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Ghaziabad deaths renew focus on gaming addiction among children in Karnataka
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (439+ words) Published - February 05, 2026 09:09 pm IST - Bengaluru The deaths of three minor sisters in Ghaziabad, following restrictions imposed by their parents on mobile phone usage, have prompted mental health professionals in Karnataka to reiterate concerns over excessive screen time, online gaming and…...
IIT Palakkad holds student entrepreneurship development programme
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (190+ words) Published - February 05, 2026 08:46 pm IST - PALAKKAD IIT Palakkad director A. Seshadri Sekhar inaugurating a student entrepreneurship development programme organised by IIT Technology Innovation Hub (TECHIN) on IIT Palakkad campus. The Technology Innovation Hub (TECHIN) of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad…...
Toll-free number for children’s health
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (244+ words) Published - February 05, 2026 07:56 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The public can now access all information related to children's health and the Government's health schemes for children by dialling the toll-free number 104. Health Minister Veena George will formally launch this toll-free telephonic service on…...
Learning crisis isn’t student failure, it’s pedagogical failure — and it’s fixable
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (677+ words) India's school crisis is not about "weak students'. It is about weak pedagogy and misaligned systems " something that becomes very visible every year in February and March. When learning falters, our response has increasingly been to categorise children rather than…...
APAAR enables secure digital storage of students’ academic credits, says VSU V-C
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (123+ words) Updated - February 04, 2026 08:59 pm IST - Nellore Addressing the gathering, VSU Vice-Chancellor Allam Srinivasa Rao said that the APAAR system enables the secure digital storage of students" academic credits. He emphasised that the initiative would effectively address issues such as discontinuation of…...
TGPSC aspirants protest over job calendar
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (178+ words) Published - February 04, 2026 08:22 pm IST - HYDERABAD Hundreds of youths gathered under makeshift tents to protest at Dharna Chowk on Lower Tank Bund Road on Wednesday, demanding that the State government issue recruitment notifications and announce a job calendar. Telangana State Public…...
Mumbai’s first ballet school and the women who built it over 60 years
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (511+ words) Her spine erect, neck elongated, legs crossed, torso slightly tilted and chin held high, she sits on a plastic chair. Her right arm extends, slightly arched, moving slowly from her head to her waist. It is a ballet move, but…...
Call to evolve collective consciousness to resist violence against children
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (351+ words) Published - February 03, 2026 09:39 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) chairperson K.V. Manoj Kumar on Tuesday called upon society to evolve a collective consciousness to resist and protest violence committed against children. He was inaugurating a three-day…...
Minister calls for public discussions on rising social media addiction among students
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (298+ words) Updated - February 03, 2026 09:04 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has called for serious deliberations on the rising social media addiction among students. Many nations across the world and other States in the country are going ahead with framing laws…...
Project Parivarthan to focus on drug abuse prevention, mental health awareness
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (217+ words) Published - February 03, 2026 08:23 pm IST - ANANTAPUR The programme is being organised by Nigama Foundation, in collaboration with MY Bharat, Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Pragathi Padham Youth Association, and will be implemented across eight districts of Rayalaseema. The…...