1 in 3 elders subjected to abuse
On the occasion of the first UN International Day to Prevent Elder Abuse and the seventh World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, statistics show that one in every three senior citizens in Hyderabad is subjec
Ex-deputy mayor ‘abuses’ worker
A woman tailoring instructor working at a BBMP centre has accused former Bengaluru Deputy Mayor S. Harish of abusing and threatening her. But Mr Harish alleged that the allegations are being made at t
9 men arrested in UK for suspected child sex abuse
British police say nine men have been questioned by detectives investigating a suspected case of child sex abuse in northwest England.
Police in Manchester say that the men, aged from 24 to 38 years
Rajya Sabha passes bill on sexual offences against kids
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed a bill to protect children from sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and to establish special courts for the speedy trial of such offences.
The house p
Child sex ring jailed in Britain
A group of nine men of Pakistani and Afghan origin were sentenced to jail on Thursday for grooming white British schoolgirls for sex, using drink and drugs.
The men, aged between 22 and 59, were conv
Jail may await Afghan women fleeing abuse, rape: HRW
For Afghan women, the act of fleeing domestic abuse, forced prostitution or even being stabbed repeatedly with a screwdriver by an abusive husband, may land them in jail while their abusers walk free,
Was treated as a slave in Britain: Indian housekeeper
An Indian housekeeper has accused a British government lawyer of keeping her as a 'slave' and feeding her with scraps for over four years.
Counsel for Pratima Das said the 43-year old Indian widow wa
Paedophile scandal like banking collapse: Catholic leader
London: A Roman Catholic leader in Britain has compared the paedophile scandal involving priests with the banking collapse that led to recession worldwide.
Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols