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Evidence of trafficking of Indian children for illegal adoption emerges

January 25, 2014 Fresh evidence of Indian children being trafficked for adoption in Australia has emerged as the Abbott government flagged a boost in inter-country adoptions. An organisation representing Indian parents of trafficked children says three new cases have been identified in the past 12 months where children were allegedly illegally ..... Read More

Can’t ban child porn sites without ruling: ISPs to Supreme Court

TNN | Jan 28, 2014, 03.07 AM IST NEW DELHI: Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) on Monday told the Supreme Court that they were mere conduits for providing internet access to customers and could not ban websites featuring child pornography without orders from the court or the government.  "ISPs ..... Read More

After an year in jail, court declares murder accused juvenile

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai January 25, 2014 Last Updated at 20:11 IST After spending nearly a year in jail an accused arrested for allegedly killing three persons in a resto-bar was declared as juvenile by a local court here.  The court transferred the case to the Juvenile Justice ..... Read More

RTE has failed to enable the disabled: Study

The 2012-13 study on children with disabilities had revealed that while 99 per cent of these children liked attending regular schools but 57 per cent of teachers were not trained to understand their special needs. Three years after the RTE Act came into effect promising free and compulsory education ..... Read More

In Chhattisgarh, more males subjected to child marriage

Anuja Jaiswal,TNN | Jan 23, 2014, 01.19 AM IST RAIPUR: When it comes to child marriages, males outnumber women in Chhattisgarh. 10.4% of males tie the knot before attaining 21 years, the legal age for marriage, as compared to 4.7% from opposite sex. The latest annual Health Survey Report ..... Read More