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Children cannot be called illegitimate, even if they are born out of non-marital relationships: NCW ChairpersonNational Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma has stated that children born out of non-marital relationships must not be cal...
Sex work in itself not an offence, doing it in public could be, observes Mumbai courtSetting aside a magistrate's order, the court ordered the authorities to set free a 34-year-old female sex worker who was detained after a ...
Madhur Bhandarkar excited for 'India Lockdown', says it's necessary to document Covid period for next generationInspired by true events, the 2020-set film will narrate four stories.
Bombay HC asks Amazon to take down Telugu film over actor's defamation caseThe OTT platform has 24 hours to take down the film until the scene in question is deleted.
#MeToo, 2 years on: Indian women in informal sector rarely report workplace harassment over fear of losing job#MeToo had little effect in remote, rural areas where sex crimes are rife, according to women's rights activists.
India can avoid 72 per cent of projected COVID-19 cases by closing red light areas: ReportThey said Indians are at a much lower risk of getting COVID-19 if red light areas are kept closed after the lockdown until an effective tre...
For sex workers, mobile phone becomes a double-edged swordMany transgender sex workers also said the advantages of a mobile phone far outweigh the disadvantages
With Section 377 out, hopes now for renewed efforts of HIV prevention among high risk groupsOne of the key recommendations that global public health organisations like WHO have have stressed on is preventing AIDS among high risk gr...
Lure of real estate driving lust out of Mumbai's oldest red light area KamathipuraLust has suffered a body blow at Kamathipura as real estate and new businesses become the top driving forces, slowly chiselling out a new f...
Mumbai teacher of sex workers' daughters shortlisted for $1 million prizeAn Indian teacher who runs a not-for-profit school in Mumbai for girls from the city's red light areas was today named in the top 10 short-...
Asia-Pacific region faces epidemic of HIV among adolescents: UNIndia, China and Pakistan are among the 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific that account for 98% of youngsters aged 10 to 19 living with HIV.
People most at risk of HIV not getting required treatment, warns World Health Organisation“In many countries they are left out of national HIV plans, and discriminatory laws and policies are major barriers to access,” the WHO sai...
Don’t wear a condom, wear values to fight Aids: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Health MinisterHowever, what remains a concern is the resurgence of the deadly disease in low prevalence states like Gujarat, MP, Orissa, and UP.
Satyapal Singh’s rented flat was home to sex tradeSatyapal Singh has landed himself in a spot as a flat belonging to him in Versova, a Mumbai suburb, was found to be running a prostitution ...
TOI manifesto for minority voices: The never-heard voices from the country's red-light districtsFed up over neglect, these elections, probably for the first time ever, rights groups led by sex workers are exploring the option of pressi...
Gangrape accused earlier raped two in Shakti Mills: PoliceThe accused in the Mumbai gangrape case have admitted to having earlier committed two rapes and a molestation inside the deserted Shakti Mi...
- Census of India 2011: Bias against girl child despite awareness in Gujarat, Maharashtra & Bengal
Despite awareness drives and campaigns the bias against the girl child remains just as deep-rooted in Gujarat.
- 'Treat HIV patients with dignity at work places'
Most persons suffering from HIV-AIDS have done nothing wrong to get infected with the disease and should be treated like humans, especially...
- Evangelical spies in call centres!
Fearing that the youth in BPOs is leading a loose life, Christian groups are taking steps to reform them.
- When priests follow lovers in BPOs...
Christian groups are planting evangelical spies in call centres in order to 'reform' the youth.