Children
- India
9 in 10 child cybercrime cases linked to explicit content: NCRB data
New Delhi: Nearly nine out of every 10 cybercrimes against children in India in 2024 involved transmitting sexually explicit content depicting children, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. The latest…
- Hyderabad
Hot days, cool camps: Turning summer into a season of discovery
Summer vacations often test the patience of both children and parents. While the soaring temperatures make everyone sweat, restless children at home can make tempers fray. With schools closed, keeping young minds…
- Hyderabad
GHMC notice to 14 outlets found violating food safety near schools, parks
Hyderabad: The Food Safety Wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Sunday, May 3, inspected 81 food establishments in areas frequented by children, including school premises, parks, food courts and bakeries,…
- India
Three children drown in pond at golf course in Delhi
New Delhi: Three children aged between eight and 10 years drowned in a pond at a golf course in Dwarka’s Sector 24 area on Thursday , April 30, morning, police said. Sector…
- India
No more Sheru or Shaitan: Rajasthan govt to change student names if offensive
Jaipur: Names like “Sheru”, “Shaitan” and other unusual or derogatory monikers often finding their way into school registers could soon be a thing of the past in Rajasthan, with the state government…
- Telangana
Khammam govt school transforms into special school for visually impaired kids
Hyderabad: A government primary school in Nizampet, Khammam, has been transformed into a fully equipped special school for visually impaired children, complete with Braille learning tools, a sensory room, a music room and…
- Kashmir
Mehbooba condemns killing of two children in attack in Manipur
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday, April 12, condemned the killing of two children in an attack on their house in Manipur, terming it horrific. Suspected militants hurled a bomb at…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra to draft law to regulate social media access for children
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday directed officials to draft a comprehensive law to regulate social media access for children below 13 years of age. The minister chaired a Group…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad top cop warns against children’s digital addiction in summer holidays
Hyderabad: Ahead of summer vacation, Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar on Monday, April 6, cautioned parents against “digital addiction” of children during the holiday season. In a video message, Sajjanar said,…
- India
Kerala polls: Ageing voters in state seek security, dignity
Thiruvananthapuram: For 81-year-old Krishnamma, the high-stakes April 9 Kerala Assembly elections boils down to a single, urgent question. When party workers arrived at the doorstep of her modest, tile-roofed home in the…
- Telangana
Daughters equally responsible for parents’ care, says Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, April 1, said that daughters and sons are equally responsible for taking care of ageing parents, especially while claiming rights on the property. Justice B…
- Middle East
Toddlers in Gaza give doll a funeral, something they have seen enough of
Gaza: In a heart-wrenching incident, toddlers inside a displacement camp in Gaza were seen carrying a doll on a makeshift stretcher, a game that was, in fact, a funeral. The video, published…
- World
Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16
Jakarta: Indonesia on Saturday, March 28, began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them to…
- India
SC directs states, UTs to furnish updated details on prisons
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed all the states and Union territories to furnish updated details relating to jails, including the sanctioned capacity of each prison and steps taken to check…
- Featured News
Eid under fire: When celebration meets the silence of grief
This year, Eid-ul-Fitr arrives not with the familiar echoes of laughter, but with a heavy silence that hangs over shattered homes and grieving hearts. The end of the holy month of Ramzan…
