Human Trafficking
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‘Note ban inefficient in curbing human trafficking’ says Satyarthi
India | Jan 12, 2017, 12:02 PM ISTNobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has expressed his disappointment saying that he had expected that demonetisation would restrain human trafficking but no significant effort has been seen yet.
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Demonetisation decimates Rs 20 lakh crore human trafficking industry, for now
India | Dec 19, 2016, 03:46 PM ISTThe human trafficking industry, one of India's biggest organised crime syndicate, has been severely affected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive. The process of trafficking women and girl child usually completes by November after
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NE reports 250 per cent jump in human trafficking cases in 2015: Official
India | Dec 18, 2016, 11:27 AM ISTA whopping 250 per cent jump has been witnessed in human trafficking cases in northeastern states last year as compared to 2014, with most being reported from Assam, an official said on Sunday
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Demonetisation: Women rescued from human traffickers hit hard, NGO writes to PM
India | Nov 20, 2016, 02:31 PM ISTModi’s demonetisation drive has hit hard the scores of women rescued from human traffickers in Goa as many of them hold no bank account, while restrictions imposed on their movement poses a challenge in getting defunct notes exchanged.
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‘Muscleman’ of busted GB Road’s trafficking racket surrenders
India | Sep 09, 2016, 07:09 AM ISTOne of the main accused and "muscleman" of the GB Road prostitution and human trafficking racket, which was busted by Delhi Police last month, surrendered before the Crime Branch today.
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Top US Senator slams India for official complicity in human trafficking
World | Jul 15, 2016, 02:16 PM ISTA top US senator has slammed India for its alleged complicity in human trafficking.
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Barack Obama cites Sikhs to talk about strength of faith
World | Feb 05, 2016, 10:54 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama today cited the humanitarian work done by the Sikh community as he spoke about the strength that comes from uniting all faiths against fear."When the Earth cleaves in Haiti, Christians,
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Unknown Nuns posing prostitutes to rescue sex slaves
World | Nov 26, 2015, 10:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: A group of religious sisters are working quite hard to rescue children and woman from becoming the victims of human trafficking by sometimes even posing as prostitutes to get into brothels.Currently the group
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3,889 kids went missing in Delhi from Jan-June, 21 daily
India | Jul 30, 2015, 08:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: An average of 21 children went missing daily in the first six months this year from the national capital, according to a government data.A total of 3,889 children including 1,715 boys and 2,174
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21 Nepali women rescued, two traffickers held
India | Jul 29, 2015, 09:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Twenty-one Nepali women, who were set to be sent to Dubai for the sex trade on the pretext of getting jobs, have been rescued following the arrest of two men involved in human
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Human trafficking racket busted at IGI airport, two Air India staff arrested
India | Jul 22, 2015, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: A major human trafficking racket has been busted and police have arrested two Air India staff at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) for their involvement. Seven Nepalese girls were rescued by the
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884 people go missing every month from Mumbai city
India | Jul 03, 2015, 12:05 PM ISTMumbai : As many as 884 people, many of them minor girls, went missing every month on an average from the metropolis during the last decade though a vast majority of them have been traced,
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Quantum jump in human trafficking, smuggling from Nepal: SSB
India | Jun 15, 2015, 08:57 AM ISTJaipur: Special Service Bureau (SSB) guarding the Nepal border said that human trafficking and smuggling from across the neighbouring country have witnessed a substantial rise.The Director General of SSB, B D Sharma, said, "Human trafficking
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Cabinet nod for Indo-Bangla pact on human trafficking
India | May 30, 2015, 05:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dhaka, the Union Cabinet today approved signing of a pact between the two countries to prevent human trafficking and ways to reintegrate the victims with
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Nepal: Human-trafficking breeding under quake relief operations
World | May 14, 2015, 06:36 PM IST20-year-old Sita never knew what destiny had in store for her. Hailing from the rural community of Sindhupal Chowk of Nepal, she had lived the worst nightmare of a young girl. She was brutalized, raped,
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Kailash Satyarthi to focus on social causes through TV show
Bollywood | Jan 13, 2015, 07:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Popular reality-based crime show "Crime Patrol Satark" has joined hands with Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi to host a special series focusing on child labour and human trafficking."We have picked two important cases from
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Indian charged for forcing dancers into prostitution in US
World | Aug 01, 2014, 02:58 PM ISTNew York: An Indian man and a Pakistani psychiatrist are among four persons who were indicted in New York on charges of human trafficking and hiring female dancers in India and forcing them into prostitution
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Ricky Martin concerned by increase in child exploitation
Hollywood | Jun 28, 2013, 12:13 PM ISTSan Juan, June 28: Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin Thursday expressed his concern over the increase in child exploitation on this Caribbean island and called for the continuation of the public debate over human trafficking."We
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Indian sentenced to three years for human trafficking
World | May 18, 2013, 09:41 AM ISTWashington, May 18: An Indian has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment in US on charges of trafficking immigrants from India into the country.Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar, 33, along with Brazilian national Fabiano Augusto Amorim
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Rape law ordinance : 3 to 7 years jail for hiring domestic maid brought through trafficking
India | Feb 03, 2013, 09:17 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 3: The anti-rape law ordinance on the verge of being promulgated by the President also has a provision for a jail term of three to seven years, if one hires a domestic