Ostensibly, Pope Francis’ historic two-day visit was to attend the triennial Festival of Families in Dublin.
28 Aug 2018 12:45 AM
Irish PM Leo Varadkar on Saturday directly urged the pope to take action against abuses and ensure justice for victims worldwide.
26 Aug 2018 4:50 PM
Specialised Adoption Agencies are homes established by government to house abandoned, surrendered and missing children in the 0-6 age group.
26 Aug 2018 12:25 PM
Pope begged forgiveness for pain suffered by victims and said lay Catholics must be involved in any effort to root out abuse and cover-up.
20 Aug 2018 5:17 PM
TISS had conducted social audit of short stay homes across Bihar, has found certain institutions 'stood out in a manner that was appalling'.
19 Aug 2018 4:10 PM
On the 16th anniversary of The Vagina Monologues, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal and Kaizaad Kotwal celebrate One Billion Rising movement in India.
18 Aug 2018 12:49 AM
Most of victims were boys, but girls were abused, too. The abuse ranged from groping and masturbation to anal, oral and vaginal rape.
15 Aug 2018 11:42 AM
SC had termed as 'horrific' the case of alleged sexual abuse of girls in Muzaffarpur and pulled up state government for funding it.
14 Aug 2018 5:25 PM
Victims said District Probation Officer, Manmohan Prasad Singh, would often visit the home and force the girls to indulge in obscene acts.
14 Aug 2018 1:23 PM
RJD, HAM organising rallies to corner Nitish, BJP.
12 Aug 2018 12:54 AM
The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by social activists Padma Singh and Anuradha on Wednesday.
09 Aug 2018 1:25 AM
Bihar Cong president said, 'It is laughable comment made by him. Investigation suggests that he was connected to Manju Verma's husband.'
08 Aug 2018 5:29 PM
The main opposition RJD and the Congress have lent their support to the day-long bandh.
02 Aug 2018 1:58 PM
When cops found shelter home locked, a police team on Wednesday broke the lock and found condoms, sedatives, and empty liquor bottles.
02 Aug 2018 10:37 AM
Police said FIR has been registered against seven inmates of remand home, whom the three boys have accused of assault and sexual violence.
02 Aug 2018 8:11 AM
The case relates to mental, physical and sexual exploitation of girls residing in a shelter home run by Seva Sankalp Evam Vikash Samiti.
29 Jul 2018 2:01 PM
Many Muslim organisations have written to the police commissioner seeking a thorough inquiry into the matter.
29 Jul 2018 2:17 AM
“It may be a stress response to the trauma that activates these systems and causes a woman to be more sensitive to pain.
26 Jul 2018 6:12 PM
Johnson V Mathew, a counsellor of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, was arrested from Kozhencherry in the district on July 13.
23 Jul 2018 5:41 PM
Jose Maveli, director of Janaseva Sisubhavan at Aluva and an employee were also arrested for allegedly covering up the sexual assault.
21 Jul 2018 2:19 PM