Melania Trump's letter to Putin has secured return of Ukrainian children displaced by RussiaFirst Lady Melania Trump announced the return of Ukrainian children displaced by Russia. This breakthrough followed discreet diplomatic com...
11 Oct, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
Did Russia abduct Ukrainian children in occupied territory? Here’s all about online ‘slave catalogue’Russia is accused of operating an online “slave catalogue” of abducted Ukrainian children in occupied territories. Campaigners say the port...
10 Aug, 2025, 03.17 AM IST
Over 100 missing after Nigeria jihadist kidnapping: OfficialsMore than 100 people are missing after jihadists carried out a mass kidnapping in northeast Nigeria, targeting women and children from disp...
07 Mar, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
Amber Alert: Two-week-old twin boys abducted by 2 women in MichiganMichigan issued an Amber Alert for 2-week-old twin boys, taken by unidentified Black women in a black Jeep Cherokee with license plate EHD1...
21 Aug, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
Amber Alert cancelled: Missing 2-year-old found safe, suspect in custody after urgent search in MinnesotaThe Amber Alert issued for a 2-year-old boy from Becker has been canceled, as confirmed by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (B...
30 Jul, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
US accuses India of non-adherence to parental child abduction protocolsInternational parental child abduction (IPCA) generally refers to the "wrongful removal" or "wrongful retention" to another country of a ch...
17 May, 2018, 01.29 PM IST
India beginning to work with US to resolve child abduction cases: OfficialIndia is not a signatory to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Hague Abduction Convention), n...
12 Apr, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
India not signing Hague Convention serious issue: Kenneth JusterThe Hague Convention provides for a mechanism to return a child internationally abducted by a parent from one member country to another.
05 Oct, 2017, 11.33 AM IST
Should India become a signatory to the Hague Convention on international child abduction?Not being a signatory to Hague Convention means there are no set guidelines on international parental child abductions, leaving judges to a...
24 Sep, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
US to press India to join Hague Convention on child abductionWith 94 reported cases, India is placed second after Mexico when it comes to children being forced to return to the country by a parent in ...
14 Sep, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
US kids' abduction: Bill to remove benefits for non-complaint countriesThe Obama administration's refusal to apply sanctions against countries that fail to return abducted children has led to a rate of return o...
29 Jul, 2017, 01.26 AM IST
Government may propose caveat to Hague treaty on child abductionWCD sought suggestions from all stakeholders on the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980) as part of a ...
19 Jul, 2017, 01.28 PM IST
Kids' custody battles transcend boundaries, law is needed: CJIParental clash in families are bound to hit children. When matrimonial disputes change to child-custody battle, the child concerned is in a...
08 Jul, 2017, 07.30 PM IST
Year-long jail for parental kidnapping, six months for relatives proposedThe 43-page report has suggested that the existing bill be rechristened the “Protection of Children (Inter-Country Removal, Retention) Bill...
19 Oct, 2016, 01.16 AM IST
- Indian-American parents of 'abducted' children seek US help
In all the cases, the "abduction" is by their spouses, who fled to India after marital dispute and got court orders against them.
30 Mar, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
Herat kidnapping: Afghanistan looks for exact location in Gulran, arrests 12External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is personally monitoring the case and is in touch with Indian diplomats in Afghanistan.
06 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
US law plans penalties for refusing to return American children ‘abducted’ by parentsIndia is among the top 10 destinations of “parental abduction of children”. The number of such “abducted” American children in India was 95...
01 Jan, 2014, 05.16 AM IST