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Asha De Vos on following her dream to become a marine biologist, studying pygmy blue whales
Aatish Nath •Though people in her home country Sri Lanka thought that becoming a marine biologist was 'frivolous', Asha De Vos decided to follow her dreams. She works towards making the oceans safer for whales
Momo Challenge: ICSE association in West Bengal warns schools about 'game', suggests awareness drives for parents and students
•The Association has asked schools to organise sensitisation drives among children and their parents about the danger of online games like Momo Challenge and Blue Whale.
Students need to be made aware about the dangers of online games like Blue Whale: SC
Ians •The court said this in its order on a petition seeking steps to deal with the spate of suicides by youngsters who got hooked to playing Blue Whale.
Blue Whale Challenge: Supreme Court tells Centre to set up expert panel to firewall game
•The Supreme Court on Friday sought the government's response on a plea seeking to firewall virtual games like Blue Whale which has allegedly led to several suicides.
Blue Whale challenge: Pakistan college expels two students after they inflict cuts on their arms
•Two college girls in Pakistan's Punjab province have been expelled after they inflicted cuts on their arms with knives as part of the controversial Blue Whale Challenge game
Bombay HC refuses to hear PIL on Blue Whale Challenge as matter is pending before SC
•Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to hear a public interest litigation seeking a ban on the online game 'Blue Whale Challenge'.
West Bengal teen hospitalised after sustaining injuries while playing the Blue Whale Challenge
Ians •Blue Whale Challenge is reportedly a suicide game in which the player is given certain tasks to complete for a period of 50 days and the final task leads to the player committing suicide.
Blue Whale challenge: Chhattisgarh police launch probe as number of cases rise
•Chhattisgarh Police has launched a probe into a number of cases suspected to be linked to the Blue Whale challenge in various districts of the state
Government advisory on the Blue Whale Challenge asks guardians to monitor the online activities of children
•The advisory explained that the the challenge is that an anonymous group administrator hands out 50 tasks to selected players that must be completed.
Blue Whale Challenge: Supreme Court asks for Centre's response on plea to ban online game
Ians •Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking a ban on the online Blue Whale game that has been blamed for a number of deaths of young people.