Thane: In a tragic incident, three children, including two siblings, died of suffocation after they got locked inside a car parked at a godown near their house while playing, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred at Kalher village in Thane district. The deceased were identified as Dileep Amar Maji (7), Ruby Amar Maji (5) and Raj Vinodsingh Soni (6), they said.
"The incident occurred on Wednesday, when the children while playing near their house sneaked in one of the new cars parked at a godown nearby and could not come out", Assistant Inspector of Narpoli police station Vijay Malshe told reporters.
The godown is located in the vicinity of the place of residence of the deceased, where new cars meant for delivery are parked in the open ground, he said. Police said parents of the children lodged a complaint on Wednesday night after their search to trace their wards proved futile, following which a team was dispatched to trace the missing kids....
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10:40 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Mumbai: Advertising and digital media agency Focus Group today launched a social networking website 'Worldoo', aimed at children aged between 6-12 years. "Worldoo will offer a platform to kids to live, express and play. They will have access to educational content and games from the likes of Cartoon Network, ZeeQ, National Geographic, Warner Bros and Shemaroo, so that they can learn and enjoy themselves, while staying safe on the Internet,"...
11:10 AM, Apr 17, 2013
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03:22 PM, Mar 02, 2013
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09:26 AM, Feb 15, 2013
The Supreme Court has criticised the Centre and several state governments for their failure to file status report on the issue of missing children. The apex court has also come down heavily on the Chief Secretaries of Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu for their failure to personally appear in the matter and asked them to explain the status of missing children in their states on February 19. ...
12:30 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Washington: Children watching TV in bedrooms might have greater chances of becoming obese, says a US study. A team from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Los Angeles linked the relationship between watching TV in bedrooms and childhood obesity, especially larger waists. "The established association between TV and obesity is predominantly based on BMI (Body Mass Index which is height-to-weight ratio). The association between TV and fat mass, adiposity stored...
03:28 PM, Dec 11, 2012
London: Parents might be puzzled by the modern day text lingo, however, using abbreviations like 'lol', 'gr8' and 'b4' can improve your child's writing skills, a new study has found. According to a UK government research, there is a positive relationship between so-called "textisms" and pupils' ability to draft essays. The study, commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), found that mobile phone use required a "certain degree of phonological...
01:34 PM, Dec 02, 2012
New Delhi: If you are under the impression that diabetes is an old man's disease, you are wrong. More and more children are falling prey to this lifestyle disease and doctors say it is best to screen children too. The theme of this year's World Diabetes Day, being observed on Wednesday, is 'Protect Our Future'. "There has been an increase in the number of patients coming to clinics for diabetes...
09:54 AM, Nov 14, 2012
Kolkata: The Child Welfare Committee in Burdwan in West Bengal has given the custody of two NRI children, Abhigyan and Aishwarya, to their mother Sagarika Chakrabarty. The children were caught in a custody battle over one year which snowballed into a diplomatic row between India and Norway. The children had been placed under the care of the Norwegian authorities. Now the child panel, responding to a petition filed by Sagarika,...
11:15 AM, Nov 09, 2012
Gurgaon: Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen has marriage on her mind and says it's her dream to have a lavish Christian style wedding. "It is my childhood dream to have a Christian style wedding, just like the fairy tales. I always imagine myself as a bride who will wear a gown, with a long train and veil. I find the idea of walking down the aisle and then being handed to...
02:20 PM, Oct 21, 2012
New Delhi: Actress Uma Thurman's daughter has joined the list of celebrity children with bizarre names. Thurman's daughter is justifiably called Luna at home since her official name is Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson. William Shakespeare wouldnt know that even ages down his popular line Whats in a name from 'Romeo and Juliet' would still make sense to many. The present Hollywood celebrities have their own take when it...
02:23 PM, Oct 19, 2012
Gurgaon: After making popular films with some of the top actors in the industry, Karan Johar now wants to step in front of the camera following in the footsteps of Farhan Akhtar and Farah Khan. While Farhan has struck a balance between his acting and directing career, Farah did just one film 'Shirin Farhad'. Johar, who did a small appearance years ago in 'Dilwale Duhania Le Jayenge', says he wants...
04:33 PM, Oct 15, 2012
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02:01 PM, Oct 11, 2012
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08:49 AM, Oct 11, 2012
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02:17 AM, Oct 08, 2012
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12:11 PM, Sep 24, 2012
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Minister Shivpal Yadav on Saturday had a miraculous escape when a small plane carrying him skidded off the runway after landing at the IGI airport in Delhi. The incident took place at around 12 noon when the plane skidded off the runway after landing and the nose-wheel got stuck in mud, airport sources said. The plane with six people on board, including Yadav and two pilots,...
02:59 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Hyderabad: Though the drive against drunken driving had been initiated almost 10 months ago by the city traffic police, violation of the rule is still a cause of concern. Thousands of cases have been registered so far, yet the police are having a tough time dealing with those who violate the rule. The police find it surprising as a majority of those who violate the drunken driving rule are either...
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