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Parliament passes bill to protect rights of transgenders

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a select committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill......

Atul Subhash's father: 'Is my grandson alive or dead?'

The father of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide recently, on Sunday called for strict punishment for those who 'harassed' his son, asserting that his ashes will not be immersed......

Why These Kids Can't Get School Admission

'Our Constitution as well as the Right to Education Act do not make any distinction between Indian or foreigner; it only talks about 'child'.''It says that every child has the right to get......

SC sets aside HC order, rules child porn an offence under POCSO, IT laws

In a path-breaking judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday held mere possession of any child pornographic material will constitute offences under the POCSO and the IT laws even if they are not......

'Juvenile' Indian fishermen freed in Pak

A Pakistani court has ordered the authorities to free two juvenile Indian fishermen and asked them to provide details of steps taken for the release and exchange of some 1,000 fishermen interned in......

Kids need protection in virtual world: Ban Ki-moon

The virtual world has exciting possibilities for nurturing children but they need to be protected from being taken advantage of on the Internet," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. Marking......

PM urges faster labour reforms

Taking note of the inordinate delay in carrying out amendments by the labour ministry inlaws concerning women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the ministry to expedite the process. The......

'Allocate at least 6% of GDP for education'

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Shantha Sinha talks to Prasad Nichenametla on the Commission's first year. Set up with the mandate of protecting the rights of......

Child labour bill will be test of Modi government: Satyarthi

A bill currently in the Indian Parliament on child labour totally will be a "test" of the new government on how they take the issues of the most exploited children in their political priority, says......

Ikea Foundation gives $31.5 mn to Unicef

Ikea Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the world's largest furniture retailer, today contributed $31.5 million as grant to support Unicef's programmes in Afghanistan, China,......

'My Life Was In Danger'

''I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.' IMAGE: A young Salma Agha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Salma Agha/Instagram She became a household name in 1982,......

'I'm not blaming fathers, but...'

'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......

'This is not just a Kerala story, but a Global story'

'We should see to it that not even one woman gets radicalised.''We should not let even one young man become a jihadi.' IMAGE: Siddhi Idnani, Adah Sharma, Sonia Balani and Yogita Bihani in The......

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