Children
- India
19,873 conjunctivitis cases in Chhattisgarh; infected children told to skip school
Raipur: Following a surge in conjunctivitis cases in Chhattisgarh, the state government on Friday issued instructions to education department officials to ensure children infected with the “eye flu” are not sent to…
- India
2.12L girls among 2.75L children missing since 2018, govt tells LS
New Delhi: The number of children who have gone missing in the past five years is 2.75 lakh, including 2.12 lakh girls, the Union Women and Child Development Ministry said on Friday.…
- Health
Board games can help boost maths ability in young children: Study
Santiago: Board games based on numbers, like Monopoly, Othello and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at maths, according to a review of studies. Board games are already known to enhance…
- Lifestyle
Exposure to tobacco smoke linked with increase in heavy metals in children’s saliva
New Delhi: Exposure to tobacco smoke has been linked with an increase in the presence of non-essential heavy metals such as lead in children’s saliva, which could cause biological malfunctioning, leading to…
- Middle East
Captivating photos of children in Haj 2023
Riyadh: Children of various ages may be seen taking part in this year’s Haj in Saudi Arabia, which saw a rise in pilgrimage to COVID-19 pre-pandemic levels. Haj is not compulsory for…
- Health
Covid pandemic increased diabetes among children, pregnant women
New York: The number of children diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes continued to rise in the year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, according to research. Another study, also being presented at ENDO 2023,…
- World
Colombia plane crash: 4 children found alive after 40 days in forest
Bogota: Four children who went missing after a plane crashed in Colombia’s Amazon forest on May 1, have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro announced. Taking to Twitter late Friday night, Petro said:…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Wall collapses at Champapet, two children injured
Hyderabad: Two 12-year-old boys were injured after a wall of an old house collapsed on them in the Champapet area of Old City. The incident took place on Tuesday evening in Maruthinagar…
- Technology
Empowering young voices through Children’s Art Museum of India
New Delhi: It was during the pandemic that Gurugram-based teenagers Manya (16) and Krish (13) decided to set up the Children’s Art Museum of India (CAMI), an online platform for young artists…
- World
‘Shocked’ UK PM Rishi Sunak clamps down on free vapes for children
London: “My daughters are 10 and 12, and I don’t want the way vapes are marketed, promoted and sold to be attractive to them,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday…
- Middle East
23 kids among 50 Palestinians displaced due to Israeli demolition in 2 weeks: Report
The Israeli occupation authorities has displaced 50 Palestinians including 23 children and the livelihoods of more than 600 others were affected in home demolitions during the past two weeks. This came in…
- Bollywood
“Was planning for a child but…”: Salman Khan on parenthood, marriage
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan’s love for kids is known to all. He often spends time with his nieces and nephews. Surprisingly, the ‘Dabangg’ star once thought about having a child of his…
- Telangana
Telangana: 34 minor boys rescued; 4 traffickers detained in Kazipet
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) along with Telangana police rescued 34 children at the Kazipet railway station who were being trafficked from Bihar to Secunderabad, and some to Karnataka on Wednesday night.…
- India
Centre outlines standard operating procedures for child helpline 1098
New Delhi: The government has come out with standard operating procedures for child helpline 1098 which will have a 24×7 dedicated control room in each state and Union territory and will be integrated…
- World
UK watchdog fines TikTok millions for misuse of children’s data
London: The UK on Tuesday imposed a 12.7-million pound fine on Chinese video app TikTok for a number of breaches of data protection law, including failing to use children’s personal data lawfully.…
