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Child trafficking, abuse of minors: Why can't India protect its children?

Indians are seeing shocking headlines of abuse of children across the country. Why can't these incidents be stopped? Is there a lapse on the government's part? IBT speaks to experts on the issue.

Mar 7, 2017

3 workers die while cleaning Bengaluru sewage drains despite prohibition on manual scavenging

Over 50 manual scavengers have died in the last five years in Bengaluru, according to Clifton D'Rozario, advocate for BWSSB contract workers' union.

Mar 7, 2017

Lucknow shootout: Suspected terrorist linked to Bhopal-Ujjain train blast; opens fire at security forces in Thakurganj

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) is trying to capture the terrorist, who is hiding in Thakurganj on the outskirts of the city of Lucknow.

Mar 7, 2017

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PM Modi's visit to Israel ignores Palestine: Is that pragmatic policy, or geopolitical misstep?

India is on the verge of shedding its 'also that' policy vis-a-vis Israel and Palestine this year, as PM Modi will only visit Tel Aviv and not Palestine. But Palestine is not the only issue that India needs to address when it comes to Israel.

Mar 7, 2017

GN Saibaba given life imprisonment under UAPA Act over Maoist links

The Gadchiroli Police have arrested Saibaba, a professor of English in Delhi University, from his official residence in the university in May 2014.

Mar 7, 2017

In a bid to stop 'lesbian activity' Kerala college bars female students from locking their doors while changing

The students of Upasana College of Nursing allege that the college management has been imposing bizarre rules and fines on them.

Mar 7, 2017

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International Women's Day: Why these 6 women will not be having a relaxing IWD at all

A lot of women leaders and politicians are directly and indirectly related to the Assembly elections, and for all of them, International Women's Day this year might not be a gala time with results out on March 11.

Mar 7, 2017

Protests, anger after Tamil Nadu fisherman shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy

The Indian High Commissioner has taken up the matter with the Sri Lankan PM, while the TN government has announced Rs 5 lakh solatium.

Mar 7, 2017

Maneka Gandhi's curfew remark: Here's 5 other instances of moral policing

Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi said teenagers are "hormonally very challenged" while endorsing curfew in hostels.

Mar 7, 2017

Bhopal train explosion: Blast inside Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train was a terrorist attack, says Madhya Pradesh IG

The Bhopal-Ujjain train explosion took place between the Jabri and Kalapipal railway stations situated near Shujalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

Mar 7, 2017

West Bengal folk singer and Dohar frontman Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee dies in road accident

Popular folk singer dies: The car in which Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee was travelling fell into a difficult-to-access part of the Nayanjuli river in Hooghly, West Bengal.

Mar 7, 2017

Kejriwal says he will turn Delhi into London: Here are 5 hurdles in his way

Delhi CM Kejriwal has said he will turn Delhi into something "comparable to London in a year" if the AAP is elected to power in the NDMC elections.

Mar 7, 2017

Kerala: 7 tribal girls molested in Wayanad orphanage for two months even as citizens wait for sex offenders' registry

Although only seven girls have come forward to lodge a complaint, it is suspected that as many as 30 girls were molested at the orphanage in Wayanad, Kerala.

Mar 7, 2017

International Women's Day 2017: A look at 5 advertisements that got feminism right

On the occasion of International Women's Day, take a look at five advertisements that broke gender stereotypes.

Mar 7, 2017

Gayatri Prajapati gang-rape case: Close aide of absconding Samajwadi Party minister surrenders before Lucknow Police

Head Constable Chandrapal, who surrendered before the Lucknow Police, is one of the seven accused of gang-raping a woman in 2014.

Mar 6, 2017

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India

Child trafficking, abuse of minors: Why can't India protect its children?

3 workers die while cleaning Bengaluru sewage drains despite prohibition on manual scavenging

Lucknow shootout: Suspected terrorist linked to Bhopal-Ujjain train blast; opens fire at security forces in Thakurganj

PM Modi's visit to Israel ignores Palestine: Is that pragmatic policy, or geopolitical misstep?

GN Saibaba given life imprisonment under UAPA Act over Maoist links

In a bid to stop 'lesbian activity' Kerala college bars female students from locking their doors while changing

International Women's Day: Why these 6 women will not be having a relaxing IWD at all

Protests, anger after Tamil Nadu fisherman shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy

Maneka Gandhi's curfew remark: Here's 5 other instances of moral policing

Bhopal train explosion: Blast inside Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train was a terrorist attack, says Madhya Pradesh IG

West Bengal folk singer and Dohar frontman Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee dies in road accident

Kejriwal says he will turn Delhi into London: Here are 5 hurdles in his way

Kerala: 7 tribal girls molested in Wayanad orphanage for two months even as citizens wait for sex offenders' registry

International Women's Day 2017: A look at 5 advertisements that got feminism right

Gayatri Prajapati gang-rape case: Close aide of absconding Samajwadi Party minister surrenders before Lucknow Police

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh