Eight crib deaths in Bengal hospital
byKolkata, May 23 (IANS) Crib deaths are back to haunt West Bengal hospitals with at least eight infants dying at the Malda Medical College…
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Obesity in children linked to parents’ marital status
byWashington, May 23 (IANS) A new study by US researchers shows that children living with married parents are less likely to be obese. “Childhood…
An Indian heart beats for Pakistani now
byChennai, May 23 (IANS) An Indian’s heart is now beating for 40-year-old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani national, who has undergone a successful…
Indian-origin boy wins 2013 National Geographic contest (Lead, correcting intro)
byWashington, May 23 (IANS) Twelve-year-old Indian-origin boy Sathwik Karnik won the 2013 National Geographic Bee by correctly naming Chimborazo, a peak in Ecuador, as…
Thursday was Delhi’s hottest May in 10 years
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The maximum temperature in Delhi touched 45.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest for the month of May in…
Wind energy to light up Maoist-hit Bastar
byJagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), May 23 (IANS) If the efforts of the Chhattisgarh government produce results, the day is not far when wind energy would illuminate…
India can be net provider of security in region: PM
byGurgaon: There is need for reorienting the country’s strategic thinking and reappraising its higher defence organisations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today, noting that…
Intense heat grips Andhra, mercury in Hyderabad touches 44
byHyderabad, May 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh sizzled Thursday with the day temperature in most of the towns crossing 43 degree Celsius while the mercury…
Himachal achieves Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan targets
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh has achieved 100 percent target of enrolment, retention and transition of students in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the central government’s programme…
India to train 500 Nigerians in vocational skills
byLagos (Nigeria), May 23 (IANS) India wants increased partnership with Nigeria in education through institutional cooperation, content development, faculty exchange and joint ventures that…