Child Safety
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Government will frame safety guidelines for children’s hostels, says Maneka Gandhi
The Women and Child Development Ministry has asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to draft these guidelines, the minister said.
Scroll Staff
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Sex abuse cases: Children’s shelter homes across India lack funds, strong monitoring, say activists
The central budgetary allocation for child welfare has seen a steady decline since 2014.
Vijayta Lalwani
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United States: Autopsy finds 3-year-old Sherin Mathews died of homicidal violence
Local police are likely to give more updates from the investigation later in the day.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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Indian child missing in US: Father now tells police he moved her body after she choked on her milk
Wesley Mathews had earlier told the police his daughter went missing after he told her to stand outside their house at 3 am for not drinking her milk.
Scroll Staff
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Gurugram murder: Ryan International School owners get protection from arrest for a day
Two other top school officials have been arrested, while the principal was detained for questioning.
Scroll Staff
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Interview: WHO’s revised norms are allowing the use of unsafe vaccines
Dr Jacob Puliyel is one of the two doctors to have challenged the revised the definition of an ‘Adverse Event Following Immunisation’.
Priyanka Vora
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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India is planning a network of human breast-milk banks but first needs to put safeguards in place
Breast-milk collected from donors on a large scale need to be checked for adulteration and contamination.
Arun Gupta
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Bengaluru parents question the need for a measles-rubella vaccination drive
Worried by the lack of information around the drive, some parents have started an online petition against it.
Aarthi Gunnupuri
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Why domestic abuse victims are opposed to India's new bill on international child abduction
Children might end up being returned to abusive parents under the proposed bill.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Trafficking, sex tourism and child pornography are major threats to children, says Rajnath Singh
Increasing access to information technology, rapid climate change, disasters and conflict have also made children more vulnerable, the home minister said.
Scroll Staff
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Why Indians get suspicious when NRIs run into trouble with childcare services in the West
Every time an Indian couple is locked in a custody battle over their children, it is seen as a test of national character.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Bengaluru fears that it is turning 'a city of child molesters'
But eight other cities reported even more cases of sexual assault against minors.
Nayantara Narayanan
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game