Fortis launches ‘next-generation’ hospital in Gurgaon
byNew Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare Limited, a chain of private healthcare providers, Tuesday launched its flagship “next-generation” hospital, the Fortis Memorial Research…
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No proposal to introduce new TB drug: Government
byNew Delhi, April 30 (IANS) There is no proposal to introduce TB drug Bedaquiline in the Indian market, parliament was told Tuesday. “No application…
Gulzar appointed chancellor of Assam University
byMumbai, April 30 (IANS) Lyricist-writer Gulzar has been appointed the new chancellor of Assam University. The 78-year-old Padma Bhushan awardee’s name features besides ‘Chancellor’…
Sarabjit’s family likely to return as his condition worsens
byAmritsar/Lahore, April 30 (IANS) The distraught family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan who was brutally assaulted last week,…
95 fall ill in Tripura after eating at wedding feast
byAgartala, April 30 (IANS) Ninety-five people were taken ill and admitted to various hospitals after eating at a wedding feast in Tripura Monday night….
Fear of encephalitis outbreak haunts Bihar
byPatna, April 30 (IANS) With this year’s first death suspected to be caused by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) reported in Bihar, the fear of…
Himachal uproots invasive weed that threaten forests
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh’s forest department is engaged in a massive project to remove lantana, an exotic flowering shrub that threatens the state’s biodiversity, and re-greening…
Former Indian envoy’s wife contributes to Ethiopia’s eyecare
byAddis Ababa, April 30 (IANS) Ethiopia, with one of the highest blindness prevalence rates in the world, will soon get a major boost in…
Obese men in 20s may die in middle age
byLondon: Families of chubby youngsters, beware! Men who turn obese in their early 20s are significantly less likely to reach their middle age, a…
Sunny morning in Delhi, clear day ahead
byNew Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 24.3 degrees Celsius, normal…