News for 'human trafficking'

Punish clients of prostitution: Vatican

Punish clients of prostitution: Vatican

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

During the symposium, which brought together several dozen religious and lay people, the issue of providing condoms to prostitutes to protect them from AIDS was raised.\n\nHowever, there was no mention of the issue in the communiqué.\n

Daler should surrender: SC

Daler should surrender: SC

Rediff.com15 Dec 2003

'Hope Manipur Finds Peace Soon'

'Hope Manipur Finds Peace Soon'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2025

'My one recommendation would be to first quell the violence and then encourage dialogue and build the trust among the different communities.' 'This is not easy but necessary, for violence cannot be the way forward.'

Daler's bail plea dismissed

Daler's bail plea dismissed

Rediff.com3 Nov 2003

Daler appears before Patiala police

Daler appears before Patiala police

Rediff.com27 Oct 2003

The singer said "many big fish" were involved in the racket while he was being made a scapegoat.

Trump says getting closer to declare national emergency

Trump says getting closer to declare national emergency

Rediff.com2 Feb 2019

He also accused US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi of being very rigid and doing bad politics.

Daler's police remand extended till Dec 30

Daler's police remand extended till Dec 30

Rediff.com28 Dec 2003

The court accepted the plea of Patiala Police for the extension of Daler's remand on the ground that the singer had to be taken to Mumbai for further investigations.

Daler's police remand extended till Dec 28

Daler's police remand extended till Dec 28

Rediff.com24 Dec 2003

The singer is expected to be taken to Mumbai and Delhi for recovery of some documents.

Delhi police arrest Daler Mehndi

Delhi police arrest Daler Mehndi

Rediff.com19 Dec 2003

DSP named in Daler's complaint transferred

DSP named in Daler's complaint transferred

Rediff.com30 Oct 2003

DSP R P S Anand was transferred and posted in the Punjab Armed Battalion at Mohali, police sources said.

Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 - Agni Pariksha Review

Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 - Agni Pariksha Review

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

Khuda Haafiz 2 is an unnecessary sequel, observes Namrata Thakker.

No evidence against Daler so far: Police

No evidence against Daler so far: Police

Rediff.com30 Dec 2003

Daler Mehndi gets bail from Patiala court

Soldiers' rights more important than those of terrorists: MoS

Soldiers' rights more important than those of terrorists: MoS

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

Singh said the nation and the society as a whole are gradually getting conditioned to look at things in the eye instead of getting confused by duplicities.

Interim anticipatory bail for Daler

Interim anticipatory bail for Daler

Rediff.com23 Oct 2003

Justice S K Aggarwal, while granting the interim bail, said the relief was being given to the singer to enable him to approach the court in Patiala to seek a regular bail.

Monsoon Session: 14 bills ready to be tabled, govt promises discussion

Monsoon Session: 14 bills ready to be tabled, govt promises discussion

Rediff.com17 Jul 2022

After an all-party meeting in New Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi also said that some of these 32 bills have already been discussed by standing committees of Parliament.

India world's most dangerous country for women: Survey

India world's most dangerous country for women: Survey

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

The United States is the only western nation which ranked in the top 10.

Sidhu has his way as Punjab CM replaces DGP

Sidhu has his way as Punjab CM replaces DGP

Rediff.com18 Dec 2021

Last month, the Channi government replaced the state's advocate general A P S Deol after strong opposition from Sidhu.

Gap between internal and external security disappears in hybrid war: Rajnath

Gap between internal and external security disappears in hybrid war: Rajnath

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

He also said the independent media, judiciary, NGOs and dynamic democracy can be misused to destroy the security of a nation.

New bills propose death for mob lynching, rape of minor, sedition V2.0

New bills propose death for mob lynching, rape of minor, sedition V2.0

Rediff.com11 Aug 2023

Anyone endangering sovereignty or integrity of India may get a maximum punishment of life imprisonment while those involved in mob lynching and rape of minor may be given the maximum punishment of death sentence.

Mardaani re-edited as dark, tense thriller

Mardaani re-edited as dark, tense thriller

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Rani Mukerji's character's lighter moments in the film have been cut.

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.'

The 'nowhere people' of Myanmar

The 'nowhere people' of Myanmar

Rediff.com27 May 2015

As Myanmar refuses to accept that the boat-loads of refugees abandoned at mid-sea are its people, claiming instead that they are from Bangladesh, the plight of the Rohingyas has worsened, reports Prakash Bhandari from Dhaka.

