After leading BJP for 4 years, Nadda returns as health minister

After leading the Bharatiya Janata Party as its national president for more than four years, JP Nadda was on Monday allocated the portfolio of Union health ministry and ministry of chemicals and......

India's under 5 mortality drops, UP, Karnataka top table; sex ratio improves

India's under 5 mortality rate has significantly declined by from 35 per 1,000 live births in 2019 to 32 per 1,000 live births in 2020, with the highest decline recorded in Uttar Pradesh and......

LS passes assisted reproductive tech bill that omits LGBTQ, singles

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate and supervise assisted reproductive technology clinics, with various members urging the government not to exclude single parents and the LGBTQ......

18 states have reported 5,424 cases of black fungus; highest in Guj, Maha

As many as 5,424 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus have been reported from 18 states, with a majority of them in Gujarat and Maharashtra, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.......