Children
- Telangana
Telangana: Applications invited for PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
Hyderabad: Applications have been invited for Prime Minister Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023-2024, from children who have excelled in different fields. District Welfare Officer Chinnaiah said that boys and girls aged below 18…
- Health
Gene therapy shows promise for children with kidney disease
London: British researchers have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease. The team from the University of Bristol showed that just one…
- World
Former teacher in UK gets 12 years in jail for abuse of Indian children
London: A former deputy head teacher of a primary school in London was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for paying and instructing teenagers in India, where he worked for…
- 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…
- 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…