The so-called 'grooming gangs' scandal, was a series of criminal cases in multiple English towns and cities where organised groups sexually exploited vulnerable young girls for decades.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP's post came after British PM Keir Starmer generalised the term 'Asian' in reference to a series of child abuse cases involving suspects of alleged Pakistani origin.
State news agency reported that Mohamad Riza was released on bail of $2,360. If convicted of criminal intimidation charge, he could face jail time of up to 2 years, a fine or both.
Child rights body noted that the platforms seemed to have ‘failed’ in obligation under Section 19 of POCSO Act that makes it mandatory for any person/body to report offences under Act.
The class 8 student who worked as a scrap collector slit the throat of 28-yr-old man who, he says, recorded a video of assault & used it to blackmail him. The abuse continued for 2 months.
School teacher Matthew Smith was arrested in November 2022 for exploiting kids in India for years. No case yet but CBI working with Interpol to identify those involved, it is learnt.
This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
That’s how it should be.
POCSO criminalizes sex even between under-18 girls and boys. It’s a shame. A girl attains puberty around the age of 10-11 while a boy attains puberty around the age of 14-15.
So why should they wait till 18?
If the Indian POCSO act was enforced in any Western nation (say the US or Canada), more than 80% of the population there would have to be lodged in jails.
If getting married acts as a workaround, so be it. Sex is a basic human need, not a luxury.
That’s how it should be.
POCSO criminalizes sex even between under-18 girls and boys. It’s a shame. A girl attains puberty around the age of 10-11 while a boy attains puberty around the age of 14-15.
So why should they wait till 18?
If the Indian POCSO act was enforced in any Western nation (say the US or Canada), more than 80% of the population there would have to be lodged in jails.
If getting married acts as a workaround, so be it. Sex is a basic human need, not a luxury.