Addiction
- India
UP: Depressed over son’s smartphone addiction, woman hangs self
Uttar Pradesh: A 38-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after being distressed over her teenage son’s growing addiction to smartphones, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Tuesday night in…
- Business
Govt doubles down on addressing kids’ addiction to online games
New Delhi: Social media intermediaries are required to ensure expeditious action towards the removal of content related to online gaming and potential harms like addiction to children, the Rajya Sabha was informed.…
- Featured News
Chaupal panchayat of WhatsApp University: Why has social media become an addiction?
A long-time journalist friend after a prolonged marathon of playing with words and scribbling hundreds of stories on national and international events had a nagging doubt early in the morning and raised…
- Technology
50% of time Indian users pick up their phones out of habit: Report
New Delhi: One out of two (50 per cent) times Indian users pick up their phones without knowing why they fired up their smartphone, a new report revealed on Monday. According to…
- Health
Earphone addiction causing hearing and speech disorders in Indians: Report
New Delhi: Indiscriminate use of headphones/earphones is pushing a significant number of people, even young children, towards hearing and speech disorders, said a new report on Monday. The report by the Indian…
