Water access and sanitation shape birth outcomes and earning potential
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS/Mongbay) Spending more time per day fetching water increased Indian women’s risk of delivering a low birth-weight baby, a study has said. …
President, PM pay tributes to Maulana Azad on birth anniversary
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his …
Lakshmi Parvathi wants NTR to take re-birth to save Telugu pride
Hyderabad, Nov 3 (IANS) With the TDP joining hands with Congress, the party founder N.T. Rama Rao’s widow Lakshmi Parvathi has “requested” her deceased husband …
Father’s age may up infant’s health issues at birth
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) While women, for years, have been encouraged not to put off having children until their late thirties and forties, a …
MAMI Mumbai Film Fest to celebrate Ingmar Bergman’s birth centenary
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IANS) The Swedish Consulate will stage special screenings of select works of the renowned Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman to mark his birth …
Giving birth was harder than Cardi B imagined
New York, Oct 19 (IANS) The process of delivering a child was much more painful for rapper Cardi B than she ever imagined. “It was …
Immune system may play a role in preventing premature birth: Study
New York, Oct 13 (IANS) Researchers have found that the immune system may play a role in preventing premature labour and birth. It was previously …
Modi pays tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on her 99th birth anniversary, saying she …
Gene editing can help treat congenital disease before birth
New York, Oct 9 (IANS) In a first, a team of scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in laboratory …
Chemicals in sunscreen may cause birth defects, infertility
Hong Kong, Oct 6 (IANS) Scientists have detected chemicals in sunscreen that can cause birth defects and infertility. In the study, the team from the …
TV show to tell Kalam’s life story ahead of his 87th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A week before late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalams 87th birth anniversary, which falls on October 15, National Geographic will delve …
Gandhi’s birth anniversary celebrated in Sydney with symbolic Dandi march
Sydney, Oct 2 (IANS) A symbolic Dandi march, led by children, was organised on Tuesday at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) campus in …
Gandhi’s birth anniversary celebrations in Netherlands
The Hague, Oct 2 (IANS) The Indian Embassy on Tuesday launched celebrations leading up to Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary in the Netherlands and released …
Revisiting ‘My Experiments with Truth’ on Gandhi’s 149th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) As expressive of his faults and follies as of his vigour and virtues, Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography — read, discussed, debated, …
Nation pays floral tributes to Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The nation on Tuesday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary with President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice …
Kovind, Naidu, Modi pay tributes to Shastri on his birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to former Prime …
President, PM, Rahul remember Gandhi on his birth anniversary (Lead, superseding earlier copy)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Launching a two-year-long celebration marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
President, PM, Rahul remember Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Launching a two-year-long celebration marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
NGO starts ‘change’ campaign on Gandhi’s birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Hunting for 150 ideas that may change the country, an NGO kickstarted a letter campaign on Monday here, ahead of …
New birth control pills may cut ovarian cancer risk
London, Sep 30 (IANS) New types of combined birth control pills — containing both lower doses of oestrogens and newer progestogens — may reduce the …
Cardi B to return to stage post giving birth
Los Angeles, Sep 27 (IANS) Rapper Cardi B is making her comeback at the 2018 American Music Awards (AMAs). This will be her first performance …
Art, music gala to mark Yogananda’s 125th birth anniversary
Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) An art and music extravaganza ‘Guru Vandana’, featuring exponents Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia in a special jugalbandi of the …
VP to attend M.S. Subbulakshmi’s 102nd birth anniversary in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will honour 50 young and promising musicians from all across India to mark the 102nd birth …
Odisha govt to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi for 2 years
Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (IANS) The Odisha Government on Tuesday said it would celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi for two years starting from …
Mushairas to be held to commemorate Mahatma’s birth anniversary
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Minority Affairs Ministry will organise ‘mushairas’ (social gatherings at which Urdu poetry is read) across the country as part …
Maharaja Hari Singh remembered on 124th birth anniversary
Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) Former Dogra ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh, was remembered on his 124th birth anniversary here on Sunday. Rallies and commemoration meetings were …
President launches logo, web portal for Mahatma’s birth anniversary
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday launched a logo and web portal for the upcoming celebrations of the 150th birth …
UP Governor,CM pay tribute to G.B.Pant on his birth anniversary
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday led the state in paying homage to the first …
Uttam Kumar remembered on his 92nd birth anniversary
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Bengali cinema’s legendary actor Uttam Kumar continues to be an inspiration for eminent artists of West Bengal who fondly remembered him …
J&K bureaucrat arrested for faking birth date
Srinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir arrested a senior bureaucrat on Saturday for faking his birth date. M.D. Khan, administrative secretary of …
The case for and against “birth tourism”
Pradip Rodrigues At the Conservatives’ recently concluded party convention in Halifax last week, delegates voted on a motion to end a birthright citizenship policy that …
Bengal remembers filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh on birth anniversary
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) National award winning Director Rituparno Ghosh, who holds a special place in the hearts of the West Bengal public, was paid …
Google celebrates Don Bradman’s 110th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Internet search engine Google on Monday dedicated a doodle to cricketing great Donald George Bradman on his 110th birth anniversary. …
‘Heart patients should give birth before 40 weeks’
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation, beyond that harm can be caused …
Priyanka Chopra remembers father on his birth anniversary
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra, who call herself as ‘daddy’s little girl’, became nostalgic and remembered her late father Ashok Chopra on his …
3 arrested for forging birth certificates
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Three persons, including an IGNOU student, have been arrested here for making forged birth certificates outside the East Delhi Municipal …
Rajiv Gandhi remembered on his 74th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi along with his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi paid homage to his father and former …
Stranded pregnant woman in Kerala airlifted, gives birth
Kochi, Aug 17 (IANS) A pregnant woman stranded in one of the worst flood-hit areas of Kerala had developed complications with a ruptured amniotic sac. …
Kerala floods: Airlifted pregnant lady gives birth
Kochi, Aug 17 (IANS) A pregnant lady, who was airlifted on Friday morning by a Navy rescue team from a water logged place near Aluva …
Amitabh Bachchan remembers mother on her birth anniversary
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) On the birth anniversary of his late mother Teji Bachchan on Sunday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan got nostalgic and recalled his fondest …
Bengal artistes remember Kishore Kumar on his 89th birth anniversary
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Legendary playback singer-actor Kishore Kumar holds a special place in the hearts of eminent artistes of West Bengal who paid rich …