After a nail-biting contest, 12-year-old Bruhat Soma of Florida has won the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee. After both finalists correctly spelled a series of increasingly difficult words, a spelling bee was called, only the second time in the contest’s long history, to determine the winner. The atmosphere in the room was tense, with Soma … Read more
A 12-year-old Las Vegas girl allegedly committed suicide after being relentlessly bullied at school. The family of Flora Martinez claims Duane D. Keller Middle School denied their request to transfer her. Flora committed suicide on May 7. Flora Martinez, 12-year-old Las Vegas girl, commits suicide after relentless bullying (GoFundMe) “Look how hard this was for … Read more
The Delhi High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the refusal of two Delhi government hospitals to treat a 12-year-old boy due to lack of swabs and doctors, lamenting that the incident was serious and shocking. The bench further directed the government to submit a status report. (Representative file photo) Justice Subramium Prasad sought a … Read more
Twelve-year-old Saanvi Singal needed an after-school filmmaking class to unleash the fantasy world swirling in her head and put it into words. Saanvi and her family in New York. (HT photo) The New York-based writer, whose lineage can be traced to Chandigarh through her maternal grandparents Vanita and BC Gupta, recently published her debut novel, … Read more
Maharajganj: A court here sentenced five men to life imprisonment in the gang-rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. The court also imposed a fine $$90,000 per prisoner. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Special Public Prosecutor Vinod Singh said Additional Sessions Judge Vinay Kumar Singh on Friday convicted five men — Pan Pankaj Sahni, Vivek, Govind Chauhan, Sonu … Read more