Kochi: A shocking tale of sexual abuse which authorities at a school in Kochi allegedly tried to supress. The victim, a class VIII student, said that his complaint against a teacher fell on deaf ears. Raju (name changed) said, "On September 17, I went along with my friends to our class teacher to report (about how I was abused by the IT teacher). But he told me - to err...
07:22 AM, Oct 19, 2012
Belgrade: England players and officials were attacked by their Serbian opponents and racially abused by home fans moments after a 1-0 win over Serbia in a European Under-21 playoff on Tuesday. England, leading 1-0 from the first leg, scored with the last kick of the second leg in Krusevac in southern Serbia to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory. They were then pelted by missiles as they celebrated their winning goal...
09:57 AM, Oct 17, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has ordered a probe into the alleged sexual abuse of children in a juvenile home at Thiruvanchur in Kottayam district, run by the Social Welfare Department. Based on a report by CNN-IBN, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy instructed the Director of Social Welfare Department to conduct an inquiry and submit an initial report, official sources said here on Thursday. Some of the children had told CNN-IBN that...
03:43 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Kottayam: Two kids who lived in juvenile home in Kottayam, Kerala have finally spoken out against the atrocities carried out by the attackers, who were none other than caretakers and senior boys at the home. After months of abuse, two children have come forward with tales of how caretakers and senior boys sexually abused them. One of the kids said, "They beat us with large sticks. At night the wardens...
08:49 AM, Oct 11, 2012
Male: Maldives' first democratically elected President Mohamed Nasheed was arrested on Monday, a week after he failed to appear before a court in Male to face charges of abuse of power while in office. Maldivian police arrested Nasheed, 45, at the Island of Faresmaathodaa of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, south of Maldives. Police spokesman Hassan Haneef confirmed that the former president has been arrested after Hulhumale Magistrate Court ordered the police...
01:09 PM, Oct 08, 2012
London: A "shocked" British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday called for allegations of sexual abuse against late Jimmy Savile, one of the biggest stars on British radio and television, to be fully probed. Cameron said that the claims from a number of women which have emerged over recent weeks that they were abused by Savile as teenagers were "truly shocking". Five women alleged that Savile sexually assaulted them as...
09:51 PM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: Giving women more voice in India's political arena will help end rampant gender discrimination and crimes such as rape, child marriage and female foeticide in the largely patriarchal country, the head of UN Women said. Some of the most powerful figures in India's political history are women, such as former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her daughter-in-law, Sonia Gandhi, who heads the ruling Congress-led coalition government and there...
12:31 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Tonk: The students of the Banasthali Vidyapith in Tonk, Rajasthan, took out a protest march on Thursday night after two of their classmates were allegedly sexually abused for over a week. The protesting students said that a class 11 girl and a B. Tech. student were harassed by two outsiders and that the university administration was trying to hush up the matter. Almost 5,000 students protested outside the campus late...
11:29 AM, Oct 05, 2012
Mumbai: The police have arrested three-month old battered baby Ahuti's mother Dharmishtha and police claim she has confessed to physically abusing the infant as she was fed up with her crying all night. Dharmishtha will be produced in court on Friday. The police claimed the baby girl's father Kalpesh Joshi is innocent in this case. Earlier on Thursday, the police had registered a murder case in connection with the death...
08:19 AM, Oct 05, 2012
Sagarika Ghose: Hi there, good evening, yes today is International Day of Older Persons and we're focusing tonight on a disturbing new study which says that one in three elderly persons in India is physically and verbally abused by their own children. The primary perpetrator of this abuse is the son. What explains the rise in abuse of elderly parents? Let's get you the findings of the study and then...
03:10 PM, Oct 02, 2012
A disturbing new study says that one in three elderly persons in India is physically and verbally abused by their own children. ...
11:56 PM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: One in every three senior citizens is abused in India. On International Senior Citizens Day, CNN-IBN turns its attention to the elderly who deserve to spend their golden years in dignity. An NGO working for the aged has now found that more that 50 per cent abuse cases come from within the family. Thrown out of his own house by how own family members, 80-year-old GS Bhatia had...
09:03 AM, Oct 01, 2012
London: Chelsea have asked police to investigate racist abuse directed at midfielder John Obi Mikel, while black Tottenham players were apparently taunted during a Europa League match. Racist tweets were sent to Mikel after the Nigeria international's mistake in Wednesday's Champions League opener against Juventus led to Chelsea conceding an equalizer. Chelsea say "we've informed the police and support taking the strongest possible action." Mikel deleted his Twitter account Thursday....
03:42 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: Highlighting the rise in crime against women in the national capital, five cases of dowry related violence were reported in a span pf 24 hours on Sunday. Three women were found dead in the capital over the past 24 hours in three separate cases of suspected dowry harassment and two others are battling for their lives. In the first instance a 27-year-old woman plunged to death in Vivek...
09:45 PM, Sep 16, 2012
Beijing: In one of the biggest political scandals in China, a former police chief of Chongqing, linked to politician Bo Xilai and his convicted wife Gu Kailai, will be tried publicly for abuse of power, violating laws and accepting bribes. Wang Lijun, also a former vice mayor of Chongqing, one of the four directly-controlled municipalities in the country along with Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, will be tried Tuesday, the Global...
04:57 PM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: Three women were found dead in the capital over the past 24 hours in three separate cases of suspected dowry harassment. In a fourth incident, a woman in Najafgarh suffered 90 per cent burns after her husband allegedly set her on fire, again for dowry. The victim is currently recuperating in hospital. The first death was reported from Vivek Vihar after a 27-year-old fell to her death from...
03:41 PM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: There is a reason why the national capital is called the crime capital of the country. In less than 24 hours, two cases of sexual abuse have come to light, both involving school bus drivers and minors were the targets in both the cases. In the first incident, a three-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by his school bus driver and cleaner. The incident happened in south Delhi. The...
09:26 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Jammu: Two school teachers were arrested from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in connection with two different cases. In Kishtwar, a teacher at a girls school was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a student. The school has been shut for a few days. Meanwhile, in Baramulla, another teacher was arrested for allegedly verbally abusing a class 10 student, who had not performed well in his examinations....
09:52 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Namakkal: Cracking the whip on child abusers who run homes for the helpless, officials here closed down a home following complaints of sexual abuse. "The Joy Karunai Illam, which functioned at Vasanthapuram, off the Tiruchy-Namakkal road, near here, was closed down after an inquiry proved allegations of sexual abuse," district child protection officer (DCPO) M Selvam told Express on Monday. Incidents of abuse in the home, where 21 children stayed,...
09:50 AM, Sep 04, 2012
London: Thousands of Indian and other non-EU students are facing an uncertain situation due to the possibility of a major university here losing its licence to admit overseas students as part of a crackdown on student visa abuse. The London Metropolitan University, which has offices in New Delhi and Chennai, is one of the major destinations for Indian students coming to the UK. The university's licence to admit non-EU was...
10:28 AM, Aug 29, 2012
