Haryana couple accused of harassing minor domestic help sacked from jobs

The Gurugram couple arrested for allegedly torturing and sexually abusing a minor domestic help have been sacked from their jobs, while police began a search on Thursday for the placement agency......

Crackdown on child marriage: Assam girl kills self

A 17-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide in Assam's Cachar district after her family prevented her from going ahead with wedding plans with her lover, police said on Monday. Kindly note that......

Assam's child marriage arrests rise to 2441 even as protests continue

Amid protests in Barak Valley, Morigaon and Dhubri, the crackdown on child marriage in Assam entered the fourth day on Monday, with the number of arrests rising to 2,441. IMAGE: Relatives react......

Assam Police arrests 2,044 in crackdown against child marriage

In a massive crackdown on child marriage in Assam, the police on Friday arrested 2,044 people including Hindu and Muslim priests who conducted such weddings which, the authorities said, will be......

Mai Review

All its many characters, though portrayed by an able cast, are, ultimately, mere outlines devoid of nuance or depth, points out Sukanya Verma. A mother's protective instincts and intense reaction......

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the 72nd Berlinale. While the COVID-19 situation in Europe was uncertain, the organisers of Berlinale made the tough decision of physically holding the film......

Human Review

Human presents an ugly truth -- that some people need to die a painful death in order to facilitate the process of finding a cure for deadly diseases, observes Utkarsh Mishra. Drugs, vaccines,......

The BEST ACTRESSES of 2021

Gender, caste, sexuality, marriage, motherhood, workplace woes or mental health, women in Hindi cinema this year explored, challenged, subverted, broke myths and burst into a myriad of emotions. Be......

Nepal cricketer Lamichhane to return home over sexual assault charges

IMAGE: Sandeep Lamichhane reiterated to return back to Nepal ‘at an appropriate time’. Photograph: BCCI Nepal cricket team's former skipper Sandeep Lamichhane, who has been......

Former Australia skipper Paine back in training

IMAGE: Tim Paine, who said the texting was consensual, had been cleared by an internal Cricket Australia investigation in 2018 which was not revealed to the public until late last year.......

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

'No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams' IMAGE: Members of the ‘Chosen Few’ soccer team train during a practice......

Women's football coach suspended for 'misconduct'; AIFF general sec resigns

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF/Twitter A coach attached with the Indian Under-17 women's football team has been suspended and called back from Norway for alleged 'misconduct' with a minor player......

NHRC notices to Sports Ministry, SAI over cyclist complaint

The NHRC has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Sports Authority of India (SAI), days after a woman cyclist accused the chief cycling coach of "inappropriate......