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Nita Bhalla

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The study found that abortions are more than 22 times more common than the government’s estimate of less than 700,000 terminations. Illustration: Jayachandran

Abortions in India are 20 times higher than estimated: study

1 min read . 12 Dec 2017

The Supreme Court chief justice is expected to decide on a petition filed by victims and activists who want the so-called triple talaq law to be abolished. Photo: Mint

Activists, women petition Chief Justice of India to end triple talaq

1 min read . 11 Aug 2017

Twitter was flooded with women condemning Haryana BJP vice-president Ramveer Bhatti for his remarks, which, they said, were shaming victims instead of supporting them. Photo: AFP

#AintNoCinderella: Indian women post selfies at midnight after stalking case

2 min read . 09 Aug 2017

Red Cross says in some districts, floodwaters are starting to recede, exposing damaged toilets, contaminated water sources and standing water that is certain to attract more mosquitoes. Photo: Reuters

Flood-hit Assam, Manipur at risk of malaria and encephalitis: Red Cross

2 min read . 05 Aug 2017

A girl breaks away pieces of mica from rocks in an illegal open cast mine in Koderma district in Jharkhand on 29 June 2016. Photo: Reuters

Govt cracks down on illegal mica mines after expose reveals child deaths

3 min read . 30 Sep 2016

There is no accurate data on the number of Indian children being exploited in pornographic material as many victims do not go to the police due to fear and shame. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

India launches first internet hotline to tackle surge in child porn

2 min read . 20 Sep 2016

File photo of the Kung Fu nuns. Photo: Pradeep Guar/Mint

‘Kung Fu’ nuns bike Himalayas to oppose human trafficking

4 min read . 16 Sep 2016

Workers at a small unit in Chettipalayam, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu. Photo: Hindustan Times.

Charity targets spinning mills in India, Bangladesh to end slavery in fashion industry

2 min read . 09 Sep 2016

Allahabad residents stand on dry ground looking at their flooded homes in the Teliarganj Pitamber Nagar Area on 22 August 2016. Photo: AFP

Over 300 dead in floods, disaster relief teams deployed in 5 states

3 min read . 23 Aug 2016

ABVP activists protest against Amnesty International India in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

Amnesty India closes offices, postpones events after sedition accusation

2 min read . 18 Aug 2016

Police uncovered the racket at Hiranandani Hospital after a worker informed them of suspicious documentation for a scheduled operation for which a woman was donating a kidney to her husband.

Hiranandani CEO, director, doctors charged in kidney harvesting racket

2 min read . 11 Aug 2016

Indian law forbids children below the age of 18 working in mines and other hazardous industries but many families living in extreme poverty rely on children to boost household income.

Blood mica: Child workers’ deaths in illegal mica mines hushed up

4 min read . 03 Aug 2016

A 2015 report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) puts the number of child workers in India aged between five and 17 at 5.7 million, out of 168 million globally. Photo: Reuters

Changes to India’s child labour law will disadvantage tribals, lower-castes: UN

2 min read . 26 Jul 2016

A report by PAX last week listed SBI as one of 158 lenders—including JP Morgan Chase, Barclays, Bank of America and Credit Suisse—that violated an international ban for investing in cluster bomb firms. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

SBI says no law broken in funding cluster bomb maker

2 min read . 23 Jun 2016

Since Narendra Modi swept to power more than two years ago, his right-wing nationalist government has tightened surveillance on foreign-funded charities regulated under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act. Photo: Bloomberg

India using funding law to foil dissenting charities: UN experts

2 min read . 17 Jun 2016

Number of child labourers in India declines 60% in 10 years

2 min read . 15 Mar 2016

A petition requesting Narendra Modi to amend the law has amassed around 25,000 signatures on change.org, said Shashi Tharoor, adding that he planned to reach out to sympathizers from BJP and resubmit the bill in the next parliament session. Photo: Reuters

Shashi Tharoor vows to fight bigotry after bid to decriminalize gay sex fails

2 min read . 26 Jan 2016

Kailash Satyarthi, whose charity Bachpan Bachao Andolan is credited with rescuing more than 80,000 enslaved children, said he welcomed the move to amend the child labour law, but disagreed with the two exemptions. Photo: Mint

Kailash Satyarthi says plan to let kids work in family business is regressive

2 min read . 02 Dec 2015

Varanasi villagers blame Coca-Cola for water scarcity

2 min read . 28 Nov 2015

Around 530 out of 5,711 listed firms have been fined by the BSE for not having at least one woman director by the deadline. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Indian firms open boardrooms to women but few mid-career dropouts return

5 min read . 19 Nov 2015

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