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NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra govt after 4 Thalassemic children test H
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report which stated that after blood transfusion, four Thalassemic children became HIV positive and one of them died in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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UN chief condemns recent terror attacks in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 27 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of numerous civilians, among them members of the Hazara Shia community and several children.
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Odisha reports highest point decline in IMR rate between year 2005 to 2020
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 26 (ANI): Odisha reported highest point decline in the country in "Infant Mortality Rate" with 39 points decline from 2005 to 2020, according to the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Odisha on Thursday.
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Breastfeeding duration linked to child's cognition: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 26 (ANI): Breastfeeding duration is associated with improved cognitive scores at ages 5 through 14, even after controlling for socioeconomic position and maternal cognitive ability, according to a new study.
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Plea in Delhi HC challenging provisions of Surrogacy Act, Assisted Reprodu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Delhi High court challenging provisions of the Surrogacy Act and the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act on the ground that the laws are discriminatory against a single man desirous of being a father through surrogacy and a m
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Pakistan: Policeman killed in Peshawar car attack
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): A policeman was killed on Wednesday in a car attack on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when he was driving his children to school.
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Nagpur: After blood transfusion, 4 children become HIV positive, one dies
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Four children in Nagpur became Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection positive, allegedly after blood transfusion, said officials on Thursday. These four patients were given blood for the treatment of Thalassemia, post which they were found i
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Texas shooting: How many more children will die before leaders act? asks U
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 26 (ANI): In the wake of the Texas school shooting that resulted in the death of 19 children, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) asked on Wednesday: how many more children will die before leaders act?
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Texas teen, who shot dead 21 people had troubled childhood, was bullied in
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 25 (ANI): The Texas shooter who killed 21 people including 19 children in the United States had been often bullied over a childhood speech impediment and suffered from a troubled home life, according to friends and relatives.
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Ministry of Education releases National Achievement Survey 2021 report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education on Wednesday released the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report which assesses the health of the school education system in the country by conducting a comprehensive evaluation sur
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Oakridge Bachupally hosts a stargazing camp night, first time in Hyderabad
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): For the first time in Hyderabad, an extravagant overnight stargazing camp was organized by Oakridge International School, Bachupally recently, supported by Society for Space Education Research and Development (SSERD), as part of the Summe
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What if man marries another man...: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 25 (ANI): Criticizing the dowry system, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that there is nothing worse than demanding dowry for marrying a girl else what will happen to childbirth if a "man marries to another man".
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