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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicChild labour

Topic: Child labour

9-yr-old boy’s secret burial exposes Andhra bonded labour horror, and a tribe ensnared for decades

A post-mortem conducted after his body was exhumed revealed 9-yr-old Venkatesh sustained blunt force injury to the head inflicted by a 'heavy weapon', and ante-mortem skull fractures.

From Sitamarhi to Sadar Bazar, a mother’s fight to rescue 11-yr-old son from bonded labour

On 3 March, Delhi police personnel embarked on an operation to rescue two minor boys working as bonded labourers in Sadar Bazar. They found another 10 boys in need of rescue.

SubscriberWrites: The Impact of International Trade on Child Labour

Trade drives growth and opportunity, but true progress lies in ethical practices that end child labour, ensuring a brighter future for every child.

‘Tactical thaw’ likely in India-China ties & how spiritual event turned into deadly Hathras stampede

Global media also explores how India is fostering a wedding industry that has led to Indians spending nearly twice as much on weddings as education, on an average.

MP’s Som distillery made child labourers work 11 hours a day, says govt report

Last month, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights found 58 children working illegally at factory following which police are probing the use of child labour at distillery.

58 children rescued from MP distillery, say photos of shriveled hands ‘misleading’, fear ‘losing jobs’

NCPCR chairperson had inspected premises of liquor factory in Raisen & posted a photo of a child's hands with shriveled skin. District collector says medical exam is underway & probe is on.

Informal jobs, child labour & press freedom rank — what global media says can hinder India’s growth

International voices discuss 'crackdown' on journalists, shortage of quality jobs & 'rising inequality' but also how hedge funds are profiting from India's booming options market.

US court convicts Indian-American couple of coercing minor into forced labour

US attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia said Singh and Kaur allegedly confiscated minor's immigration documents & subjected him to physical abuse.

Children selling flowers on the street aren’t atmanirbhar. They are poor and not in school

Khushbu Sundar was inspired by how a girl child was earning money to put food on the table—because the girl was selling flowers while singing Narendra Modi’s praises.

‘Beatings, burns & confinement’: Parents of Dwarka domestic help narrate 10-year-old’s trauma

10-yr-old rescued from employers’ house with swollen eyes & wounds is one of many victims of child labour & abuse. Parents say don't want money, were told she'd 'have a good life'.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.