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Topic: trafficking

Indonesian authorities bust baby trafficking ring; 5 of 6 infants were to be sold in Singapore

The 12 suspects arrested in the trafficking syndicate played roles ranging from recruiting and caregiving to couriering babies to clients, according to the Police department.

Human traffickers the ‘only beneficiaries’ of mass migration, says US State department

Saying that migrants are 'often victims' of this trade, the dept added that Trump 2.0 is focused on safeguarding US' border and citizens.

ED raids 17 locations in Jharkhand, West Bengal in illegal Bangladeshi infiltration case

In September, the agency filed a PMLA case to probe alleged infiltration and trafficking of Bangladeshi women into Jharkhand, leading to the generation of slush funds.

District strategic to India-Myanmar road project emerges as ‘new trafficking route’ for weapons into Mizoram

Weapons sized twice this month in Lawngtlai. Security agencies on alert even as anti-junta leader denies role of Chin groups in smuggling or colluding with armed groups in Manipur.

Pakistan just got its Buddhas back from this Indian-American art smuggler

The antiques were returned during a repatriation ceremony at the Pakistan Consulate after a probe by US Homeland Security cracked the smuggling case.

A viral video brought together a mother in Pakistan, daughter in India. Thank the neighbour

Talking to ThePrint, Waliullah Maroof, Banu’s neighbour in Karachi said he has helped 40 women, who were trafficked to Pakistan, reconnect with their families.

What is draft anti-trafficking bill 2021 and how it is different from the 2018 bill

A previous draft of anti-human trafficking bill was passed in Lok Sabha in 2018 but was never introduced in Rajya Sabha.

India’s illegal pangolin trade is now on YouTube. And there are hundreds of subscribers

We went through 50 videos with over 18 lakh views, and it all pointed to one thing — India’s pangolins aren’t safe virtually either.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.