Vulnerable Children
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Bhopal resident awaits return of his children, who were adopted by a US couple ‘without his consent’
Child rights activists are pushing for stricter inter-country adoption rules.
Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Death of over 100 infants in Kota hospital points to a pan-Indian problem
To tackle this, we need to dissect socio-economic problems such as malnutrition, sanitation and immunisation.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
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In America’s detention centres for immigrant children, tedium and despair reign
Many of the children have contemplated escape, even suicide.
Jodi S Cohen, ProPublica, Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica & Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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State of despair: How child labour and sexual abuse are becoming endemic to Arunachal Pradesh
Poverty and government apathy are mainly to blame.
Tongam Rina
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Beta, give uncle a kiss: Are Indian parents giving children mixed signals about consent?
Before learning about good touch and bad touch, children should be able to refuse uninvited touching.
Karishma Attari
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Health workers in Uganda are measuring newborn babies’ feet to save their lives
Strapped for resources, Uganda’s health researchers have found an innovative way to save premature and low birth weight babies.
Priyanka Vora
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Children are dying of cancer for lack of money – even those that get free medical treatment
Many families abandon cancer treatment for their children for lack of money for food and lodging near hospitals.
Ankur Paliwal
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Tamil Nadu makes vaccinations mandatory for school students, but parents still have safety concerns
Around six years ago, the state used to have the country’s highest level of vaccination coverage.
Vinita Govindarajan
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A new paediatric HIV drug has been stuck for months without the drug regulator’s approval
NACO wants the drug registered to avert further stock outs of medicines for toddlers with HIV
Menaka Rao
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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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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Eleven arrests in three weeks raise alarm over rising child sexual abuse in Kerala
The number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has gone up each year.
TA Ameerudheen
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Why has infant mortality risen in Mizoram even as it has fallen everywhere else?
The Mizoram government insists the data does not reflect the ground reality.
Arunabh Saikia
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As politics takes over in Palghar, there are only muddled theories about child deaths
Government departments responsible for tackling malnutrition have no data on deaths that might result from hunger.
Priyanka Vora
The Field
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit