— House lawmakers have approved a bill raising the minimum age for anyone in Delaware to legally possess or purchase any rifle, or firearm ammunition, from 18 to 21, the same age requirement for handguns. Meanwhile, House lawmakers voted unanimously Tuesday for legislation putting state law enforcement officials in charge of background checks for gun purchases. A bill approved Tuesday …
The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, ideological mothership of the ruling BJP, will be holding the annual meeting of its most significant decision–making body, the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha between March 11-13 in Ahmedabad, where the organisation will discuss issues of contemporary relevance including the hijab row and the Bill to raise the age of marriage for women to 21. Senior Sangh …
C HINESE SOCIETY is locked in a dispiriting argument, worthy of a more callous age. The public is debating whether a 14-year-old girl was a victim of rape by her wealthy guardian—three decades her senior—or a willing partner, trading sex for gifts and attention. In their hundreds of millions, social-media users have condemned the accused man, a successful lawyer, and …
This story is part of a series on parenting—from surveilling our teens to helping our kids navigate fake news and misinformation. Basic media literacy skills are like a second alphabet for the digital age, and fostering them in our children involves asking questions and being an active participant in their media consumption. Because of this cognitive limitation, media literacy efforts …
