Saudi Arabia expects to receive around two million pilgrims this Haj season, including 1.7 million foreigners, the media reported on Sunday.


Saudi expects to receive 2 mn pilgrims for Haj


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Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday asserted that the death of 63 children in Gorakhpur was "due to lack of oxygen" and demanded that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath apologise to the deceased's families and the dismissal of state Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh.


UP CM should apologise to families of deceased children: Azad


The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday suspended the Principal of the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur for the deaths of over 60 children.


Gorakhpur hospital chief suspended over children's deaths


Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a nanotechnology-based test that can quickly detect the presence of the Zika virus in the blood, an advance that may also be applicable to other emerging infectious diseases.


Nanotechnology-based test can quickly diagnose Zika virus


Even as the Uttar Pradesh government went into damage control mode following the deaths of over 60 children in a Gorakhpur hospital, including many due to disruption in the oxygen supply, the owner of a firm that supplied oxygen to the hospital said his contract had ended in March and was not renewed.


Firm that supplied oxygen to Gorakhpur hospital says contract had ended in March


The opposition tore into the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, seeking the scalps of the state Health and Medical Education Ministers for the deaths of over 60 children at a Gorakhpur hospital.


Opposition attacks Yogi government over UP children deaths


The deaths of over 30 children in the past two days at a Gorakhpur hospital prompted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday to dispatch two cabinet ministers to the town with instructions to "spare none for the tragedy".


UP ministers take stock of Gorakhpur hospital tragedy


Following the deaths of over 30 children at a Gorakhpur hospital, Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Siddhartha Nath Singh and Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon left for the town on Saturday to review the situation.


UP ministers to review Gorakhpur children deaths


Farmers throughout the country are getting financial assistance by the AYUSH Ministry to encourage cultivation of herbs and other medicinal plants, parliament was informed on Friday.


'Farmers getting subsidy to cultivate medicinal plants'


A total of 19,000 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have pledged to donate their organs, said Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs on Friday.


Rijiju praises BSF for 19,000 organ donors


The board of transnational pharmaceutical company Lupin on Friday appointed co-founder Manju Deshbandhu Gupta as Chairperson for two years.


Lupin names new Chairperson


New York, Aug 11 (IANS/WAM) The ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, the United Nations children's agency said.


UNICEF: Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid


Leading drug maker Cipla Ltd on Friday reported Rs 409 crore consolidated net profit for the first quarter of 2017-18, registering 21 per cent growth from Rs 339 crore in the same period year ago.


Cipla net profit up 21% in Q1


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday paid tribute to the city's first Chief Minister, Chaudhary Brahm Prakash, on his death anniversary here and said that after so many years his dream of full-statehood to Delhi remains elusive.


Delhi's first CM's dream of full statehood still unrealised: Kejriwal


People with severe kidney disease may be at a two-fold higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat condition, researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, have suggested.


Poor kidney function may up irregular heartbeat risk


Seven persons have died in Manipur in the past few weeks due to Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease, said T. Kamini, a biologist at the state unit of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, on Thursday.


Japanese encephalitis kills seven in Manipur


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday questioned the central government over delay in the construction of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state.


Himachal CM slams Nadda for delay in setting up AIIMS


Over 30 persons were affected on Thursday following a suspected chlorine gas leak in Haryana's Panchkula town near here. Five of them had to be hospitalized, officials said.


Five hospitalized after Haryana gas leak


Breast milk is recommended as the first source of nutrition for a newborn. It is considered as the sole source of nutrition for the first six months of life that helps an infant build growth for the lifetime. Also, it is recommended that complementary foods are added to the infant's diet at six months of age and that breastfeeding continue up to two years of age and beyond.


Forgotten benefits of breast milk for the newborn


Sensitivity and trouble in jaw/teeth is a common thing during monsoon season.  Avoid having steaming hot food or beverages and floss regularly, say experts.


Avoid processed food, ditch hot beverages for healthy teeth


Legendary actor Dilip Kumar's recovery from kidney-related problems is a miracle, says his wife and former actress Saira Banu, for whom it was a "nightmare" to deal with the sudden deterioration of his health.

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