Mumbai Jan 29 (IANS) Actress Debinna Bonnerjee reflected on a small yet deeply meaningful parenting milestone, sharing that the moment when children want only their parents in the world is something rarely talked about, but extremely emotional and impactful. In a video shared by Debinna on her social media account, the actress said, “People talk about milestones like first steps, first words and the first day of school. But there’s one milestone we don’t talk about enough.”She added, “…
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Los Angeles, Jan 20 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Rihanna knows how to maintain her composure. The singer was exiting the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City, when her security guard walked ahead of her, leaving the doors behind him to close in her face. The Grammy-winning artiste, 37, took the snafu in stride, pausing for a moment before quipping, “Such a gentleman you are” in a video that’s since gone viral on social media, reports ‘People’ magazine.She then giggled to herself as she got …
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) US lawmakers and child development experts have warned that artificial intelligence chatbots pose new and potentially more dangerous risks to children than social media, urging Congress to move quickly to impose safeguards as the technology spreads.Testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing titled “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth,” experts said AI-powered “companion” chatbots are being designed to encourage …
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) US lawmakers and child development experts have accused major technology companies of deliberately designing social media platforms to keep children hooked, telling a Senate panel that addictive algorithms — not parental failure — are driving a worsening youth mental health crisis.At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing this week titled “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth,” Chairman Ted Cruz said parents were struggling to protec…
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples from 40 districts across Pakistan, according to test results from the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health.In a statement issued this week, the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program said environmental samples were collected in December 2025 from multiple locations nationwide, confirming the presence of poliovirus in several areas, reports Xinhua news agency.”A total of 127 envi…
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Pakistan will vaccinate more than 45 million children during its first nationwide polio eradication campaign of 2026, scheduled to run from February 2 to February 8, health authorities said on Saturday.The country’s emergency operations centre said the week-long campaign will be conducted across the country, with vaccination teams administering oral polio vaccine to children under the age of five.The campaign will be held simultaneously in Pakistan and neighbouring Afgha…
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Bangladesh witnessed an alarming rise in crime rates in 2025, with women and children bearing the brunt of the violence, while incidents such as murder, banditry, and mob violence were also prominently recorded, local media reported on Thursday, citing police statistics.According to analysts, the spike in crimes is the consequence of the law and order challenges, with normalcy yet to be restored since the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government assumed power following the ouste…
Colombia, Jan 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka recorded its highest number of foreign tourist arrivals in 2025, with tourism earnings reaching new annual records despite disruptions caused by Cyclone Ditwah, said the country’s foreign minister at a media briefing.Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath on Monday said Sri Lanka received more than 2.36 million foreign tourists during the year, the highest number recorded in a single calendar year.Tourism revenue totalled 3.2 b…
Dhaka, Jan 2 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation in Bangladesh has expressed its concerns over escalating violence across the country in 2025, including political and electoral violence, mob attacks and lynchings, harassment of journalists, extrajudicial killings, and violence against women and children. In its latest report, Dhaka-based Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) revealed that at least 168 people were killed and 248 injured in 292 incidents of mob violence and lynching, sparked …
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) The United States reported more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, the highest annual total since 1992, according to the latest data released by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).As of December 30, a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases had been reported nationwide, with about 11 per cent of patients requiring hospitalisation. The cases were reported across 44 US jurisdictions, along with a small number of cases among international visitors to the…