Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman's lawsuit It's the latest of several similar lawsuits by women against Combs, who also was arrested last week on a federal sex trafficking indictment. Entertainment 28 Sep, 2024
EDITORIAL: MCC comes into force The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)-Nepal Compact, a U.S. funded project to develop a high-voltage transmission line and 300-km long road project, entered into force from August 30, with MCC Vice-president of Compact Operations Cameroon Alford and Nepal’s Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat exchanging a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday Opinion 01 Sep, 2023
Group asks for living wages, labor rights for 2026 World Cup With this year's World Cup in Qatar clouded by labor and human rights issues, there's a push for the North American cities awarded games for the 2026 tournament to commit to livable wages, equitable hiring and worker protection. World 25 Jun, 2022
Concern grows over traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees One man was detained in Poland suspected of raping a 19-year-old refugee he'd lured with offers of shelter after she fled war-torn Ukraine. Another was overheard promising work and a room to a 16-year-old girl before authorities intervened. World 12 Mar, 2022
Sexual exploitation of minors unabated in capital, authorities mum At first sight, Jasmine appears to be a smart school going 16-yearold girl, but it’s hard to believe Jasmine is a girl forced into prostitution. Kathmandu 06 Oct, 2021
Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days The new White House science adviser wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing a potential viral outbreak. World 03 Jun, 2021
Women who escaped slavery turn anti-trafficking crusaders in India CHENNAI: Separated from her parents, Jayashree Ponrajan spent most of her teenage years trapped in a form of bonded labour - forced to live and work in the spinning mills of southern India. It took Ponrajan years to find a way out, but ever since... Art & Culture 01 Dec, 2020
Traffickers profiting as pandemic makes crime harder to crack, UN warns LONDON: Human traffickers are capitalising on the coronavirus pandemic to target people ranging from jobless migrants to out-of-school children, two United Nations specialists said, warning that the fallout from COVID-19 had driven the crime... Women 18 Oct, 2020
Rapes show double struggle of low-caste women in India NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: The victim of India's latest alleged gang rape faced the double discrimination of being born female and low caste, says her family, fearing she will get no justice in death either. They say it would all have been different if the...
