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Earlier this month, Kishan had pointed out during Zero Hour in Parliament that drugs are frequently smuggled from borders connected with China and Pakistan and the drug mafia has strong connections in Bollywood.Without taking names, veteran actor and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan had said the entertainment industry was ...

In recent months, media outlets covered a number of stories involving young girls who have been abducted, forcibly converted, forcibly married and abused. While all these stories are tragic, these cases are not isolated occurrences. They are part of a larger problem that continues to be neglected - the ...

Dozens of Israeli activists have petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to bar the country’s security forces from training Indian police officers involved in “severe violations” of human rights and international law in Indian-administered Kashmir. “With this petition, we are trying our best to show solidarity with the people of ...

The menace of drug addiction in the valley of Kashmir has hit to its peak during the last decade and the youth of Kashmir have failed to overcome its challenges. The issues of unemployment, constant lockdowns, and lack of opportunities have added to the usual struggles of a common man.   Drug addiction is increasing by ...

UK11:42 GMT 21.09.2020Get short URLThe Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales was set up in 2014 to investigate claims against people in the public eye. Its public hearings consist of 14 separate investigations, including one into organised crime gangs.A victim of child sexual exploitation has given a statement ...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government will soon introduce a three-tier legislation providing for registration of sex offenders, exemplary punishment for rape and child abuse and effective policing. Khan made the announcement while addressing a joint sitting of parliament after passage of a ...

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - The United States is pressing authorities in Afghanistan to bring to justice an influential former head of the South Asian country’s soccer federation who is on the run from criminal charges of sexually assaulting multiple female players. Washington’s acting U.S. Ambassador to Kabul Ross Willson tweeted ...

Two police officers have been disciplined after they failed to properly investigate claims of harassment by a domestic abuse victim, who died shortly afterwards.  Allegations of gross incompetence and unsatisfactory conduct were found proven against PC Sophie Dennis and PC Kerry Lynham, respectively, at a Metropolitan Police hearing. The pair ...