Sixteen children, including ten infants, died at the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur during the last 24 hours, authorities said on Monday.


16 kids die at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College in last 24 hours


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Actress Tamannaah Bhatia on Sunday participated in a walk organised here for breast cancer awareness.


Tamannaah participates in Pink Ribbon walk


Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, who is all geared up to start the shoot of her film "Gully Boy", says an athletic event like Juniorthon where children engage in physical activity is great news.


Mumbai Juniorthon good for kids: Zoya Akhtar


AIIMS Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) President Harjit Singh Bhatti has alleged receiving life threat calls, more than a month after he wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking better health services.


AIIMS RDA head gets life threats for open letter to Adityanath


Researchers have found that all forms of vitimisation --  bullying, cyberbullying and harassment -- can damage the entire school environment.


Bullying can damage entire school environment: Study


Exposure to air pollution on the way to school can have damaging effects on growth of children's working memory, suggests new research.


Air pollution cuts growth of working memory in kids


Singer-actress Mandy Moore got an upper endoscopy done to determine if she has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder primarily affecting the small intestine.


Mandy Moore undergoes procedure to test for celiac disease


With the central and state governments, and even the National Green Tribunal (NGT), coming down heavily on stubble-burning in Punjab and Haryana, farmers in both the states say they have few options available to avoid burning the crop residue.


Stubble-burning in Punjab, Haryana: Few options for farmers


Five leading pathology labs from India, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have formed an international diagnostic consortium to provide affordable medical tests and treatment to people around the world, it was announced on Saturday.


International diagnostic consortium unveiled in Bengaluru


American fast food chains, despite being hugely popular initially, seem to have failed to win over Vietnam, owing to tough competition from local food options and an inability to adapt to local taste buds.


American fast food fails to win over Vietnamese


Pharmaceuticals major Zydus Cadila on Saturday said it received approval from the US Federal Drug Authority (USFDA) to market Amitriptyline Hydrochloride tablets for the treatment of depression.


Zydus Cadila's anti-depressant drug gets US regulatory nod


India will issue medical visas to a three-year-old and a man from Pakistan, both requiring urgent treatment, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said, living up to her promise made on Independence Day.


India to issue medical visas to two Pakistanis


As the harvesting of paddy begins and incidents of stubble burning are already being reported in parts of Punjab and Haryana, strong and dry north-westerly winds will add to a grimmer picture for the already deteriorating air quality of Delhi.


Stubble burning, unfavourable winds affect Delhi's air


An Indian Military and Training Team deployed in Uganda has set up a state-of-the-art gymnasium at the Senior Command and Staff College in Jinja town with help from Indian community settled there, official sources here said on Thursday.


Indian Army team sets up gymnasium at Uganda college


The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre as to what necessitated a shift from cost-based drug pricing policy to market-driven prices of over 370 essential medicines since, it said, the market-driven formula appeared to be "patchy".


Why shift to market-driven drug pricing policy, SC asks Centre


Meat is a rich source of proteins. Apart from proteins, it also contains an abundant amount of Vitamin B-complex (Vitamin B1 to B12), Vitamin C, iron, calcium, phosphorous and Omega 3 fatty acids that are required to maintain the nutrition balance in our body.


Six things to keep in mind while buying fresh meat


Germans are not only among the greatest Indologists, but are also enthusiastic lovers of Indian food.


Indian food impresses Germans


Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said he has written to Chief Ministers of all states asking them to take measures to check food adulteration and sale of substandard jewellery during the festive season.


States told to check food adulteration: Paswan


Bollywood actor-producer Farhan Akhtar has urged people to get rid of the stigma attached to the HIV virus.


Farhan Akhtar urges people to get rid of stigma attached to HIV


Soumiya Swaminathan, the head of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has been appointed Deputy Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO).


ICMR head Swaminathan appointed WHO Deputy Director General


With the deaths of at least 18 farmers in Maharashtra from inhaling toxic insecticide fumes sprayed in farmlands, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered ordered a high-level probe to ascertain the causes and initiate remedial measures.

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