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If an account has not been memorialised, Facebook uses AI to help keep it from showing up in places that might cause distress. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook imposes stricter restrictions to curb abuse

Facebook is adopting stricter 'one strike' policy to Live.

16 May 2019 9:50 AM IST

Domestic violence can have a serious impact on health and well-being, so we would encourage anyone experiencing abuse from an intimate partner to seek help from their GP. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Men too can be a victim of domestic violence

Male victims of domestic abuse face barriers to get help: Study.

13 Jun 2019 9:08 AM IST

In this May 7, 2019 file photo Rep. Erica Thomas, D-Austell, speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Thomas says she was verbally attacked in a supermarket by a white man. (Photo: AP)

Go back where you came from': White man abuses pregnant black lawmaker...

She said she was so taken aback by his actions that she didn't think to try to record them.

20 July 2019 1:36 PM IST

Acting on the complaint lodged by Arunima Ghosh, police arrested Mukesh Shaw, a resident of Garfa area in south Kolkata, late Sunday night, the officer said. (Photo: Facebook/ arunimaghosh)

Man arrested for harassing Bengali actress on social media

The accused had opened a fake account in the name of Mukesh Mayukh, the officer said.

16 July 2019 12:22 PM IST

Kangana Ranaut with sister Rangoli Chandel. (Photo: Instagram)

Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli Chandel abuses journalist, shares...

Kangana bashed a journalist for writing negative reviews about her last release, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.

8 July 2019 12:43 PM IST

Angelina Jolie.

'Wicked women' are just women who are tired of injustice, abuse, says...

The actor-humanitarian reflected on how often women who run for political office in democratic countries are described...

6 Aug 2019 1:31 PM IST

The police said an FIR has been filed and they are trying to track down the men and they are looking at the CCTV footage. (Photo: Facebook | Sidecar)

'You look like maid, lick my foot': Woman alleges abuse at Delhi bar,...

The incident happened at Sidecar, a restaurant and bar at M Block market in Greater Kailash Part 2, on Saturday night.

23 Sept 2019 10:03 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Researchers find link between childhood trauma, schizophrenia

Psychotic symptoms can include detachment from reality, hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thinking, and lack of...

12 March 2018 6:17 PM IST

Symbolically retaliating against an abusive boss can benefit employees psychologically by allowing them to restore their sense of justice. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stabbing voodoo dolls of bosses may boost staff morale: study

Symbolically retaliating against an abusive boss can benefit employees psychologically by allowing them to restore their...

8 March 2018 3:42 PM IST

When boys were depicted in the abuse, it was more likely to be severe. (Photo: Pixabay)

More boys suffer online sex abuse than thought: study

The report added that the younger the child, whether a boy or a girl, the "abuse was more likely to be severe".

7 March 2018 12:10 PM IST

Given the life-altering impact child marriage has on a young girls life, any reduction is welcome news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Child marriages decline in India: UNICEF

When a girl is forced to marry as a child, she faces immediate and lifelong consequences.

6 March 2018 4:43 PM IST

Earlier studies had shown significant abnormalities in the white matter in the brains of people who had experienced child abuse (Photo: AFP)

Close relationships in midlife tied to lower mortality for child abuse...

Supportive relationships in adulthood may effectively combat or reverse the negative health consequences of childhood...

6 March 2018 9:11 AM IST