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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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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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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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: 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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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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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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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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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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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
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament
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ISL 2024: Vikram Partap Singh bounced back from tragedy to reach great heights in breakthrough year