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"Stole Phones, Misbehaved": Nagpur Parents Chain Son, 12, For 2 Months
A shocking incident has emerged from Maharashtra's Nagpur, where parents tied their 12-year-old son with iron chains and padlocks to correct his "misbehaviour".
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Man Accuses Wife Of Attempt To Murder, Gets Booked Under Child Marriage Act
According to police sources, the Raichur Women's Police have registered a case against the husband, Tataiah, after confirming that he had married a minor girl aged 15.8 years.
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle On Child Digital Safety: Gaps In Legal System Lead To...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle delivered a message focusing on the urgent need to protect children in today's digital landscape and what they plan to do in this direction through their Archewell Foundation.
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Apple's Internal Memo Acknowledges 'Misunderstandings' About Its New Photo Screening Features: Report
Apple reportedly shared a memo internally acknowledging the “misunderstandings” around the new features aimed at protecting children. It also emphasised that these features are important for keeping children safe. The Cupertino giant recently announced it will implement a system that checks photos on iPhone devices in the United States before t...
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Highlights Of NDTV-UNICEF #Reimagine Telethon: An Initiative To Protect Most Vulnerable Children Affected By COVID-19
Children are the forgotten victims of the pandemic. COVID has severely affected not just children's health but has caused many of them to drop out of school. Family incomes are badly hit and so is children's nutrition and health including timely immunisation. With lockdowns being relaxed, things will improve but will not get back to normal for a ve...
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US To Take 'Extraordinary' Measures To Deal With Immigrant Children
The United States will take "extraordinary" protective measures to deal with a surge of immigrant children in custody; Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday after a second Guatemalan child died in custody.
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14 Officials Suspended For Sitting On Bihar Shelter Home Audit Report
Fourteenofficers of Bihar's child protection unit have been suspended for allegedly sitting on a report prepared by an independent agency that first drew attention to the horrific details of the Muzaffarpur shelter home.
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"Insufficient Evidence" To Suggest Sherin's Adoptive Parents Abused Her: Report
In a new twist in the Sherin Mathews' case, US child protection authorities say they have found "insufficient evidence" if the deceased Indian toddler was physically abused by her adoptive mother and blamed "an unknown perpetrator" for her injuries, prior to her adoption.
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Woman Who Longed To Be 'Best Mom I Can Be' Suspected In Death Of 2 Kids Found In California Storage Unit
On Friday evening, authorities in the rural northern California town of Quincy received a tip about child abuse at an apartment where Huntsman and her 17-year-old boyfriend, Gonzalo Curiel, were staying. When Plumas County child protective services agents arrived at the address, they were sickened by what they discovered.
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Two More Reasons to Breastfeed: It May Reduce Moms' Cancer and Diabetes Risk
Thanks to a deluge of public health campaigns in the United States over the past decade, everyone knows how good breastfeeding can be for your child beyond simple nutrition. Breast milk is known for its disease-fighting power that can protect newborns from everything from stomach viruses and ear infections but there are also studies that showed bre...
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"Stole Phones, Misbehaved": Nagpur Parents Chain Son, 12, For 2 Months
A shocking incident has emerged from Maharashtra's Nagpur, where parents tied their 12-year-old son with iron chains and padlocks to correct his "misbehaviour".
-
Man Accuses Wife Of Attempt To Murder, Gets Booked Under Child Marriage Act
According to police sources, the Raichur Women's Police have registered a case against the husband, Tataiah, after confirming that he had married a minor girl aged 15.8 years.
-
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle On Child Digital Safety: Gaps In Legal System Lead To...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle delivered a message focusing on the urgent need to protect children in today's digital landscape and what they plan to do in this direction through their Archewell Foundation.
-
Apple's Internal Memo Acknowledges 'Misunderstandings' About Its New Photo Screening Features: Report
Apple reportedly shared a memo internally acknowledging the “misunderstandings” around the new features aimed at protecting children. It also emphasised that these features are important for keeping children safe. The Cupertino giant recently announced it will implement a system that checks photos on iPhone devices in the United States before t...
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Highlights Of NDTV-UNICEF #Reimagine Telethon: An Initiative To Protect Most Vulnerable Children Affected By COVID-19
Children are the forgotten victims of the pandemic. COVID has severely affected not just children's health but has caused many of them to drop out of school. Family incomes are badly hit and so is children's nutrition and health including timely immunisation. With lockdowns being relaxed, things will improve but will not get back to normal for a ve...
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US To Take 'Extraordinary' Measures To Deal With Immigrant Children
The United States will take "extraordinary" protective measures to deal with a surge of immigrant children in custody; Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday after a second Guatemalan child died in custody.
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14 Officials Suspended For Sitting On Bihar Shelter Home Audit Report
Fourteenofficers of Bihar's child protection unit have been suspended for allegedly sitting on a report prepared by an independent agency that first drew attention to the horrific details of the Muzaffarpur shelter home.
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"Insufficient Evidence" To Suggest Sherin's Adoptive Parents Abused Her: Report
In a new twist in the Sherin Mathews' case, US child protection authorities say they have found "insufficient evidence" if the deceased Indian toddler was physically abused by her adoptive mother and blamed "an unknown perpetrator" for her injuries, prior to her adoption.
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Woman Who Longed To Be 'Best Mom I Can Be' Suspected In Death Of 2 Kids Found In California Storage Unit
On Friday evening, authorities in the rural northern California town of Quincy received a tip about child abuse at an apartment where Huntsman and her 17-year-old boyfriend, Gonzalo Curiel, were staying. When Plumas County child protective services agents arrived at the address, they were sickened by what they discovered.
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Two More Reasons to Breastfeed: It May Reduce Moms' Cancer and Diabetes Risk
Thanks to a deluge of public health campaigns in the United States over the past decade, everyone knows how good breastfeeding can be for your child beyond simple nutrition. Breast milk is known for its disease-fighting power that can protect newborns from everything from stomach viruses and ear infections but there are also studies that showed bre...
