Children
- 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…
- India
How safe is child online? The Kerala case that exposes dark side of dating Apps
Kochi: A 16-year-old boy from Kerala recently became the victim in a disturbing case that highlights the dangers of online dating apps. Police charged 14 people, including government workers, with sexually assaulting…
- India
Cough syrup deaths: CDSCO inspects 19 drug manufacturing units
New Delhi: Central drug regulator, CDSCO, has initiated risk-based inspection at the manufacturing units of 19 drugs, including cough syrups and antibiotics, across six states following reports of child deaths due to…
- India
Don’t prescribe cough syrups to kids under 2: Centre to states
New Delhi: The Centre has issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories, directing that cough and cold medications should not be prescribed to children under the age of two years.…
- India
SC bats for dedicated online portal to trace missing children
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to create a dedicated online portal under the aegis of the home ministry to trace missing children and investigate such cases. A…
- Middle East
Roblox announces safety rules for children in UAE
Abu Dhabi: The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has announced a joint initiative with Roblox to strengthen online safety standards for children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a…
- Health
Gallstones in children on rise; doctors urge early detection
New Delhi: Once considered an adult ailment, gallstones are increasingly affecting children across India, prompting paediatricians to call for greater awareness and preventive care. In a surprising shift in pediatric health trends,…
- India
NHRC seeks report after Gurukul teacher brands students with hot iron rod
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a Gurukul teacher, annoyed over bedwetting by some students, allegedly branded them with a…
- Middle East
Sudan’s El Fasher under siege for 500 days, children ‘starving’: UN
United Nations: Under siege for 500 days, El Fasher city in Sudan’s North Darfur state has become the epicentre of suffering for children, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the…
- India
Rajasthan: Pickup van carrying pilgrims crashes in Dausa leaves 11 dead
Jaipur: A pickup van crashed into a parked truck in Rajasthan’s Dausa district in the early hours of Wednesday, killing 11 people, including seven children, and injuring eight others, police said. The…
- Hyderabad
‘Little Khalifas’ workshop for children in Hyderabad on Aug 15
Hyderabad: In a world where children are surrounded by screens and fast-paced routines, a unique workshop for children in Hyderabad promises to slow things down and fill little hearts with faith, compassion,…
