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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicSex trafficking

Topic: sex trafficking

Ye attends Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial, shows support to music mogul

Dressed all in white, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, arrived at the Manhattan federal courthouse and stayed for 35 mins during the sex trafficking trial.

Hotel staffer testifies in court says Combs tried to hide 2016 assault footage

Sean 'Diddy' Combs paid hotel security for surveillance footage showing him violently attacking his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura in a hallway, promising to 'take care' of the employee.

Held in robbery bid, she was found to be trafficked, raped, pregnant at 16. At 19, she’ll be a paralegal

She was trafficked from Siliguri aged 11-12 yrs & forced into sex work. Trafficking or rape survivors often bury their worst memories & can feel favourably inclined to a kinder abuser.

This sex trafficking victim dreaded Valentine’s Day—’They expected something special’

In 'Awakening the Advocate’, Matthew S.Friedman recounts the stories and testimonials of trafficking victims, perpetrators and those combating the crisis.

Hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ accused of rape, sexual abuse of R&B singer Cassie

The lawsuit also accuses the rapper of regularly beating Cassandra Ventura over the course of a 10-year relationship. She also accused him of plying her with drugs and alcohol.

Landlords of properties used as brothels must pay damages, can’t plead ignorance, rescued minors tell SC

SC took note of the minors' submission of draft rules seeking this compensation as a civil remedy and sought response from govt & National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Sex trafficking & rape horror in Andhra: How case of Dalit teen busted ring of 65 men & 15 women

Police rescued 13-year-old girl from a house in Krishna district’s Guntupalli village. What followed was a race to track down 80 suspects. Seventy four have been arrested.

MIT under scanner over financial ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

MIT’s Media Lab had deep financial relations with Jeffrey Epstein, who helped it raise $7.5 million. Following the revelations, Joi Ito, director of the lab, resigned.

India’s crackdown on human trafficking not strong enough to stamp it out, says US

Lauds efforts, but urges Delhi to increase prosecutions and convictions for all forms of trafficking, including bonded labour

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.