US: At least 19 injured in Mother's Day parade shooting United States: At least 19 people, including two children, have been wounded in New Orleans as gunmen opened fired on crowds taking part in a Mother's Day parade. Police say the shotting took place from different guns and three suspects were seen. No arrests have been made so far. The shooting shattered the festive mood surrounding the parade that drew hundreds of people to the 7th Ward neighborhood of modest...  
07:30 AM, May 13, 2013

Delhi: Neighbour arrested for sexually assaulting 2-year-old girl
by IANS
New Delhi: A two-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a 23-year-old neighbour inside her house, police said on Sunday. The man has been arrested. The incident was reported from Adarsh Nagar area in north Delhi and occurred when the child was alone at home on Saturday evening. A neighbour, who chanced upon the crime, raised an alarm following which the accused fled. The girl was taken to hospital where the...  
08:56 PM, May 12, 2013

Gujarat: Man arrested for raping 14-year-old girl Palanpur: A minor girl was allegedly raped by a man living in Fanwara locality near the victim's house in Deesa, around 28 Kms from Palanpur, the police said. The incident happened on Sunday when the 14-year-old girl was alone at her home and the accused Kishore Panchal (25) lured her, the police said. According to the complaint filed by the mother of the victim, the accused took her to the...  
08:10 PM, May 12, 2013

Punjab: Stepfather forcibly marries minor daughter Gurdaspur: In a shocking incident, a step-father allegedly married his minor daughter after forcibly taking her in Jammu on the pretext of getting her 'Aadhar' card. The incident came to light when the girl's mother, lodged a complaint against her husband, Pardeep Malik, following which police conducted raid at his house in Shahzada colony in Gurdaspur and rescued the girl, police said on Saturday. However, the accused managed to escape...  
02:12 AM, May 12, 2013

Maharashtra: Police to file kidnap case for missing children aged below 14 Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has directed the police to lodge a case of kidnapping in instances of missing children below 14 years. "The Home Minister has directed that instead of filing the case of missing children below 14 years in police register, an offence of kidnap be lodged," a spokesperson for the minister said in a statement here. Patil has directed that a circular in this regard be...  
09:58 AM, May 11, 2013

Missing children to be treated as kidnapped in Maharashtra
by IANS
Mumbai: In a landmark decision, all children below 14 years of age who are reported missing shall be treated as "kidnapped" and the matter investigated accordingly, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil said in Mumbai on Friday. "Henceforth, any child below the age of 14 shall be directly treated as kidnapped, the case will be lodged accordingly and investigations shall be taken up with seriousness," Patil said. The decision follows a...  
04:56 AM, May 11, 2013

Will Zhang Yimou be fined for having seven children? Beijing: Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160 million yuan ($26.05 million), state media said on Thursday. Online reports have surfaced that Zhang, who dazzled the world in 2008 with his Beijing Olympic ceremonies, "has at least seven children and will face a 160...  
02:42 PM, May 10, 2013

Delhi: 2 arrested for showing porn clips to children New Delhi: The driver and helper of a South Delhi school were arrested on Thursday for allegedly molesting children on board and making them watch pornographic clips, the police said. Mohammad Shamim and Asgar Ali were arrested in Hauz Khas after a complaint was received that they made school children who travelled in the bus watch pornographic clips on mobile phones, the police said. The mobile phones of the duo...  
08:11 AM, May 10, 2013

Delhi: School bus driver, helper arrested for molesting children
by IANS
New Delhi: The driver and helper of a school bus were arrested on Thursday allegedly for molesting school children and making them watch pornographic clips, police said. Mohammad Shamim and Asgar Ali were arrested in south Delhi's Hauz Khas after a complaint was received that they made school children who travelled in the bus watch pornographic clips on mobile phones, police said. A case has been filed with Hauz Khas...  
02:07 AM, May 10, 2013

UP: Four youths rape 21-year-old girl, dump her in a hospital Etawah: A 21-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped on Thursday in a moving van by four youths, who later dumped her in district hospital in Etawah and escaped. The victim, a first-year graduate student, was picked up by the four youths when she was returning home after withdrawing money from a bank on Thursday afternoon, police said. However, later, the van reportedly met with an accident in which the girl was...  
01:46 AM, May 10, 2013

Gujarat: Woman sets her two-year-old son on fire Jamnagar: A 30-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly killing her toddler son by setting him ablaze at her residence on Wednesday, apparently following a dispute with her husband, police said. "Vandana, wife of one Kishore Vadgama who is a carpenter by profession, today burnt her two-year-old son Raunak alive, after dousing him with kerosene," they said. The incident took place this morning at Vambay Awaas Yojana, where the couple is...  
12:35 AM, May 09, 2013

Delhi: Man jailed for 10 years for raping minor daughter New Delhi: A 'tantrik' has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Delhi court for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old daughter, relying solely on her testimony. Additional Sessions Judge TR Naval awarded the jail term to the Ashok Nagar resident for raping his minor daughter, observing that the strained relations between the parents may be a reason for sexual assault on the girl by her father. "It is held...  
05:03 PM, May 08, 2013

Dubai: Indian faces trial for allegedly raping 6-year-old
by IANS
Dubai: An Indian, working as a cleaner in a school in Bahrain, has been put on trial on charges of raping a six-year-old schoolboy. The 24-year-old, whose name has not been divulged, is alleged to have raped the boy in the toilet of a private school in December 2012, the Gulf Daily News reported on Tuesday. The accused has pleaded not guilty in a criminal court. The boy, the son...  
10:40 PM, May 07, 2013

Need to create awareness about critical newborn care: Nirupama Sarma India accounts for 3,09,000 baby deaths every year on the first day of their birth, 29 per cent of such deaths around the world. What are the factors responsible for this and how can it be fixed? Save the Children's advocacy director Nirupama Sarma joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. What are the factors responsible for this and how can it be fixed? Asked by: yamini...  
06:25 PM, May 07, 2013

Mumbai: Unidentified man rapes 4-year-old girl
by IBN7
Mumbai: A four-year-old girl child was allegedly raped by an unidentified man in Kandivali area of Mumbai. The child was found with several injury marks on her body after the assault. The police have registered a case of abduction and rape, but no arrests have been made till now. According to the police, the four-year-old girl was abducted when she was playing outside her home. When her parents could not...  
12:08 PM, May 07, 2013

Meghalaya: Unidentified armed man rapes minor Shillong: A minor girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified armed man in Boldamgre village in Meghalaya's Garo Hills district, police said on Monday. A group of over 15 people armed with daggers, machetes and other weapons from Assam's Hat-Singimari area raided the village, located about 12 km from Garobadha town near Shillong, and went from house to house attacking its inhabitants on Sunday, they said. The girl, who ran...  
10:01 AM, May 07, 2013

Viral: A child sexual abuse hotline advertisement visible only to children A Spanish organisation - ANAR or Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation - has come up with a unique project - a phone helpline number that is visible only to children using the technique of lenticular photography to help them report abuse. The number 116 111 is meant to attend to children and teenagers under a risk situation. On this telephone number, only for minors, they can find...  
09:31 AM, May 07, 2013

Delhi: Neighbour rapes 8-year-old girl, absconding
by IANS
New Delhi: An eight-year-old girl was raped by a 40-year-old neighbour in New Delhi, police said on Sunday. The accused is on the run. Suspect Rajinder, a jobless man who is the neighbour of the girl in Sarai Rohilla area of north Delhi, lured the victim to his house on Saturday evening and raped her, police said. "The girl's parents approached us on Saturday night," said a police officer, adding...  
10:33 AM, May 06, 2013

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11:30 PM, May 05, 2013