Tag: child
Punjabis May Be Aborting Female Foetus In Canada Too
Indians are known for their preference for male children, and according to a new study, some Indian-origin couples living in Canada -- mostly those from Punjab and the Hindi heartland -- may be practicing sex selective abortion out of a preference for boys. ....
14 Foetuses Found In Jharkhand
At least 14 human foetuses were found in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, police said on Tuesday. ....
Facebook 'exploited' Australian Kids For Advertisers
Facebook monitored the posts of Australian children and used algorithms to identify and exploit them by allowing advertisers to target them during their "most vulnerable moments", media reported, evoking criticism against the social media giant.....
A Good Memory May Make You Feel Bored Of Experiences Quickly
People with large memory capacities tend to get bored faster as they perceive they have experienced things more times because they remember those experiences in more detail and feel more satiated by them, researchers said.....
26 Child Marriages Halted In Jharkhand
A child rights' group said on Friday that it prevented 26 child marriages in Jharkhand in just one week.....
Too Much Salt In Teenage Ups Risk Of Stroke Later
Too much salt in adolescents' diet may adversely affect their blood vessels, increasing the risk for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke, during adulthood, a study said.....
How 'Room To Read' Changed Roshanara's Story
Roshanara, an alumna of Room to Read’s Girls' Education Program (GEP) from Delhi will be visiting New York City and Washington, D.C. to speak at Room to Read's annual fundraising event on May 15, 2017. ....
Only 1 In 10 Children Aged 6-23 Months Gets Adequate Diet
Only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets "adequate diet", according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4). Consequently, 35.7 per cent of children below five years of age are underweight, according to NFHS-4 data.....
Adnan Sami, Wife Blessed With Daughter
Singer Adnan Sami and his wife Roya Sami have welcomed their first child, a daughter, with utmost joy.....
Bonded As Domestic Worker, 8-year-old Rescued From Engineer's Home
An 8-year-old girl, confined as a domestic worker at a software engineer's home, was rescued from Hyderabad on Wednesday. ....
