Indian Railways These 2 words sum up an integral, unalienable part of every Indian’s life—whether it’s for children ferrying from between their hometowns and their natives or adults migrating between cities for work. A formidable part of the Indian Railways are its officials. Railway…

If child labour is the destination, child trafficking is the means to reach the destination. Manifesting in the form of domestic labour, forced labour across industries, illegal activities such as begging, organ trade and more heinous crimes, child trafficking has gripped thousands of children in…

Illustration: Dominic McKenzie/The Observer Earlier this year, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, announced a revamp of the decades-old Information Technology Act, 2000, in the form of the Digital India Act, 2023. The highlight of this overhaul was the emphasis…

Children are teeming with ingenuity, creativity and plenty of fire in the belly. The many miraculous tales one hears of children’s accolades, inventions, daredevilry and enterprise are less surprising, more inspiring. Bringing to you a host of such inspiring stories is this fiery list below….

It is the year 2013 and the shocking news of flash floods and landslides wreaking havoc in the picturesque state of Uttarakhand have made it to global headlines. Among the thousands of distressed citizens of the state was a 5-year-old Ridhima Pandey. The intensity of…