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'POCSO offence cannot be quashed on basis of compromise', says Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court held that proceedings under the POCSO Act cannot be quashed based on a compromise between a child victim or the victim...- She became a wife at 11. 12 years later, she chose prison over living with her husband. At 24, she became India’s first woman to get a divorceIn an era where women’s rights were nothing more than a laughingstock in India and women were bartered away like cattle for marriage even b...
- Who is Lucy Letby, and why does her case remain contested even as a UK inquiry blames hospital failures?A British inquiry found hospital managers failed to act sooner on concerns. This failure allowed nurse Lucy Letby to harm more infants in h...
- CJP protest: SC seeks report on minor girl's allegation, says nobody can browbeat victimThe Supreme Court expressed serious concern over a minor's harassment. The court demanded action on the girl's FIR and reports from governm...
- 'Every student's life precious, protection must be ensured': Rahul Gandhi on Delhi building collapseA five-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan area today. One person died and several students were trapped under the debris. C...
- UK announces major immigration rule changes from October 2026The UK has announced wide-ranging immigration rule changes from October 8, covering Erasmus+, protections for modern slavery and domestic a...
- UK expands immigration protection for modern slavery, abuse victimsThe UK will expand immigration protections from October 8 for some victims of modern slavery and domestic abuse. Skilled Workers identified...
- NHRC seeks reports from MeitY, MIB, Delhi Police over Instagram CSAM adsThe commission took cognizance of the issue under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, after considering media reports p...
- A 7-year-old found human teeth on UK's Cornish coast. They may be linked to the 1721 Royal Anne Galley wreckWhile exploring the rugged coast of Cornwall, a young boy stumbled upon human teeth, igniting an archaeological inquiry. The investigation ...
- In 1950, a 20-year-old photographer dying after a deadly snakebite made one final request: He begged doctors to spare the snake, and 5 years later, its venom helped save a child’s lifeTaipan snake bite: A young Australian snake handler asked that the deadly taipan that bit him not be killed. The snake provided crucial ven...
- Chenab Valley shuts down over minor's rape-deathA shutdown was observed in sections of Chenab Valley on Thursday, following the heartbreaking death of a minor tribal girl due to pregnancy...
- Child abuse victim sues Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated imagesThe complaint, lodged Wednesday in the Northern District of California by an anonymous plaintiff identified as Jane Doe 1, alleges that xAI...
- Participants at MeitY child safety consultation call for regulation beyond content takedownsParticipants said there was no demand for a blanket ban on social media. Instead, discussions centred on defining and enforcing “safety by ...
- Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fu...
- In Meta's trial, families of social media victims see pivotal moment for online safetyWritten on it in black ink were the names of children and young adults who have died from social media related harms, including deaths by s...
- Meta rejects allegations it sought to hook children as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fue...
- India may need data pact with US to tighten CSAM crackdownTwo years after the Supreme Court clarified that reporting suspected CSAM to a foreign organisation does not absolve a platform of criminal...
- Court approval not required for rape victim's termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court stated no court approval is needed for rape survivors to terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks. This observati...
- MPs across party lines push bills to limit social media access for minorsAlthough private members’ Bills have rarely been cleared by both Houses in the past, their introduction reflects the growing urgency among ...
- Pakistan faces alarming surge in child abuse as nearly 2,000 cases reported in six monthsPakistan saw 1,914 child abuse cases in early 2026. Child sexual abuse was the most frequent crime reported by Sahil. Girls comprised fifty...
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