Review: Watch Thira for Shobana

Review: Watch Thira for Shobana

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

The film fails to live up to Shobhana's standards.

'Don't accept the stereotype of being the weaker sex'

'Don't accept the stereotype of being the weaker sex'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Winners of the Stree Shakti Puruskars share their stories on how they are empowering women. Upasna Pandey/Rediff.com reports

UP: Woman's eyes removed during autopsy, 2 doctors booked

UP: Woman's eyes removed during autopsy, 2 doctors booked

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

A probe team has been formed to investigate the matter and it will submit its report within 24 hours, District Magistrate Manoj Kumar said.

NCB makes India's 'largest-ever' LSD seizure, 6 held

NCB makes India's 'largest-ever' LSD seizure, 6 held

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

The seizure, as per officials, is estimated to be worth over Rs 10 crore in the international market (about Rs 5K-7K per blot) and all the six who have been taken into custody, beginning late last month, are students and youngsters who wanted to make 'easy money' by remaining anonymous within the deep layers of secret internet-based apps and messenger service like WICKR.

Hindu organisation accused of using forced labour at temple sites in US

Hindu organisation accused of using forced labour at temple sites in US

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

The New York Times said in a report on Wednesday that in the lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court and amended last month, BAPS has been accused 'of luring labourers from India to work on temples near Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles, as well as in Robbinsville, New Jersey, paying them just $450 a month'.

In tit-for-tat move, India asks Canadian diplomat to 'leave in 5 days'

In tit-for-tat move, India asks Canadian diplomat to 'leave in 5 days'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

The Canadian high commissioner to India was summoned to the ministry of external affairs and informed about the decision to expel the senior Canadian diplomat.

India seeks ratification of extradition pact by Indonesia

India seeks ratification of extradition pact by Indonesia

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

India on Friday pressed Indonesia to speedily ratification an extradition treaty, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the two countries would frame a comprehensive action plan for mutually beneficial security cooperation.

Satyarthi launches campaign in London to end child slavery

Satyarthi launches campaign in London to end child slavery

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Terming slavery and child trafficking the 'biggest scandal of our times', Indian Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi pn Wednesday launched a new campaign in London to end the menace posed by the trafficking 'mafia'.

Rani Mukerji: I would like to do a show like Oprah Winfrey

Rani Mukerji: I would like to do a show like Oprah Winfrey

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

'Mardaani has become a kind of movement. It is beyond being a film.' Rani Mukerji loves the response to her latest film.

Friend of India in US Congress Ed Royce announces retirement

Friend of India in US Congress Ed Royce announces retirement

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

Royce, 66, one of the founders of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, said he wanted to spend the remaining months of his term on "urgent threats" the US is facing.

Plot to target consulates: India seeks Malaysian help

Plot to target consulates: India seeks Malaysian help

Rediff.com17 Aug 2014

India has requested Malaysian authorities to hand over evidence against an arrested accused who was part of a conspiracy to plan and carry out terror strikes allegedly at the behest of ISI on the US and Israeli consulates in the southern part of this country.

NRIs with US 'T' visas not being allowed to leave

NRIs with US 'T' visas not being allowed to leave

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

Victims decry Ministry of External Affairs' 'vengeful' decision to stop them from leaving the country if they have a 'T' visa (Trafficking category) affixed on their passports. George Joseph/Rediff.com reports

NIA registers 'all-time high' 73 terror cases in 2022

NIA registers 'all-time high' 73 terror cases in 2022

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

On average, about 60 cases were filed by the agency in 2019 and 2020, officials said.

Survey ranking India 'most dangerous for women' inaccurate: WCD

Survey ranking India 'most dangerous for women' inaccurate: WCD

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

A senior WCD official said the ministry has asked the Thomson Reuters Foundation, which conducted the survey, for details on the experts to ascertain the report's authenticity, but no reply has been received as yet.

DGPs meet warns of 5G network's security vulnerabilities

DGPs meet warns of 5G network's security vulnerabilities

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

The papers noted that the 5G network is built on easily accessible and open Internet protocols and it inherits all the vulnerabilities of previous generations which make it vulnerable to cyber-attacks and compromising the security of the entire system.

Xi lands in US to have crucial meeting with Biden

Xi lands in US to have crucial meeting with Biden

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

US President Joe Biden is set to meet his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported, citing senior US administration officials.

Why did 24 Indians die off the Panama coast?

Why did 24 Indians die off the Panama coast?

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Lack of opportunities coupled with a desire to get rich quick in the West is fueling Punjab's human trafficking problem.