Road injuries and self-harm top killers
New Delhi: Self-harm and road injuries have emerged as the top killers among the 15-24 age group in India. While self-harm ...
Cancer patient scores 95.8 pc in ICSE examinations
Kolkata: Refusing to be cowed down by cancer, Raghav Chandak had the burning desire to excel in his ICSE examination and so he ...
‘Solar kids’ from Pakistan
Islamabad: A case of two brothers in Pakistani who are normal and active during the day but are unable to move or talk ...
Centre to states : Adopt Yoga in school syllabus
New Delhi, May 6 ,2016 : The Centre has asked the state governments to adopt Yoga as part of their school syllabus so that ...
Five lakh people die of cancer annually in India
New Delhi, May 6,2016: Cancer claims five lakh lives in India annually, government said in Lok Sabha today.
Noting that there ...
Tobacco industry packs must carry bigger health warnings : SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered cigarette manufacturers to comply with controversial new rules requiring bigger health ...
Nihal, dies at 15
Fifteen-year-old Nihal Shrinivas Bitla who suffered from a rare genetic disorder progeria, succumbed to his condition at a ...
US court awards $55 mn in Johnson and Johnson cancer suit
For the second time in three months, a St Louis jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a huge award over claims that its ...
Cos spent Rs 42 cr under Swachh Bharat Kosh
New Delhi, May 3,2016 : Companies spent over Rs 42 crore towards ‘Swachh Bharat Kosh’ as part of their corporate ...
Urban toilet mission falls way short of target at just 54%
NEW DELHI: In what should come as a wake-up call for the government, construction of household toilets in urban areas in ...