Tag: children

With members across party lines supporting a stricter law against child abuse, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the bill for amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.....

After over nine hours of hostage crisis at a village in Farrukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh, the police here on late Thursday night rescued all the 23 children who had been held captive by a man with criminal background.....

Parents of children stuck in Iran met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at the Kashmir International Conference Centre here on Monday.....

In wake of the brutal sexual assault on a minor girl in Delhi, the mother of the December 16, 2012 gang-rape victim 'Nirbhaya' said there is "no fear of law in the criminals" and "instant justice" is needed to deal with them. ....

Clinical trials to test Covaxin vaccine's efficacy in children between two to 18 years of age will begin in 10-12 days, top officials said on Tuesday.....

The Central government on Thursday announced that Covid-19 vaccine trials on children in the country would begin soon. ....

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited to conduct Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials for its anti-Covid shots called Corbevax on children. The trial will be on children between 5 and 18 years of age with certain conditions. ....

Taking suo motu cognizance, the government on Wednesday ordered a probe into allegations of hacking of Instagram accounts of Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra's children. ....

As the vaccination process for the teens aged 15 to 18 years will commence from January 3 across the nation, the government has said only Covaxin will be administered. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the first dose of vaccination of over 50 per cent of youngsters between the age group of 15 and 18 years. ....