Parliament on Monday passed a bill that seeks to decriminalise suicide attempt by mentally ill people and provides for the right to better healthcare for people suffering from mental illness.......
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were diluted......
Marked by some historic events, the budget session of Parliament came to an end on Wednesday after approval of four landmark goods and service tax bills and several other legislations besides the......
In the wake of incidents of assault on doctors by relatives of patients, the Indian Medical Association on Monday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in ensuring "optimum milieu" for......
The futures of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants -- including thousands of Indians -- who were taken to the US as children are now in danger after Donald Trump's repeal of the DACA......
Many health policy initiatives of the government could not be rolled out for various reasons in 2012 during which the country faced fresh challenges on disease prevention as dengue and Japanese......
Indian seniors face loneliness in their sunset years. And many companies have kicked in to provide various kinds of options for India's elderly. Census data reveals Indians above 60 will be 173......
Actor-filmmakerAjay Naidu has completed his first production and directorial venture, Ashes. One can remember him from the audio of Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling collection of stories, Unaccustomed......