Child Social Media Stars: A 2025 Trend Analysis
Explore the rise of child influencers aged 3-7 on Instagram and YouTube in India. Meet the young stars and learn expert insights on the psychological impact of early social media fame.
Explore the rise of child influencers aged 3-7 on Instagram and YouTube in India. Meet the young stars and learn expert insights on the psychological impact of early social media fame.
Hapur police arrested two for kidnapping children to sell to childless couples. A 3-year-old boy was rescued and reunited with his family. Read the full investigation details.
Uttar Pradesh STF arrests four men, including a farmer and EV agency owner, for smuggling 224 kg of ganja worth over Rs 20 lakh. Read details of the Hapur operation.
Navi Mumbai AHTU rescued a 16-year-old Bangladeshi girl and five women from a prostitution racket at Navnath Inn lodge. Three arrested under POCSO and PITA acts. Read the full operation details.
Patna district administration rescued 20 children & 4 women from begging. Joint operation targets trafficking, kids sent to shelter homes. Monthly drives planned. Read more.
Thane Police arrests five individuals, including a couple, for attempting to sell a 7-day-old baby girl for Rs 6 lakh. The shocking child trafficking racket was busted in Maharashtra.
A Class 10 student from Thuraiyur, Trichy, starts a student-led movement against child marriage after seeing classmates drop out. Her efforts earn official recognition. Read her inspiring story.
A Mumbai sessions court grants bail to Dr. Reshmi Banerji, citing no evidence she harmed the child. The case involves an alleged interstate trafficking racket uncovered in April 2024. Read the full details.
Ludhiana district administration rescued 11 children from begging in a major drive under Project Jeevanjot 2.0. Officials vow to make city free from child exploitation. Report cases on helpline 1098.
A young mother in Bihar was reunited with her infant son after police rescued him. The baby was allegedly sold by his grandmother to child brokers to punish the parents for a love marriage. Read the full story.
Dharwad DC Divya Prabhu outlines a decade-long campaign to eradicate child marriage. Learn about the 100-day awareness drive and multi-departmental strategy to protect children.
Two more individuals arrested in a major undercover operation targeting a transnational drug and weapons trafficking network. Read the latest on the ongoing crackdown.
A shocking video from Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, shows a man performing chin-ups while suspended from a railway bridge over moving traffic. The high-risk stunt has gone viral online.
The Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction of a Bengaluru man for child trafficking, terming it a 'deeply disturbing reality'. The court emphasized the credibility of the victim's sole testimony. Read more.
India's Supreme Court upheld a couple's conviction for trafficking and sexually exploiting a minor, highlighting a widespread pattern of organised child exploitation. Read the court's strong observations.
A widespread shutdown hit Western UP as traders, doctors, and lawyers united to demand a High Court bench. Markets, schools, and OPDs closed across over 20 districts in a historic protest.
A routine kidnapping probe in Erode uncovers a vast interstate child trafficking network. Over 60 individuals involved, key coordinators absconding. Read the shocking details.
Nagpur authorities rescue 15 beggars, including 4 exploited children, in Sitabuldi, Lokmat & Panchsheel Chowk. Action taken under Juvenile Justice Act. Report child begging to Helpline 1098.
Mysuru recorded 32 child pregnancy cases between April and October 2025. Experts credit declining numbers to fear of legal action against child marriages. Full details inside.
A Jharkhand tribal woman was trafficked, assaulted & murdered by a domestic help agency couple in Delhi-NCR. Her body was found in a Hapur sugarcane field. Read the shocking details.
Hapur-Pilkhuwa Development Authority's Invest in Hapur Summit 2025 garners Rs 1,300 crore proposals, highlighting the region's growth as a new industrial hub near Delhi-NCR. Explore the details.
Ludhiana Police Commissioner launches a major awareness and enforcement drive against child marriage, registering over 200 cases. Learn about the initiative and its impact.
Delhi Police rescued a kidnapped infant sold for Rs 1.5 lakh and arrested five people, including an Anganwadi helper. The child was safely returned to his mother. Read the full investigation details.
Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government to formulate steps against child begging, probing if kids are trafficked or drugged. Read the full story.
The US military confirmed a strike that killed four men on a vessel suspected of carrying illicit narcotics along a known trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific on December 5, 2025.
RPF & Child Line rescue 22 minors from child trafficking at Dungarpur station. Three agents detained. Read about 'Operation Aahat' and the ongoing investigation.
Key Lucknow stakeholders held a major consultation to strengthen child protection, identifying gaps and enhancing coordination for vulnerable children. Learn about the initiatives.
Neurologist Dr. Bing explains why a quiet child isn't always calm. Learn the signs of a brain in survival mode and how adults can help foster healthy emotional growth.
A five-year-old boy in Erode died after a banana he was eating slipped into his windpipe. The incident highlights the need for vigilance with young children. Read the full report.
Alipurduar court convicts nine individuals in four separate wildlife crime cases, sentencing each to three years in jail and a Rs 50,000 fine for offenses involving hog deer, tokay geckos, barking deer, and a pangolin.