US Internet giants join effort to curb child sex abuse

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 03:13

Major US Internet firms have joined an effort to curb the spread of images of sex abuse of children, organizers said Monday.

Peerless Mutual Fund introduces Peerless 3 in 1 Fund

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 11:00

Peerless Funds Management Co. Ltd (PFMCL) has announced the re-launch of the erstwhile Peerless MF Child Plan as Peerless 3 in 1 Fund.

Peerless MF relaunches Child Plan as 3 in 1 Fund

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 16:32

The Fund is an open-ended hybrid scheme which invests in debt, gold ETFs and equity in a manner that optimises risk.

Govt launches special deposit scheme for girl child

Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 23:03

While the scheme has been notified by the government, the special interest rate applicable to it would be determined later.

Google to introduce child-friendly versions of products

Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 09:42

Google Inc plans to roll out child-friendly versions of its most popular products in a bid to be "fun and safe for children", USA Today reported, quoting Pavni Diwanji, the company`s vice president of engineering.

Mother watches child, relatives swept away in Sicily river

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 21:56

An Italian woman watched aghast as her seven-year-old daughter and two other female relatives were swept to their deaths on Sunday when an overflowing river in Sicily engulfed their car, media reported.

Simon Cowell books private jet for Lauren Silverman`s labour

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 18:11

Simon Cowell has reportedly leased a plane for his heavily pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman so that he can fly to New York quickly when she goes into labour.

Separate but equal

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 16:48

Segregating students into different divisions based on academic performance, used to be the norm in many schools. Such groupings however, have fallen out of favour of late. Gauri Rane and Patricia Mascarenhas examine why?

Tom and I know each other well: Rapace

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 10:12

Actress Noomi Rapace says that she completely trusts her "Child 44" co-star Tom Hardy.

NHRC seeks report from Karnataka, Odisha on child labour incident

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 19:49

The National Human Rights Commission directed Karnataka and Odisha governments to submit a report on an incident in which a child labourer was hit with an iron rod allegedly by a brick kiln owner in Gulbarga.