child safety

Indore, March 28 – In a heartbreaking incident, a four-year-old boy named Chirag died after a sudden fire broke out in the car he was sitting in at the Simrol police station area in Indore on Saturday morning.The tragic accident occurred near Shell City on the Indore-Khandwa road.Chirag had...

Indore, March 28 A four-year-old boy died after being engulfed in flames when a stationary car he was in caught fire in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, police said.The incident occurred in the Simrol police station area, about 22 km from the district headquarters, in the morning...

Prayagraj (UP), March 27 Two children drowned and two others went missing after being swept away by strong currents in the Ganga river here on Friday morning, police said.The incident occurred near Bampur village under the Manda police station limits in the Yamuna Nagar zone.Deputy...

Singapore, March 26 An Indian-origin man was charged in a Singapore court on Thursday for driving a luxury sports car with his two children sitting on the car's trunk.According to a report by Channel News Asia, Prem Anan Sugunakumar was charged with reckless driving that endangered the safety...

Washington, March 26 – A US jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case, ruling that their platforms harmed a young user through addictive design features and failed to warn of risks to children and teenagers.Delivered by a Los Angeles court, the ruling marks one of the most...

New Delhi, March 25 The Delhi Police clarified on Wednesday that a video circulating on social media claiming an attempted kidnapping of children is false, and instead pertains to a case of reckless driving in the Khajuri Khas area of northeast Delhi.The video, filmed by a motorcyclist using...

Sydney, March 24 Children under the age of 16 will be banned from riding electric mobility devices in the Australian state of Queensland under new safety laws announced on Tuesday.The Queensland state government said on Tuesday that it has accepted, or accepted in principle, all 28...

Shillong, March 19 Meghalaya Police handed out nearly 400 helmets to violators on Thursday instead of fining them for riding with children without helmets in the East Khasi Hills district, an official said.The helmets were distributed during a special enforcement drive conducted by the...

Mumbai, March 18 Maharashtra's efforts to promote safety in the face of children's growing, often unregulated use of the internet and social media are proving inadequate, prompting the state IT department to set up an expert task force to study the issue, Minister Ashish Shelar said Wednesday...

Nagpur, March 17 A six-year-old boy died after falling into an open sewage drain in the Wathoda area of Nagpur city on Tuesday afternoon, police said.Danish Fayyaz Ansari was playing near his house in Sharda Nagar when he fell into the drain, allegedly dug by a neighbor, around 3:30 pm. Family...

Mandla (MP), March 14 A two-and-a-half-year-old girl died after being hit by a speeding truck while she was walking with her mother in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.Heartbreaking scenes unfolded after the accident on Friday, as the distraught mother was seen...

Chennai, March 13 Tamil Nadu has become an "unsafe state" for women and children, and the ruling DMK has shown no concern for its people following a series of incidents, TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna alleged on Friday.Arjuna, General Secretary of the actor-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The Odisha Police, in collaboration with UNICEF, will organize a conclave here on Saturday to discuss the growing challenges and opportunities that children face in the digital world.Titled 'Juventica – Digital Rights & Safety of Children Conclave', it will bring together...

New Delhi, March 11 AI-controlled toys pose a serious threat to children's safety, and immediate action is being taken in consultation with the consumer affairs and home ministries, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.During the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha...

Chandigarh, March 11 Punjab Minister Aman Arora informed the Assembly on Wednesday that the state government will take the matter of framing rules for social media usage by minors with the Centre, and evaluate global best practices to safeguard children's interests.Arora, the minister for good...

Beed (Maharashtra), March 11 A four-year-old boy who had gone missing has been found dead in a well in the Beed district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.The child went missing around 5 pm on Monday while playing outside his house in the Javala village in the Dharur tehsil, they said...

New Delhi, March 10 – A video shared by Maha Mumbai Metro on social media has raised concerns about passenger safety after a child was seen performing risky stunts inside a metro coach. The clip, reportedly sent by a vigilant passenger, shows the child engaging in unsafe behavior during the...

Saharsa (Bihar), March 2 – Anxiety has gripped two families in Saharsa district, Bihar, as their sons, Amit Kumar Chauhan and Keshav Kumar, remain in Doha, Qatar, with their families amidst the escalating Israel-Iran conflict in the Middle East.The parents say they have been deeply worried...

Banda (UP), February 27 A woman threw her five-year-old daughter into the Yamuna River on Friday following a dispute with her mother, and then attempted to jump into the river herself before bystanders intervened, police said.A team from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has been...

Washington, February 27 – A senior Republican senator has launched a two-pronged attack on two of America's most powerful technology companies, accusing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg of "denial and deceit" in a landmark child safety trial and alleging that Apple News has "systematically suppressed"...