Number of children reported missing has seen mostly rising trend since 2018. Police and activists say first 24 hours crucial in investigation of such cases.
In a statement, Manipur govt says case was already handed over to CBI & probe is on. But this action now mean nothing to the parents of the two teenagers.
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.
The girls were found selling pesticides in Lucknow, 574 km away, after 2-month police operation that saw more than 100 officers deployed. This was their 3rd attempt to flee home.
India’s ‘lost’ children are usually trying to escape from something: crippling poverty, deprivation, violence, abuse, or simply unbearable pressure to perform well in exams.
Delhi Police Constable Seema Dhaka, who got an 'out-of-turn' promotion for her achievement, recounts rescuing children who suffered from drug abuse, were abducted or abused.
There are many reasons why child labour is normalised in India, the primary being that it is often done with the aid of poor parents in desperate need of money.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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