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Kejriwal orders suspension of official accused of raping friend’s daughter
The order was issued as the clamour for the arrest of the accused grew even as a police team was at his residence on Monday morning.
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 01:31 PM IST
Education department bans corporal punishment in Kashmir schools
The school education authorities urged the education officers, headmasters and heads of institutions to ensure ban on corporal punishment in all government as well as private schools
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
Stray dog carries baby girl dumped in trash bag in Lebanon; netizens laud canine
Lebanon citizens are outraged after an infant, believed to be four-months-old, was found being carried by a stray dog inside a trash bag.
Published on Jul 21, 2023 07:18 PM IST
Sharman on casting couch: Very tough to pick up powerful, rich person
Sharman Joshi talks to HT about his web series Kafas, dealing with a child victim of sexual abuse, and reuniting with Aamir Khan, R Madhavan for Dream11 ads.
Published on Jun 25, 2023 07:20 AM IST
Assam ex-minister, wife held for assaulting minor domestic help
The arrest was made after a viral video showed Begum purportedly beating up the child on Thursday, an officer added.
Updated on Jun 25, 2023 03:56 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Mona Singh: I have been spoiled rotten in this industry for choices
Mona Singh, who played Aamir Khan's mom in Laal Singh Chaddha and Sharman Joshi's wife in Kafas, says she is very particular about the role she says yes to.
Published on Jun 24, 2023 07:11 AM IST
Brian Austin Green calls out Instagram user who called him a ‘bad father’
“People like this have lost their minds,” Brian Austin Green wrote on his Instagram story, responding to a social media user who called him a “bad father"
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 08:21 AM IST
Sumanti Sen
Child sets home on fire in West Virginia; stepfather detained for child abuse
Disturbing incident unfolds in West Virginia as 7-year-old sets home ablaze; stepfather arrested for child abuse.
Published on May 27, 2023 07:00 PM IST
Assam: Doctor couple arrested for allegedly abusing 4-year-old adopted child
Police said that in the initial investigation, they found that Dr Baruah used to hit the minor with a hot iron rod and even poured hot water on her body
Updated on May 07, 2023 05:46 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Balenciaga seeks $25 million in damages for the controversial ad: Read statement
Balenciaga is seeking $25 million in damages from the company behind the ad campaign that sexualised children. The luxury fashion house has become the target of fierce criticism.
Published on Nov 29, 2022 12:19 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Delhi
How this new snapchat tool helps parents to prevent children from cyber abuse
In October, Snap and its tech peers TikTok and YouTube testified before U.S. lawmakers accusing the companies of exposing young users to bullying or steering them toward harmful content. Instagram also testified in a Senate hearing in December over children’s online safety.
Published on Aug 09, 2022 11:58 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Keeping children safe online needs a holistic approach
The study has been authored by Dr Manjeer Mukherjee, senior director at Arpan
Published on Dec 10, 2021 03:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times
NCRB says over 99% crimes registered in 2020 under POCSO Act were against girls
An analysis of the latest NCRB data by NGO Child Rights and You (CRY) revealed that among 28,327 children who were victims of crimes reported under the POCSO Act, 28,058 were girls.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 02:17 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Children who experience abuse or neglect likely to die in adulthood: Study
A new study links child abuse or neglect to early death in adulthood. It says that children who experience sexual or physical abuse or neglect are more likely to die in middle age - that is, between 45 and 58.
Published on Sep 26, 2021 08:57 AM IST
ANI | , London [uk]
French victims of child abuse speak out in new #MeToo wave
The French government pledged on Thursday to toughen laws on the rape of children after a massive online movement saw hundreds of victims share accounts about sexual abuse within their families.
Published on Jan 22, 2021 11:25 AM IST
AP |
I think some people hire me only for my eyes: Shefali Shah on craft, passion and the Delhi Crime Emmy win
“At the Sundance Film Festival, I heard a couple of people ask, ‘Is she the real cop who cracked the case?’ I felt that was a win,” the 47-year-old actor says.
