Describing the current situation in the violence-hit areas of West Bengal as "peaceful", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that a 'fact finding' team sent by a little-known NGO was......
288 first-time offenders have been coaxed to leave the path of crime and lead a normal life.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com reports on a unique initiative by the Chennai police. Illustration: Dominic......
Various rights groups on Thursday alleged that the Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 has very little to offer for the marginalised -- the vulnerable children, the disabled and the......
Two masked men on a bike flung acid on a 17-year-old girl minutes after she left her west Delhi home for school on Wednesday, leaving her with serious injuries, and as outrage spread over the......
Seeking a confession about an alleged crime committed by a juvenile is ”unconstitutional” as a "presumption is raised at the pre-trial stage itself that the child has committed the......
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......
Totally 13 global brands were surveyed by NGO on whether they ensured human right protection while sourcing gold and diamonds Human Right Watch, a London-based NGO active in the field, has rated......
The stories of exclusions illustrate so tragically, the need of the hour is to bolster biometrics and ‘smart’ technologies with something more old-fashioned -- the good old fashioned,......
'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.' IMAGE: Geetika Tyagi in Yes Papa. Sexual abuse of children by family members is rarely......
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.''Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.' IMAGE: Director Jude Anthany Joseph and Tovino Thomas, left, on the......
'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......
'Trust me, I don't even enjoy the company of friends who live in regret.''You either own your decisions or just let it go and work harder to get something better.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Mrunal......
'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik. IMAGE: Fahadh Faasil as Ahamaddali Sulaiman in Malik.......
Raina to build sanitation, drinking water facilities at 34 schools Photographs: Kind Courtesy Suresh Raina/Instagram Former India cricketer Suresh Raina has pledged to build sanitation and......
IMAGE: Refugee children wear Barcelona FC jersey shirts in Mytilene city, on the island of Lesbos, Greece. Photograph: Elias Marcou/Reuters It may not be the Nou Camp, but the charity arm of......
IMAGE: Brazil's Rafaela Silva celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Women's 57 kg judo gold medal contest on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro, on......
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, chess champion Viswanathan Anand and Bollywood stars took to Twitter this week to support a campaign against child labour, using their fame to draw greater......