The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sought an explanation from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over the inclusion of a story by social ...

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sought a report within seven days from Jharkhand chief secretary on allegations of violation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of ...

The analysis has estimated that around 421,000 children became maternal orphans and 1.49 million kids became paternal orphans in India over the 20-month period. Over 1.2 million of these children wer...

The official website of the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom at Deoband in the Saharanpur district was banned on Monday. The ban was imposed by District Magistrate Akhilesh Singh who had been asked by th...

Five minor girls from Bengal, allegedly trafficked and forced to dance in musical soirees, were rescued from Bihar on Saturday. The search for a 15-year-old girl from Uttar Dinajpur, ‘missing&r...

Technology has transformed human lives. Such is the bond between the modern man and the mobile phone that their brotherhood has led to psycholinguists coining phone-addiction-related neologisms. This ...

Eight girls and one boy from Bengal, all minors and alleged trafficking victims, were rescued from Bihar on Sunday night. The minors were part of different musical troupes in Bettiah, West Champaran ...

Apex child rights body NCPCR on Thursday sought action against a promotional Delhi government video that purportedly shows a large gathering of schoolchildren shooting for an advertisement without wea...

At least six minor girls were paraded naked in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district as part of a ritual to please the rain god and get relief from the drought-like situation, officials sai...

When two sets of well-intentioned legal or constitutional provisions come into conflict, it is usually the most vulnerable who suffer. A study conducted by the National Commission for Protection of Ch...