Make social media companies more accountable: Milind Murli Deora in Rajya SabhaRaising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Deora stressed on the need for awareness on the impact of social media and internet ...
10 Mar, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Madras High Court suggests Australia-like ban on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat for children under 16The Madras High Court has suggested Centre to explore the possibility of drafting legislation similar to that adopted by Australia which re...
26 Dec, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
Children plug into AI chatbots, leaving reality, parents behindConversational AI apps like Chai and Character.AI let users create and interact with virtual personas, while Roblox is a social gaming univ...
12 Oct, 2025, 09.12 AM IST
Social media fuelling 'devastating' kids' mental health crisis: NGOThe report said what it termed "problematic" social media use was on the rise, with a direct link between heavy internet use and suicide at...
11 Jun, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
Texas mother speaks out after 11-year-old daughter's tragic suicide, reveals harrowing details. 'I waited a whole week for a miracle'The tragic death of 11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza has highlighted systemic failures, including unchecked bullying and racism at her sc...
27 Feb, 2025, 05.57 PM IST
'They should not have been granted bail': Atul Subhash's father on bail granted to his son's in-lawsSpeaking to the media, the father said "Bail has been granted to them under legal process, but they shouldn't have been granted bail. I am ...
05 Jan, 2025, 05.24 PM IST
Why Nikita Singhania, Rita Kaushik, and #MenToo are trending along with Atul Subhash and Accenture on LinkedIn and XThe tragic suicide of Bengaluru-based engineer Atul Subhash, 34, has sparked nationwide discussions on men’s rights and mental health under...
11 Dec, 2024, 09.12 AM IST
'Girl Next Door': Was 'White Widow' jihadi bride responsible for killing 400 people?She was called the 'White Widow' jihadi bride after her husband Germaine Lindsay was held responsible for killing 25 people in the bomb att...
14 May, 2024, 07.46 PM IST
'UMMEED': Here is how govt plans to reduce stress and suicides among studentsThe Ministry of Education has released draft guidelines called UMMEED to address the increasing concern of self-harm and suicide among stud...
05 Oct, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
Niti Aayog working on school mental health plan amid rising suicides among studentsThe programme aims to provide mental health promotion, prevention, and interventions to schoolchildren. It will also involve the private se...
22 Aug, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
With students in turmoil, US teachers train in mental healthOne of his 12-year-old students felt her world was falling apart. Distance learning had upended her friendships. Things with her boyfriend ...
04 Apr, 2022, 10.48 AM IST
Instagram launches a Parents Guide in Tamil to inform guardians of safety measures on platformThe Guide has inputs from key organisations working actively on the rights and safety of children.
29 Jul, 2021, 06.44 PM IST
Counsellors to help people at Uttar Pradesh quarantine unitsCounselling mostly happens over phone or video call due to the lockdown. All these 65 counsellors have shared their personal numbers with t...
16 Apr, 2020, 08.38 PM IST
Second test run of take-home ration scheme in UP's SitapurUP district selected after the Modi government faced red flags over DBT scheme during its last term.
02 Jul, 2019, 11.28 AM IST
Why is there no political reaction to farmer suicides?Suicide, be it by a soldier or a farmer, is unfortunate. But why is there no frenzied political reaction to suicides by thousands of debt-r...
07 Nov, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
Dog remark: BJP stands by VK SinghAs the Opposition parties attacked Singh for his dog remark on the Dalit killings in Faridabad, the BJP today came to his defence saying th...
22 Oct, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
Childhood psychological abuse as harmful as sexual abuseChildren who had been psychologically abused suffered from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, symptoms of post-traumatic stress and suic...
09 Oct, 2014, 06.55 PM IST