New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Female government employees opting for surrogacy for childbirth can now avail up to six months or 180 days of maternity leave, according to new amendments… Continue reading Govt amends surrogacy rules, govt employees to get 6-month break
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-supported National Centre for Assistive Health Technologies (NCAHT) on Tuesday launched various assistive technology products for visually challenged people… Continue reading ICMR-backed NCAHT launches assistive tech products for visually challenged
Seoul, June 25 (IANS) Medical professors at eight hospitals affiliated with the Catholic University of Korea on Tuesday voted to shelve their plan on an indefinite walkout, following a decision… Continue reading Medical professors at S. Korea’s Catholic University shelve plan on indefinite walkout
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Actor Namish Taneja has revealed who all he considers the ‘Mishri’ in his life, and they are his four furry babies. Namish, who will be seen… Continue reading For actor Namish Taneja, his four furry babies are his ‘Mishri’ in life
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Ahead of International Joke Day (July 1), actor Aasif Sheikh has revealed how while working on the sets of the sitcom ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai’, he… Continue reading Aasif Sheikh’s improvised jokes on ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai’ sets became fan favourites
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Bollywood star Varun Dhawan has vouched for yoga to beat stiff shoulders and chest muscles, saying that it has been the most “beneficial healing element in… Continue reading ‘The best stretch’: Varun Dhawan treats stiff shoulders, chest muscles with yoga
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Singer Sonu Nigam, who lent his voice to the devotional song ‘Achutham Keshavam’ for the movie ‘Maharaj’, shared that singing for Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan’s son… Continue reading Sonu Nigam on ‘Maharaj’ track: ‘Singing for Junaid Khan’s debut made it more memorable’
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Actress Avika Gor, who made her acting debut with “Ssshhhh…Koi Hai” in 2007 but gained the spotlight with her performance as Anandi in ‘Balika Vadhu’, said… Continue reading Avika Gor and her an innate desire to explore different realms of storytelling
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the Art of Living founder and global spiritual leader, was received by Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson in Reykjavik, where they… Continue reading Sri Sri Ravi Shankar meets Iceland PM, discusses need to prioritise mental health issues
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Alcohol consumption and psychoactive drug use claimed more than three million lives in 2019, according to a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO)… Continue reading Alcohol and drug use claimed more than 3 mn lives in 2019: WHO
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, has inked an MoU with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, for validating… Continue reading CSIR-NIIST and AIIMS Delhi to work together for disposing biomedical waste
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Increased active human, animal, and entomological (of insects) surveillance is needed to keep the deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) at bay, said health experts on… Continue reading Docs call for more surveillance as Pak sees deadly tick-borne virus outbreak
