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6 children hurt, buildings crack in Assam quake

Wednesday, 6 November 2013 – 8:30pm IST | Place: GUWAHATI | Agency: PTI As scared students attempted to flee they fell and six of them were injured, the sources said, adding they were allowed to go after first aid. Six school children were injured and cracks appeared in buildings when a moderate ..... Read More

The stolen children of India

Sweetie catches online predators, 100 Indians among them

A computer-generated 10-year-old Filippino girl called Sweetie AFP photo / Terre Des Hommes Netherlands AMSTERDAM: Enlisting the help of a computer-generated 10-year-old Philippine girl, Dutch children's rights activists turned online sex ..... Read More

Uncle’s claim puts Child Welfare Committee in dilemma

Lawrence Milton, TNN | Oct 30, 2013, 07.08AM IST MYSORE: The Child Welfare Committee, a quasi judicial body, on Tuesday permitted the relative of two orphan brothers, who have been put up for adoption, to meet them at a rehab home in Bangalore. Even as the adoption process is under ..... Read More

Child marriage not void, but voidable: Court

Sana Shakil, TNN | Nov 2, 2013, 11.53PM IST NEW DELHI: Stating that a sexual act between a man and his wife who is more than 15 years old does not amount to rape, a trial court has acquitted a youth of raping and kidnapping a minor. The court also ..... Read More