41 percent Indian women face violence before 19: Survey
2016-11-25
The four-nation survey was conducted by the international women and child rights NGOContinue Reading
11 people arrested for trafficking babies in biscuit boxes
2016-11-25
By :Subrata Nagachoudhury. Kolkata: Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of duping single women into selling their newborn babies and trafficking the infants inside biscuit containers to an adoption centre to be sold on to childless couples, police said on Wednesday. A senior official from Crime Investigation Department (CID)Continue Reading
Pope likely to visit India next year: Archbishop-designate
2016-11-25
Kochi(Kerala): Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India next year, a senior Catholic priest said on Thursday. Archbishop-designate Joseph Kalathiparambil, who returned from Vatican on Thursday, said an indication in this regard was conveyed to him when he visited the Pope at his residence.Continue Reading
Jesuit-Salesian study notes development induced displacement in Sikkim
2016-11-25
By C.M. Paul Gangtok : A major study on displacement of peoples in Sikkim was released at a 3-day International Seminar on “North East: Peoples, Power and Perspectives” held at Sikkim Central University, Tadong. At the inaugural session of the seminar on 24 November 2016, Vice Chancellor, Prof. T.B. Subba releasedContinue Reading
Bengaluru bank driver flees with Rs 10 million in new notes
2016-11-25
Bengaluru: Over 10 million in new currency is missing after the driver of a van carrying cash to an ATM in Bengaluru allegedly drove away on Wednesday. Officials are hoping that the serial numbers on the new notes will help track down the missing money. There was Rs. 13,700,000 Continue Reading
Drop in sex trafficking cases mask real picture: Experts
2016-11-24
The number of cases filed under India’s anti-trafficking Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act fell to 2,424 in 2015 from 8,796 in 2001Continue Reading
Workshop focuses on welfare schemes for marginalized
2016-11-23
By Sannybhai and Antony Arulraj Pune: The need to uphold constitutional values of justice and equality was stressed at a workshop on government schemes for depressed communities that began on November 23 in Pune, western India. “The constitutional values of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity are non-negotiable and can neverContinue Reading
Bulletproof bathroom for Telangana chief minister
2016-11-23
The house covers 100,000 square feetContinue Reading
Laborers demand implementation of maternity entitlement
2016-11-23
Lactating mothers and pregnant women outnumbered the rallyistsContinue Reading
Village crowdfunds wedding of struggling family
2016-11-23
Villagers queued up before banks to withdraw small amounts that helped crowdfund Sayali’s weddingContinue Reading