‘Our son was forced to end life’: Parents of Indian medical student Vaibhav Duggal accuse Texas Tech University of bias

Five months after Vaibhav Duggal, a third-year medical student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, committed suicide, his parents in India broke silence and accused the university authorities of clear bias which they alleged pushed Vaibhav to take the decision to end his life. They said Vaibhav was declared guilty of […]

Doctors warn of deadly consequences among US kids as Trump, RFK Jr fuel vaccine rollbacks

Dangers of Not Taking Vaccines: Doctors Warn Trump-Era Immunisation Policies and RFK Jr’s Anti-Vaccination Influence Could Put US Children’s Lives at Risk On January 5, 2026, US federal vaccine guidelines were revised to reduce the number of vaccines universally recommended for children, changing some from routine to “shared clinical decision-making.” The newly released changes to […]

30-year-old NRI confused whether to return for old parents or to stay abroad with children: ‘I find myself conflicted…’

A 30-year-old Non-Resident Indian shared the difficult choice he faces between caring for his ageing parents in India and securing a future for his children while living abroad.The anonymous Reddit user wrote extensively under a post titled “Living abroad as a only son: Caught Between Responsibility and Reality.”He explained that he is the only son […]

Worn down by worry, parents look longingly at Australia’s social media ban

Time to screen social media LONDON: A frustrated father in Spain, whose teenage daughter regularly sidesteps parental controls that block social media, wants the government to ban apps like TikTok and Instagram for children. In France, a mother of three worries about social media’s effect on young people and will not give her children smartphones […]

What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys

new video loaded: What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys transcript Back transcript What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys A video of a child crying over her broken A.I. chatbot stirred up conversation in China, with some viewers questioning whether the gadgets are good for children. But the girl’s father says it’s […]

UAE announces new age rules for kindergarten and grade 1; Here’s what parents need to know | World News

From 2026, UAE children must be three to six years old by December 31 for admission/Representative Image The UAE has announced a major update to its school admission policy, changing the age cut-off for Kindergarten and Grade 1 enrolments. Starting from the 2026–2027 academic year, students will need to meet age requirements by 31st December […]

UAE introduces new law to protect children without known parents | World News

Federal law in UAE ensures care and rights for parentless children / AI Generated Image The UAE Government has issued Federal Decree-Law No. (12) of 2025, a major legal reform focused on children of unknown parentage, that is, children whose biological parents are not legally identified or known. This law strengthens how the country cares […]

UK report says Indian-origin parents may be aborting female foetuses

TOI Correspondent from London: A UK government analysis has found a sizeable imbalance in birth sex ratios among Indian-origin families, raising concerns that some parents may be aborting female foetuses because they prefer sons.The office for health improvement and disparities analysed birth data from 2017 to 2021 and detected one statistically significant anomaly: among children […]

Kartik Aaryan’s parents buy Rs 10.83 crores office in Vile Parle, add to family’s expanding Mumbai holdings : Bollywood News

Kartik Aaryan’s family has expanded its real-estate footprint in Mumbai with another major acquisition, as the actor’s parents purchased a premium commercial unit in Vile Parle. The deal marks yet another significant property investment linked to the actor in recent months, highlighting a clear trend of strategic expansion. Kartik Aaryan’s parents buy Rs 10.83 crores […]

What is ‘Whiteness Pandemic’? University of Minnesota urges adults to self-reflect; offers resources for white parents

A University of Minnesota webpage has described a “whiteness pandemic” in the United States and says people raised in the country grow up inside this culture. The page, run by the Culture and Family Lab under the Institute of Child Development, says White adults have a responsibility to “self-reflect, re-educate” and take antiracist action because […]