पिछले महीने मैं मुंबई से दिल्ली ट्रेन से सफ़र कर रहा था.एक छोटा सा परिवार (मां, बाप और ३ साल का लड़का)  मेरे हमसफ़र थे.बच्चा अपनी इस रेल यात्रा को लेकर काफी उत्सहित था जैसा कि अक्सर बच्चे होते हैं.अक्सर ट्रेन में बैठने और सोने के लिए लेयर में बनी सीट्स और बर्थसउन्हें परीकथा जैसे लगते हैं  . वो बार-बार अपनी सीट से उतर कर … Continue reading असफल बच्चे नहीं हम होते हैं ! किशोर

Pakistani Taliban leader Adnan Rasheed has sent a letter to schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, expressing shock over attack on Malala. He also claims the shooting was not in response to Malala’s campaign for girls’ education, but because she ran an anti-Taliban “smear campaign”. हार गए तुम तालिबानों. एक मासूम बच्ची के हाथों . और सुना था तुमने कि वह चाहती है कि तुम्हारे बच्चे बच्चियां भी … Continue reading खून टपका है हरफ़ बन के हर एक कोने में – खुर्शीद अनवर

Amid a heated debate over bringing back unaccounted money stashed abroad, a child rights outfit has claimed that child labour generates Rs 1.2 lakh crore of blackmoney every year in India. According to a report ‘Capital Corruption: Child Labour in India’ prepared by Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), the figure was arrived at by calculating the number of child labourers, the income earned by them and … Continue reading Child labour generates Rs 1.2 lakh crore black money every yr!

Press Trust of India THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 22 JUNE: Despite protests triggered by political parties and women’s outfits, Local Self Governance department’s circular on the age limit of Muslim marriages is unlikely to be withdrawn, but certain modifications are on the cards to avoid its misuse for child marriages. The circular had directed local bodies to register marriages of Muslim women above 16 years and men who … Continue reading Govt to modify circular on Muslim marriages