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Thursday, December 11, 2025
TopicCorporal punishment

Topic: corporal punishment

First Muzaffarnagar, now Sambhal: UP teacher ‘asks Muslim student to slap Hindu classmate’, arrested

Case similar to that of Trupta Tyagi, a teacher at a private school in Muzaffarnagar, who allegedly made Hindu students slap a Muslim classmate for not doing his homework last month.

Feel free to hit my child—Indian parents’ ground rule for good education. Toxic teachers oblige

Reverence of physically abusive teachers is rooted in the caste system, we respect the profession not the person.

Physical punishment doesn’t improve children’s behaviour, makes it worse, study in Lancet says

The researchers said physical punishment was not associated with any positive outcomes for children and increased the risk of children experiencing severe violence or neglect.

What’s common between Gwalior admin and Indian parents? Love for punishment, Covid or not

Gwalior announced that those breaking Covid rules will have to volunteer at a hospital or police check-post. But it's not the only city that loves absurd ‘punishments’.

No tight slap: New research shows children are safer in countries that banned smacking

Countries that enforced complete ban on hitting children experienced rates of physical fighting up to 69% lower than states that condoned smacking.

On Teachers’ Day, teachers say the days of respect are long gone

It has become a constant fear among teachers that they will be blamed for ‘every little thing’ that happens to a child.

Five reasons why Teachers’ Day should be abolished

Teachers have let India down.

First day of Ramzan brings heat & darkness for Karachi

A new 'women and children protection' desk opened by Sindh's police department, and a billion dollar crude oil pipeline between Pakistan and China is underway.

On Camera

India’s long war with Maoists has a huge void — no number of dead bodies can fill it

Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.