Chandigarh: Zulfikar Khan, a theatre graduate from the Punjab University, chucked up a professional career to help the street children. And thanks to him, they are enacting new roles. Mindro Devi came to Chandigarh after her husband and a daughter died in Dehradun. For 20 years, she has been a rag-picker in the city. But Khan intervened at the right moment to stop her son Anup from following in her...
08:55 AM, May 28, 2012
Gurgaon: Captain Navin Gulia is keeping the hopes of street children Sunny and Geeta afloat through Apni Duniya Apna Aashiyana or ADAA, a centre for street children in Gurgaon. Captain Gulia is an inspiration, a teacher and a friend who is just like them. A nasty injury cut short Captain Gulia's army career. After spending two years in the hospital, he was left paralysed from waist below and confined to...
07:12 PM, Mar 07, 2012
New Delhi: A handful of Delhi's residents went out of their way to help the poor and the needy. CNN-IBN witnessed the heartwarming scenes as it spent another cold night with the homeless in Delhi. It's turning into a bitter winter and their resources are running short. Many of the homeless in Delhi will struggle to make it through the cold season without help from people like Amit Sinha. Amit's...
08:20 AM, Dec 24, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has convicted Indian William D'Souza and two Britons to six years imprisonment for sodomising and sexually abusing street children. Britons Duncan Grant and Allen John Walter were accused of abusing street children at a shelter in Mumbai. The police had issued an international arrest warrant in April 2002. A 2001 police report had charged Duncan and Walters with sodomy and sexually abusing boys. Charged with...
10:27 AM, Mar 18, 2011
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CJ's voice their issues to bring about a a change in their lives and the system. ...
12:45 PM, Aug 24, 2008
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03:12 AM, Jun 19, 2008
Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) selectors have recalled seamer Shahadat Hossain and called up uncapped all-rounder Elias Sunny but axed batsman Junaid Siddique for the limited overs series against the West Indies starting here next week. Shahadat was named in an 18-man squad for the three one-day internationals while Elias is part of a 14-man unit for the one-off Twenty20 international. Bangladesh will also host the West Indies in two...
05:00 PM, Mar 05, 2008
Visakhapatnam: Seven years after he scored a double century here as an under-17 opener, Ravichandran Ashwin is back at his favourite venue -- ADA-VDCA Cricket Stadium -- this time to cement his place as an India off-spinner. Ashwin had some remarkable performances in the recent past helping Chennai Super Kings win the Champions League T20 with 13 wickets in six outings, the highest in the tournament. But it was only ...
11:20 AM, Oct 25, 2007
Vicky Roy has several exhibitions lined up in India and abroad. ...
08:56 PM, Sep 28, 2007
Santa bells came ringing for children of pavement dwellers in Chennai as they celebrated Christmas in a luxury hotel. ...
07:27 PM, Dec 19, 2006
Poor street children are routinely picked up by police and are a soft catch for the police in India's Capital city. ...
03:55 PM, Dec 13, 2006
PVR Cinemas gave Delhi's street children a little surprise with Childscape, new initiative for educating them. ...
11:21 AM, Aug 27, 2006
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