Children
- Telangana
Human trafficking an increasing concern: Telangana women’s commission
Hyderabad: Chairperson of Telangana State Women’s Commission Vakiti Sunita Lakshmareddy on Saturday said that it was very painful to have so many women and children involved in human trafficking. The chairperson participated…
- Health
Unsuitable conditions, anxieties worsened headaches in kids during online classes
New Delhi: Over one-third of school children who received online lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic reported worsening headache symptoms or new-onset headaches, says a new study. The study, presented at the European Academy…
- Science
COVID in infected children can last at least two months: Lancet study
London: Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long COVID lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal on…
- World
Many children feared dead in Afghanistan earthquake
Kabul: Doctors in Afghanistan say that many children may have been killed in Wednesday’s earthquake, media reports said. More than 1,000 people died in the disaster, while heavy rain, threadbare resources and rugged…
- Health
Reducing air pollution may improve brain development in children
Toronto: Having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children, says a new study. The study, published in the journal…
- India
Prophet row: NCPCR for NIA probe into use of children in ‘communal protests’
New Delhi: The apex child rights body NCPCR on Saturday urged governments of states that witnessed “communal protests” over remarks made by two now-sacked BJP functionaries against Prophet Mohammad to recommend an…
- Hyderabad
Covaxin safe for children aged 2-18 years: Bharat Biotech
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) on Thursday announced that Covaxin, its whole-virion inactivated COVID-19 vaccine has proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and highly immunogenic in paediatric subjects in phase II/III study,…
- World
36.5mn kids displaced worldwide, highest since WWII: Unicef
Geneva: An unprecedented 36.5 million children were displaced by conflict, violence and other crises by the end of 2021, the highest number since World War II, the Unicef said in a report published…
- India
Children born outside wedlock are eligible to get family property: SC
New Delhi: Setting aside a Kerala High Court order, the Supreme Court has ruled that the illegitimate children of a couple living together for a long time without getting married can have…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Vexed with father physically abusing mother, kids complain to cops
Hyderabad: Three kids, under the age of 10, walked into Adibatla police station on Monday and complained to the officials about their father who regularly beats up their mother. According to a…
- India
Kanpur violence: NCPCR asks cops to probe involvement of children
New Delhi: The apex child rights body NCPCR on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to probe if children were involved by anti-social elements in the recent communal violence in Kanpur. In…
- India
Over 30 pc parents feel video games, social media impact kids’ mental health positively: Survey
New Delhi: Almost 40 per cent of parents covered in a recent survey have said video games have had a positive impact on their children’s mental well-being, while 30 per cent have…
- World
Zelensky accuses Russia of abducting Ukrainian children
Ukrainian president Volodyomyr Zelensky on Wednesday accused Russia of abducting around 200,000 Ukrainian children. Lvyv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy claimed that five people were injured in a recent missile attack on the…
- World
100 days of Ukraine war leave 5.2 mn children in need of humanitarian aid: UNICEF
Kyiv: Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have brought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), said on…
- India
Rajasthan: Five of a family including 2 kids, 2 pregnant women die by suicide over dowry
Jaipur: The bodies of five members of a family, including two pregnant women and a newborn, were found in a well in the Dudu area here Saturday, with the police suspecting it to…
