Laptops, tablets, learning apps in schools across U.S. facing backlashes. Here's whyIn Los Angeles, concerned parents last year formed a group, Schools Beyond Screens, and pressured the district by speaking out at school bo...
26 May, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
Swedish group reports Amazon over childlike sex doll salesA Swedish child rights organisation said Monday it had filed a police report against Amazon and two other e-commerce platforms over the sal...
10 Nov, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
What to do when the president acts like a 5-year-old?President Trump's decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over unfavorable data is likened to "flipping the board," undermini...
05 Aug, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
How to keep your kids safe from heights as cases of children suffering from such injuries risesOver the past six years, AIIMS has reported over 4,000 children injured and 151 fatalities from falls, prompting a 'Safe Balcony Safe Child...
11 Apr, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
Canada to hike fees of some permanent residency programs, starting April 30Canada's permanent residency fees will be increased from April 30, 2024, by IRCC. Adjustments for various applicant categories, exemptions ...
03 Apr, 2024, 01.15 PM IST
Child rape cases soar by 96 per cent from 2016 to 2022 due to higher reporting: CRY analysisChild rape cases, covering various forms of penetrative assaults, have increased by 96% from 2016 to 2022, according to an analysis of NCRB...
28 Jan, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
China's population dropped for a second straight year as deaths jumped after Covid lockdowns endedChina faces a second consecutive annual population decline, with 2.75 million fewer people in 2023 due to a sharp drop in births and COVID-...
17 Jan, 2024, 09.40 AM IST
Sharp fall in marriages heightens China's concerns over declining birth rateA total of 7.63 million couples registered to get married across China in 2021, a record low for the past 36 years since 1986 when the Mini...
02 Apr, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
Birth rates in China's 10 provincial-level regions fall below 1 per cent, showing demographic crisisChina passed the three-child policy in August last year in a major policy shift to address the deepening demographic crisis attributed to t...
05 Jan, 2022, 02.20 PM IST
China's birth rate falls to four-decade low: ReportThe combination of low fertility rates and an aging population has driven the government to roll out a wide range of policies to encourage ...
24 Nov, 2021, 10.08 PM IST
Declining marriage numbers add to China's demographic conundrumAs the demographic crisis deepened, China has permitted all couples to have two children in 2016, scrapping the draconian decades-old one-c...
24 Nov, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
China allows couples third child amid demographic crisisFrom the 1980s, China strictly limited most couples to one child, a policy enforced with threats of fines or loss of jobs, leading to abuse...
21 Aug, 2021, 01.50 PM IST
China's births may fall below 10 million annually in next five years: Expert quotedThe number of babies born in China fell by 580,000 to 14.65 million in 2019 and the birth rate of 10.48 per thousand was the lowest since 1...
19 Apr, 2021, 01.21 PM IST
China launches match making campaign as marriage and birth rates dropAuthorities are now not only encouraging young people to get married; they are also trying to keep married couples together. The Communist ...
11 Feb, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
India needs to improve healthcare as part of global MDGs: WHOIndia and many other southeast Asian countries need to improve their record on public health care, the WHO said today as it warned that the...
13 May, 2015, 06.28 PM IST
- India way off development goal: ADB
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said India, despite making significant improvement in access to primary education, would not meet t...
17 Aug, 2006, 03.02 AM IST
- India unlikely to meet MDG targets: ADB
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said India, despite making significant improvement in access to primary education, will not meet th...
16 Aug, 2006, 01.00 PM IST