In a bid to encourage a “baby boom,” advocated by Mizoram’s churches and civil society organisations, the state’s sports minister Robert Romawia Royte, on Tuesday, distributed Rs 2.5 lakh and...

The Madras High Court directed district child protection officers and other officials to conduct periodic inspection of children homes to check the living conditions, facilities provided and the...

The Pfizer vaccine would be administered at a lower dosage than for people 12 and over, the companies said in a statement.

COVID-19 in children should not be of much concern if they are asymptomatic and do not have severe infection, experts said on Thursday, amid some states, including Mizoram and Kerala, reporting a rise...

People of Bihar are surprised over crores of rupees being credited in the bank accounts of two children.

This year’s Nutrition Week (September 1-7) is celebrated with the theme ‘feeding smart right from the start’. Prominent nutritionist Sandhya Manian discusses the need to develop adaptive eating habits...

A man allegedly killed his three minor children and also tried to kill his wife before attempting suicide following a domestic dispute in Gujarat’s Aravalli district, police said on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Zydus Cadila's needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D has already received emergency use authorisation (EUA) to inoculate children in the age group of 12-18. It is expected to be administered...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the government is thinking whether children will be required to be vaccinated in view of the COVID third wave and assured that everyone in the...

The new regulation affects some of China’s largest technology companies, including gaming giant Tencent, as well as gaming company NetEase.