison and a fine of Rs 5,000 for killing two blackbuck deer.If you have not been following the case in the long period of trial, here's a......

Sports Shorts: Aditi moves up to tied-4th in Dubai

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday. Aditi Ashok moves up to tied-4th in Dubai IMAGE: Aditi Ashok plays her second shot on the par 4, first hole during the third......

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