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UK overhauls children’s social care system

Reforms aim to tackle neglect, empower social workers, and increase transparency.

UNICEF chief calls for global effort to reach vulnerable children

UNICEF chief Catherine Russell emphasized the need for an international effort to reach the most vulnerable children and ensure their access to education.

Want your children to eat healthier? Start by consuming a better diet yourself, US study says

Researchers say that parents tend to choose unhealthy foods for themselves after choosing a healthy meal for their young children. This dynamic isn't ideal.

14 children suffer burn injuries due to electrocution during Mahashivratri procession in Kota

The children, aged 10-16 years, were electrocuted from a high-tension power line passing overhead in the Sakatoura area under the Kunhari police station.

61% parents say their child spends at least 3 hours online everyday, says Local Circles survey

39% indicated their children had developed more aggression due to internet usage, followed by 37% indicating impatience, while 27% stated that they are lethargic.

China’s preference for sons is leaving women exploited, abused—they’re ‘losing will to live’

Popular Chinese TV series – Ode to Joy, All is Well and I Will Find You a Better Home – have sparked renewed attention to the ill-treatment of female children in Chinese society.

Children can’t be monitored 24/7 anymore. Parents must focus on autonomy, safe spaces

YouTube Kids and online gaming is not as safe as parents think. Online predators lurk on these platforms. Parents must stay alert.

Eight children killed by landslide in northern Pakistan after monsoon rains

Official said the incident took place in the remote Shangla district while the children were playing cricket. All of them were aged between 12 and 15.

Russia says it has brought 700,000 children from Ukraine conflict zones to its territory

In July 2022, the US estimated that Russia ‘forcibly deported’ 260,000 children, while Ukraine says 19,492 Ukrainian children are currently considered illegally deported.

Kyiv urges Russians not to adopt Ukraine’s ‘stolen’ children

According to Ukraine, 19,514 children are currently considered illegally deported. Russia claims the programme is a 'humanitarian campaign' to protect orphans left in the conflict zone.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.