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International Business Times

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Bride, Groom, Spy: India's Wedding Detectives

From an anonymous office in a New Delhi mall, matrimonial detective Bhavna Paliwal runs the rule over prospective husbands and wives -- a booming...

21.12.2024 3

International Business Times

Aishwarya Kumar

Trafficked: The Girls Sold For Sex In India

Sold by her family as a teenager, Zarin was beaten, drugged and repeatedly gang-raped -- just one of many thousands of young women trafficked in...

06.11.2024 2

International Business Times

Aishwarya Kumar

Sacred Filth Offers India's Sex Workers Brief Respect

Every year in India's megacity Kolkata, the world's oldest trade gets fleeting respect from an ancient custom -- when soil outside brothels is...

01.10.2024 3

International Business Times

Aishwarya Kumar

Long Wait For Justice In India's Backlogged Courts

Sonia waited 32 years to see her rapists convicted, a glacially slow legal process all too common in India where half a million cases have been...

23.09.2024 1

International Business Times

Aishwarya Kumar

India's 'Mollywood' Cinema Rocked By MeToo Abuse Claims

Terrified for her safety, Indian actress Sreelekha Mitra remembers pushing chairs and a sofa against her hotel door after she said an award-winning...

03.09.2024 1

International Business Times

Aishwarya Kumar

'Abuse Every Day': Indian Female Medics Speak Out After Brutal Murder

Saving lives was the childhood dream for 28-year-old Indian doctor Radhika, but after the brutal rape and murder of a colleague her own safety has...

21.08.2024 1

International Business Times

Aishwarya Kumar

India's 'Visa Temple' Bestows Tickets To The American Dream

Some gods grant riches and others good luck, but one deity in India offers a much less nebulous fortune to his devotees: tickets to a new life in...

30.07.2024 1

International Business Times

Aishwarya Kumar