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A case under sections of POCSO has been registered against Congress leader and DCC member OM George. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old, belonging to the Adivasi group.
 

A total of 325 children including 11 girls were rescued as part of 'Operation Smile', which was launched on January 1 to trace missing children, child labourers and children who were forced into begging.

Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde's comment on Hindu girls angered Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao, who sought Hegde's qualification. Hegde, in turn, questioned Rao about his Muslim wife resulting in both leaders sparring on Twitter.
 

Tired of being harassed, the minor girl grieved to her parents, who had warned the accused to leave her alone.

Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde while addressing a rally at Kodagu in Karnataka said regardless of caste, society, the hands that touch a Hindu girl should not exist.

An 18-month-old girl was being carried by her grandfather on escalator when he lost balance, resulting in the child falling through a gap next to the escalator. The child suffered a 50-foot fall to the ground.  

The Kerala police arrested Prabhu Dandapani, the main accused in the Kochi human trafficking case. Veteran south Indian actor Bhanupriya has been accused of harassing a teenage girl whom she allegedly hired as domestic help. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

Wink girl Priya Prakash Varrier was spotted loading and shooting a kiss at stylish star Allu Arjun at the audio launch event of Lover's Day. Watch Chumma South!

Devika Santosh of Navkis Educational Centre in Bengaluru has been invited to share the space with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the PM's Box during Republic Day events tomorrow in New Delhi

Kerala Congress's K Sudhakaran on Thursday apologised for his controversial statement against chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Narendra Modi government is likely to write off loans of all such farmers across the country who own up to 10 acres of land. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

The purpose of this day is to highlight the inequalities faced by girls, promote awareness on a range of topics not just in the real world, but online too.

Swara Bhasker said she wasn't able to recognise that pattern or behaviour because as a culture "we do not teach our girl children to recognise predatory behaviour for what it is." 

Reports said that the HIV positive woman’s baby is underweight, but for now, the baby girl is doing fine. The woman was infected after she was transfused with blood from a HIV positive donor