‘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 ...
Good health is fundamental right : Court
New Delhi, May 1,2016 : “Good health is a justiciable fundamental right”, a Delhi court has said while observing ...
11 million Belgians to ‘get’ iodine pills in case of nuclear accident
Brussels : Belgium will provide iodine pills to its entire population of around 11 million people to protect against radioactivity in ...