The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial probe into the death of three minor sisters in their house in Mandawali area of east Delhi.


Magisterial probe into minor sisters' death


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Hunger appears to have killed three minor sisters on Tuesday in Mandawali area of east Delhi. Though the police are still awaiting the second post-mortem report, the doctors at Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Hospital here said the first autopsy revealed that the girls died due to 'starvation'.


'Hunger' takes the lives of 3 minor sisters in east Delhi


The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry on Wednesday said they are planning to introduce online course on nutrition for better implementation of "Poshan Abhiyaan" scheme.


Government plans online course on nutrition


Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is praying for the speedy recovery of singer Demi Lovato, who was rushed to a hospital after suffering a suspected drug overdose.


Priyanka Chopra prays for Demi Lovato's recovery


Singer Demi Lovato was rushed to a hospital here after suffering a suspected drug overdose.


Demi Lovato in hospital after 'drug overdose'


The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL) on Tuesday signed a $10 million loan guarantee agreement which will benefit small and medium enterprises operating in the healthcare sector in Tier II and III cities in India, officials said.


USAID, DHFL sign $10 mn loan guarantee for health SMEs


Increased consumption of apples and Indian government's plans to promote fresh fruits in the diet served in schools have brought good opportunity for apple cultivators in the US, a US official said on Tuesday.


'Increased consumption in India good for US apple cultivators'


The chairman of Chinese pharmaceutical company Changsheng Biotech, accused of falsifying data on its vaccines, has been arrested for questioning along with three other company executives, the firm said on Tuesday.


Vaccine scandal: Chinese pharma firm chairman arrested


Actress Shilpa Shetty has been appointed the brand ambassador for SRL Diagnostics.


Shilpa Shetty to endorse SRL Diagnostics


Three children in Australia are suspected to have fallen ill from using Pakistan-made Hashmi brand eyeliner contaminated with lead, authorities said.


Pakistan-made eyeliner suspected of causing lead poisoning


Virtual Reality (VR) simulations with models of real-life patients can help students experience dementia first-hand and gain better understanding of progressive cognitive diseases, including Alzheimer's, say researchers.


Virtual reality to help students experience dementia first hand


Fortis Healthcare is organising a psychology quiz competition open to all students across India with a top prize money of Rs one lakh.


Psychology-based quiz for school kids


An institute, set up with the support of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has started an initiative to train rag-pickers how to segregate garbage and to get the best price for things collected by them.


Rag-pickers to work as 'environment warriors'


Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for an immediate investigation into the sale of 250,000 faulty rabies vaccines as panic grows over product safety.


China orders probe into sale of faulty vaccines


Greening sidewalks, parks and vacant or dilapidated spaces could be an important and inexpensive tool to help address the rising cases of depression, anxiety and stress in urban communities, suggests a study.


Greening vacant lots can reduce depression in urban areas


Current scientific evidence do not support any "harmful effect" on the human body by electromagnetic field radiation of cell phone or its towers, said a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) official on Saturday.


Cell towers, mobiles unlikely to harm humans: Official


Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday to launch the construction of a China-Sri Lanka friendship hospital in the country's Polonnaruwa region.


Construction of China-aided hospital begins in Sri Lanka


Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have found the way to reverse the action of wrinkled skin and hair loss which are considered as the hallmarks of ageing, in a mouse model.


Decoded: How to reverse signs of ageing


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described Sri Lanka as India's special and trusted  friend in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region while assuring New Delhi's continued development aid cooperation with the island nation.


Sri Lanka India's special, trusted partner: Modi


At least 81 inmates of the women's jail in Byculla here were rushed to the hospital on Friday morning due to suspected food poisoning, officials said.


81 women inmates suffer suspected food poisoning in Mumbai jail


The personal health data of 1.5 million people, almost a quarter of the population, including the details of the city-state's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, have been hacked, a Health Ministry statement said on Friday.

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