
Modern-day kids are increasingly turning to the Internet to solve queries about simple chores rather than seeking advice from their experienced grandparents, a new UK survey has claimed. ...

06:01 PM, Feb 28, 2013

Kolkata: In a re-run of the Norway custody battle, US authorities have restricted access of an Indian couple to their one-year-old son. The US authorities took the step after the child allegedly fell from his bed and suffered injury. The child is now in hospital. The parents say a child protection team has restricted their access to the child, pending an enquiry into the incident. The father, Debashish Saha, hails...

11:27 PM, Sep 09, 2012

The grandparents of the children met External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday to convey their concerns. CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat accompanied them. ...

05:53 PM, Feb 28, 2012

New Delhi: The row involving the custody of the 2 Indian children in Norway continues to drag on. The children's grandparents along with CPM Politburo leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday met External Affairs Minister SM Krishna at his residence in Delhi. A Norway court set March 23 as the date for next hearing in the case that sparked a diplomatic row. The family is trying to step up pressure on...

11:20 AM, Feb 28, 2012

London: They not only pamper their grandchildren with cuddles and cakes, and offer good advice, but grandparents are also the key to the evolution of human civilisation, say researchers. A number of recent studies have highlighted how helpful it was to have older people around during early human development - in fact, grandparents are able to babysit, make tools, teach skills and most importantly pass on vital wisdom on human...

01:55 PM, Jul 25, 2011

Chicago: Kids may be safest in cars when grandma or grandpa are driving instead of mom or dad, according to study results that even made the researchers do a double-take. "We were surprised to discover that the injury rate was considerably lower in crashes where grandparents were the drivers," said Dr. Fred Henretig, an emergency medicine specialist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the study's lead author. Previous evidence indicates...

12:31 PM, Jul 19, 2011

The school-boy lived with maternal relatives after parents separated. ...

03:03 AM, Jan 22, 2009

The girl was handed over to her maternal grandmother. ...

01:34 PM, Nov 21, 2008

The results were published in the November issue of Paediatrics, USA. ...

02:18 PM, Nov 03, 2008

A two-day-old baby girl was buried alive by her grandparents in Andhra. ...

02:02 PM, Jul 06, 2007