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TopicChild abduction

Topic: child abduction

Quashing bail in UP child trafficking case, why SC issued a firm reminder to all states & high courts

Ruchi Bhattar -
The court has issued guidelines to all states & HCs for stricter law enforcement mechanisms and speedy trials in human trafficking cases.

Mass kidnappings back in Nigeria, 500 women and children snatched in 1 week

Shivani Mago -
Nigeria is notorious for abductions — considered the easiest way to earn money — but with Boko Haram not in sight this time, speculation remains about who is responsible.

‘Pressured by family for a boy,’ woman abandons 40-day-old daughter, calls it kidnap

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The woman made a call to the police control room from Jhandewalan Tuesday, saying her newborn was kidnapped by two bikers, a claim which was found to be false during investigation.

Stolen, illegitimate babies at heart of UP trafficking racket that nets BJP leader, 2 doctors

Gaurvi Narang -
A seven-month-old boy was abducted from Mathura railway station last week, ‘bought’ by a woman BJP corporator who wanted a male child.

Delhi boy ‘found 5 yrs after abduction’ awaits DNA answers as ‘mom’ says he’s not her missing son

Bismee Taskin -
When he was 8, Suraj was allegedly abducted by his mother’s ex-partner. Delhi Police claim to have ‘found’ the child in Rajasthan this June, but questions have been raised about his identity.

10 years after they were lost, Delhi cops help two families in Nepal & UP reunite with sons

Bismee Taskin -
Shahrukh, 17, was kidnapped by traffickers in 2010. Kailash, a labourer in Ludhiana in 2011, ran away after being beaten up.

After warning WhatsApp, Modi govt asks states to be alert & prevent lynchings

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Fake news propagated through social media has taken a bloody turn in India, with one such rumour leading to at least 29 deaths. New Delhi:...

See the original video from Pakistan that was edited into deadly WhatsApp forward in India

Prerna Chatterjee -
The clip that led to a mob frenzy across India and resulted in several deaths was intended to spread awareness on street abductions in Pakistan.

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Opinion

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Prasanna Bachchhav -
Every other account is a bot or a person posting AI content, and social media is getting less social by the day.

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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