Children
- India
Ruskin Bond hospitalised in Dehradun due to leg problem
Dehradun: Author Ruskin Bond has been admitted to a hospital in Dehradun due to a leg problem, a close friend of the writer said here on Sunday. After visiting Bond at the…
- World
Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia
Melbourne(Australia): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the…
- Middle East
Killing of children must end now: UNICEF on ceasefire violation in Gaza
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called for an end to the killing of children in Gaza. In a statement on Thursday, December 5 said, “In Gaza, more than…
- India
Special SIR camp for sex workers in Kolkata’s red-light area on Dec 9
Kolkata: The West Bengal CEO’s office is set to launch a camp on December 9 at Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red-light district, to aid sex workers in filling up enumeration forms as part…
- India
Man murders estranged wife, posts selfie as WhatsApp status
Coimbatore: A 32-year-old man brutally hacked his estranged wife at a women’s hostel and posted his selfie with her body as WhatsApp status, police said on Monday. The incident left the inmates…
- Photos
California: 4 dead, 10 wounded in shooting at banquet hall
Stockton: Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, sheriff’s officials said Saturday. The victims included both children and adults,…
- India
Groom loses temper after kids ruin photoshoot, scolds guests
An Indian wedding groom has drawn attention after he was heard reprimanding guests for letting children interfere with the photoshoot on stage. The video shows the bride and groom seated on the…
- India
NCPCR rescued 2,300 children across India in six months: Official
Itanagar: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has said that in the past six months, it disposed of around 26,000 cases and rescued more than 2,300 children across the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan launches two-week vaccine drive to immunise 57 mn children
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday began a two-week nationwide vaccination campaign targeting more than 57 million children, aiming to curb rising cases of measles, rubella and polio, the country’s National Emergency Operations Centre…
- Lifestyle
Children’s Day 2025: Top 5 events in Hyderabad for kids under 14
Hyderabad is all set to burst with laughter and colour as Children’s Day arrives on November 14. Celebrated on the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, fondly remembered as Chacha Nehru, the day…
- Middle East
Kuwait recalls Labubu toy over child safety concerns
Kuwait City: Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced the recall of the Labubu toy (model TOY3378) product due to a manufacturing defect that could pose a choking hazard to children.…
- India
Mumbai hostage-taker installed motion detection sensors at doors, windows
Mumbai: Rohit Arya, the man who took 17 children and two adults hostage inside R A Studio in Powai before being shot dead in a rescue operation mounted by Mumbai police, had…
- Middle East
Syrian children resume classes in schools stripped bare by conflict
Damascus: In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile. Repairing and reopening damaged and looted schools is…
- Delhi
Delhi Police arrests man for circulating child pornographic content on Telegram
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly possessing and circulating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online through Telegram, an official said on Friday. Salman, a resident of Bhalswa…
- India
Cough syrup deaths: Court remands TN-based firm owner in 10-day police custody
Chhindwara: Ranganathan Govindan, owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresen Pharma that manufactured contaminated cough syrup ‘Coldrif’ linked to the deaths of more than 20 children in Madhya Pradesh, was on Friday remanded in…
