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How screen addiction reshaping childhood

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July 27, 2025

INDIA's digital revolution, while transformative, is exacting a growing toll on its youngest users.

- VISMAY BASU @ New Delhi

With over 70 crore internet users and 60 crore smartphones in circulation, a creeping crisis is emerging—one driven by excessive screen time and digital dependency, especially among children and adolescents.

Though India lacks a unified nationwide study on digital addiction across age groups, a patchwork of regional and thematic studies reveal alarming trends. In Maharashtra, for example, 22% of children aged 9 to 17 reportedly spend more than six hours a day on screens. Nationwide, over 60% in the same age bracket log at least three hours daily on mobile games or social media.

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SC will hear plea seeking to ensure no PG seats in med colleges remain vacant

THE Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking direction to the National Medical Commission (NMC) to devise a mechanism so that no postgraduate seats go vacant in pre-clinical and para-clinical branches across colleges.

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1 mins

November 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

'I Enjoy Playing Complex People'

Jacob Elordi speaks with Adam Stone about his latest film, Frankenstein, and how transforming into a monster is one of the more human characters he has played

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3 mins

November 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

Army's Animal Transport Units to stay

THE Indian Army has deferred disbanding of the Animal Transport Units (ATUs) till the next decade. This comes a time when the Army has substantial troops and formations guarding the borders in the unpredictable high altitude and terrain. Comprising the mules, horses, donkeys and dogs, the ATUs are there to stay at least till the beginning of the next decade, sources said.

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1 min

November 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

A Lot can Happen Over Coffee

Coffee raves flip nightlife on its head-dawn parties fueled by beats, brews, and buzzworthy energy

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3 mins

November 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

Clamour in Canada to call extortion an act of terror gains momentum

IN the face of unabated extortion calls affecting the legal community in British Columbia (BC), the lawyers have demanded that the Canadian federal government classify extortion as a terrorism offence under the Criminal Code.

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1 mins

November 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

LUXURY HOMES ON TAP BUT 'HOUSING' IN CRISIS

I T is only the rich who seem to be buying homes. New money is being pumped into larger, more stylish homes. On the other hand, the middle and poor are feeling the pinch of high prices and are holding back. Sales in the affordable and mid segments are down as resistance mounts against runaway prices.

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3 mins

November 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

Finding Light in Darkest Frames

Tannishtha Chatterjee talks about why indie films must be free from market forces and how she continues to have a positive view of life

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3 mins

November 16, 2025

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WHO norms on diabetes during pregnancy out

THE World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first global guidelines for the management of diabetes during pregnancy, a condition affecting about one in six pregnancies - or 21 million women annually.

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1 mins

November 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

FRANKENSTEIN PITCH

15 wkts, 245 runs & one retired hurt; Day Two played on fast forward mode with batters from both teams finding strip treacherous to spin

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3 mins

November 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Tiruchy

Corbett vultures fly 1,000 km for food: Study

IN a remarkable display of endurance, vultures native to Uttarakhand's famed Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) are undertaking massive migratory journeys, travelling up to 1,000 kilometres in search of food, according to a joint study with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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1 mins

November 16, 2025

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