Hundreds of residents are getting surprise $500 deposits — here's how the program worksEvanston, Illinois has approved a new guaranteed income expansion program delivering automatic $500 monthly payments to 102 low income hous...
13 May, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
‘Every small effort matters’: PM Modi urges Indians to cut imports, save fuel and stand together amid West Asia crisisIn a stirring address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has encouraged the people of India to embrace local products and minimize their depende...
11 May, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
Child enrichment can cost Rs 1 lakh/year: Here’s how to fund your child’s preschool activity classes—from dance, music to phonicsFrom phonics to piano, music to drama, activity classes for pre-schoolers are growing fast—and so is the cost of raising a well-rounded chi...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
ET Awards: Cyrus Poonawalla reflects on SII’s mission of affordable vaccines and saving lives worldwideCyrus Poonawalla began Serum Institute of India in 1966 with a goal to make India self-reliant in healthcare. His vision was to provide aff...
27 Apr, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Families in Iran struggle with school closures even as airstrikes have stoppedLife in Iran remains unsettled as schools stay closed following recent conflict. Parents are juggling work and online classes, facing produ...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
New COVID Variant “Cicada” (BA.3.2) may be affecting children the most, experts sayThe COVID-19 subvariant BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada,” spread internationally, reaching 23 countries and appearing in wastewater across 25 U.S...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
Children trapped inside for four years over COVID anxiety rescued by Spanish policeIn Oviedo, Spanish authorities rescued three young brothers, ages eight and ten, who had been confined indoors for nearly four years due to...
05 May, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
COVID-19 severely hampered reading, counting abilities of children in Bengal: SurveyThe survey was conducted among 11,189 children across 17 districts of the state in December 2021.
10 Feb, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
Should we worry too much about getting Covid from young kids?Children are gradually making up a higher proportion of Covid infections.
02 Dec, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
The Rani Fund: A helping hand for Covid-impacted childrenNayana Bijli’s The Rani Fund already has 100 children as beneficiaries of the scheme.
13 Oct, 2021, 08.30 AM IST
UK advisers decide against COVID vaccines for healthy 12- to 15-year-oldsThe advice could see Britain pursue a different approach to the United States and some European countries, which are pursuing broader vacci...
03 Sep, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
Taking all steps to safeguard interest of children affected by pandemic, Centre tells Delhi HCIn an affidavit filed on behalf of Ministry of Woman and Child Development on a PIL raising concerns over the children orphaned due to COVI...
19 Jul, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Reports claiming many Indian kids missed routine vaccinations due to Covid not based on facts: GovtIn a statement, the Health Ministry, without naming anyone, said there have been some media reports alleging that lakhs of Indian children ...
16 Jul, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
'No indication that children will be severely or more affected in COVID-19 third wave'He, however, said children have suffered collateral damage during the pandemic due to gender gap in education, stress and mental issues, sm...
24 May, 2021, 09.48 PM IST
Rashtrapati Bhavan, Qutub Minar and other monuments to #GoBlue on World Children's Day"Along with grownups, children will also wear masks and maintain physical distance. That, however, does not mean that children's voices wil...
15 Nov, 2020, 03.25 PM IST
COVID-19 Impact: Screen time up by 100% for children54% of parents state that their kids are spending upto 5 additional hours on an average online in front of a screen. The biggest concern a ...
15 Jun, 2020, 02.46 PM IST
Tendulkar provides financial support to 4,000 underprivileged peopleTendulkar made the donation to the Hi5 Foundation, a non-profit organisation based out of Mumbai.
09 May, 2020, 11.00 AM IST