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 07:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Madhusree Ghosh
Online child sex abuse witnesses a spike worldwide amid Covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 lockdowns created the perfect storm for increases in online sexual exploitation of children and from slums in the Philippines to Australia’s suburbs, the cross-border crime has mushroomed as offenders take advantage of school closures and lockdowns to reach children - either in person or via social media, gaming sites and the dark web.
Published on Dec 02, 2020 10:43 AM IST
Brisbane, Australia | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Ensure the safety of vulnerable children
In these fraught times, children, especially the girl child, are much more vulnerable to trafficking. The government has to figure out more proactive ways to save them from the dangers that Covid-19 has heightened
Updated on Aug 22, 2020 07:27 PM IST
Surge in domestic child abuse during Covid-19 pandemic: Study
In just one month, the number of new cases rose by 1493% compared with the same period in the previous three years, pointing to a “silent pandemic” in 2020, suggest the authors.
Updated on Jul 03, 2020 02:56 PM IST
London, United Kingdom | Asian News International | Posted by Shivani Kumar
Priyanka Chopra raises her voice against child abuse, saddened by ‘so many horror stories’ she has heard
Priyanka Chopra condemned child abuse in a tweet and urged everyone to report any instances that they witness.
Updated on Jun 10, 2020 09:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Entertainment Desk
Mental health consequences of physical distancing decoded by researchers
As people across the world adopt physical distancing measures to slow down the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have assessed the consequences that self-isolation will have for mental health and well-being in both the short and long term.
Updated on Apr 12, 2020 06:46 PM IST
Boston | Press Trust of India
Four held in Pune for undressing teenager, urinating upon him and sharing video
The 15-year-old had gone out to attend a community celebration on Thursday when the incident took place
Updated on Mar 16, 2020 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
Childhood abuse to adolescent experimentation with cigarettes. Here’s how
Physical abuse of children especially when they’re toddlers or teens, dramatically increases the odds that their adolescent experimentation with cigarettes will lead to a heavy smoking habit.
Updated on Feb 25, 2020 11:19 AM IST
Washington D.C. [USA] | Asian News International
Tripura man held for rape-murder of daughter’s 6-yr-old friend
Deep strangulation marks were found on the girl’s throat and there were injury marks on her private parts as well, police said.
Updated on Feb 21, 2020 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Agartala | Priyanka Deb Barman
Carpenter held for inappropriately touching 10-year-old girl in Pune
The family of the child had hired him to fix a plumbing problem in their house in Wakad on Sunday afternoon when the complainant, who is a housewife, was home with her daughter.
Updated on Feb 18, 2020 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
4-year-old abducted, raped: Police
Speaking on condition of anonymity, police officials said the girl, along with her mother and grandmother, was asleep in their house in Konampet village on Tuesday night when the accused, a 36-year-old relative of the girl, entered the house, took the child away and allegedly raped her.
Published on Jan 03, 2020 03:25 AM IST
Karimnagar (Telangana) | Press Trust of India
Punjab school bus conductor to stay in jail till death for raping 4-yr-old
On November 28, the court had convicted Kumar and acquitted three others — school in-charge Babita and two management members Jiwan Jain and Tarsem Lal.
Updated on Dec 03, 2019 06:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Sangrur | Avtar Singh, Sangrur
Two teens arrested for gang raping and extorting money from a Mumbai minor
The minor was lured to an isolated spot by one of the boys, who had befriended her, and filmed in a compromising position. He and his friend then raped the girl, threatening to upload the clip on social media if she resisted.
Updated on Nov 23, 2019 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Suraj Ojha
Goa’s governor Satya Pal Malik calls for ending child abuse
In his Children’s Day message, the governor also called upon protection of children from the negative impact of urbanisation, industrialisation, commercialisation and materialism.
Published on Nov 14, 2019 03:04 PM IST
Panaji | Press Trust of India
5-year-old raped, murdered in MP village
Barwani superintendent of police, DR Teniwar, said, “The girl went missing on Tuesday evening. A neighbour found her body just 600 metres away from her house on Wednesday afternoon. The body was covered with mud.”
Updated on Oct 04, 2019 04:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | HT Correspondent
