Children
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: RPF rescues 72 children, seizes ganja worth over Rs 1.94 cr in Sept
Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the SCR rescued 72 children and seized ganja worth over Rs 1.94 crore in September. Under ‘Operation Nanhe Fariste’, the RPF rescued 60 boys and…
- India
Love Behind Bars: How Tihar nurtures children in jail with their mothers
New Delhi: It is said that love transcends all boundaries and this is being proven true in the national capital’s dreaded Tihar Jail where children born to incarcerated mothers are being given…
- India
Thousands of displaced children living under the shadow ethnic conflict in Manipur
Imphal: Around 12,700 children are living with their displaced parents and guardians in relief camps across ethnic violence-hit Manipur, officials said here on Friday. The officials of the Social Welfare Department, who…
- Health
Childhood allergies skin, lungs begin in our gut: Study
Toronto: Major childhood allergies — eczema, asthma, food allergy and hay fever — may likely begin in the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study. Many factors…
- World
Nearly half of parents have ‘no idea’ how to raise kids without smartphone: Study
London: Nearly half of parents (43 percent) have “no idea” how people raised their kids before the invention of smartphones, a new study has said. According to the study by OnePoll.com in…
- 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:…
