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From British child to India's trusted voice: Mark Tully

As a child of rich British parents in West Bengal's Tollygunge in the late 1930s, Mark Tully was not allowed to socialise with locals. IMAGE: Veteran journalist Mark Tully breathed his last at a......

10-year-old girl freed from bonded labour in Palghar

The police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have registered a case against a woman for allegedly forcing a 10-year-old tribal girl into bonded domestic labour, an official said on Thursday. Image......

19 girls among 58 child labourers rescued in MP distillery crackdown

As many as 39 boys and 19 girls were rescued from a distillery in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, an official said on Sunday. IMAGE: People participate in a signature campaign against child......

200 child labourers rescued since Jan, raids underway, Delhi govt tells HC

Delhi high court was informed on Monday that more than 200 children working as child labourers in Delhi have been rescued since January and further raids are underway. IMAGE: Volunteers......

Child labour: Huge burden on tiny hands

"We don't discern a definite trend in child labour just going by the number of children rescued or persons arrested as that has been volatile over the years," says Sadanand Date, deputy......

Pepsi ad depicts child labour?

PepsiCo India has said that its controversial advertisement allegedly depicting child labour has been off-air since the third week of September.On Friday, Uma Mamidupudi, a child labour activist......

Diamond industry plays down child labour charges

Though the International Labour Organisation had recently reported the prevalence of child labour in the diamond industry, sector players in Gujarat have condemned the allegations.The ILO report......

Child labourers bare hearts to prime minister

Three child labourers bared their hearts to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Saturday. A non-governmental organisation, Save The Children, made three children who are......

Child labour project now all over country

On the occasion of the sixth World Day against Child Labour, the government announced on Tuesday its plans to expand the National Child Labour Project across the country during the 11th Plan. The......

How child labourers toiled in America

Child labour was rampant in America during 1876 to 1900. A large number of children worked in hazardous conditions in mines, glass factories, textiles, agriculture, canneries and small......

Child labour case against Suchita Krishnamoorthi

Following the rescue of a minor domestic help from her house, the Maharashtra Government on Tuesday filed cases against Bollywood actress Suchita Krishnamoorthi. Krishnamoorthi and television star......

Pankaja, O'Sey Balamma Make It To Sundance

Pankaja and O'Sey Balamma bring deeply personal yet universally resonant stories to Sundance.They represent a new wave of South Indian storytelling, blending cultural authenticity with cinematic......

Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web Review: A Neeraj Pandey thriller

It is difficult to make conveyor belt and baggage-scanning scenes thrilling -- which is how most people trying to sneak out through the Green Channel are caught -- but Neeraj Pandey and co-director......

Om Puri's Life In Pictures

Om Puri would have been 75 in October. We look back at his early years through these 16 pictures from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nandita Puri Born in Ambala into a family of modest means,......

'Some Kids Grow Up Too Fast'

'...not because they want to but because life leaves them with no choice.' IMAGE: Amruta Subhash with Svar Kamble and Ayush Pathak in Chidiya. It took 10 years for Writer-Director Mehran Amrohi's......

Tendulkar, Anand support campaign against child labour

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, chess champion Viswanathan Anand and Bollywood stars took to Twitter this week to support a campaign against child labour, using their fame to draw greater......

EPL PIX: Man City Sink Liverpool In Pep's 1,000th Game

IMAGE: Manchester City's Jeremy Doku celebrates with teammate Nico O'Reilly after scoring their third goal against Liverpool in the English Premier League on Sunday. Photograph: Phil......

I know where I stand within hierarchy: Pope

After sending a strong message in response to his critics before the squad announcement for the India series, Ollie Pope assured that he knows where he stands in the "hierarchy" and ignores the......