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Many associate liver diseases with alcohol, but that’s just one cause, says an expert. Water and food are common carriers of the Hepatitis virus that affects the liver. Ashish Sharma, consultant, internal medicine, Columbia Asia Hospital, Ghaziabad, explains the...

The distribution of the mid-day meal was cancelled for a day in a Odisha school after a dead earthworm was allegedly found in a curry, an official said Saturday. The worm was detected in the soya curry Friday during a...

Reiterating that it would consider grant of a US visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi if he applies for one, the US has said the issue has not affected India-US relations in any way. “Well, we’ve stated that publicly...

Even as the firestorm over Amartya Sen’s remarks about Narendra Modi refuses to die down, the Nobel-winning economist said he had nothing to apologize for saying that he did not wish to see the Gujarat chief minister become India’s...

Bihar’s former Chief Minister and RJD president Lalu Prasad has endorsed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi as the next prime minister. He said that Mr Gandhi was “fit to be the prime minister and had all qualities of a bright...

Congress on late Friday gave clear signals about moving close to formation of Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, saying the consultation process is over and a decision should be awaited. The indications came after a two-hour Congress Core...

India’s advanced satellite Insat-3D, which was launched early Friday onboard Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guiana off the Pacific coast, will improve weather and monsoon forecasting system. “After a perfect lift-off at 1.24 a.m. from the European Arianespace spaceport...

Gujarat chief minister and BJP’s campaign committee chairperson Narendra Modi’s attempt to revive hardline Hindutva in UP for gains in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls is a double-edged sword, which may end up doing more harm than good to...

 For at least 2 months, a group of children, the youngest barely seven, made their home a blue plastic sheet of tent near their parents’ graves in Pratapgarh, over 160 kms from Lucknow. They slept there, and ate whenever villagers...

Although he is not alien to controversies, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh bettered his own record by calling Rahul Gandhi’s close aide and Congress MP from Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, Meenakshi Natarajan, a ‘100% tunch maal’ (100% sexy women)....