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New Delhi: About 17 per cent children in the age group of 0-5 years are underweight, while 36 per cent are stunted and 6 per cent are wasted, the Women and Child Development Ministry said Friday. Stunted, wasted and underweight are key indicators of malnutrition...

Born December 14, 1867, in the culturally rich region of Brajbiharipur Village (Baideshwar) in Banki, Cuttack district, Pandit Nilamani Vidyaratna emerged as a towering figure in literature, culture, and social reform. Renowned for his extraordinary scholarship, creativity, courage, and patriotism, he was aptly honoured with...

Pregnancy is the stage in which the woman’s body undergoes transformational changes and needs large-sized vitamins for the proper growth of the fetus. It is necessary for the mother, as well as the child, to keep correct, or alright levels of these inevitable nutrients and...

New Delhi: Raising concerns over growing obesity and increase of consumption of highly processed foods laden with sugars and fat, the Economic Survey said 54 per cent of the total disease burden in India is due to unhealthy diets. Obesity presents a "concerning situation" and...

New Delhi: The Economic Survey Monday flagged a rise in mental health issues among Indians, calling for a paradigm shift towards a bottom-up, whole-of-community approach to address the problem. Paying attention to mental health in society is both a health and an economic imperative, the...

Keonjhar: With farmers failing to get on with agricultural work due to delays in monsoonal rainfall and the situation further worsening with water bodies drying up, villagers in Keonjhar district have started marrying off frogs to appease Indra, the God of rain. Farmers have resorted...

Spirituality in India today faces significant challenges, such as commercialization and the proliferation of superstition. The profound teachings of ancient spiritual texts like the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads are often obscured by rituals and dogma, leading to a superficial understanding of spirituality. Finding genuine spiritual...

Jammu: Twelve security personnel, including an Army captain, and 10 civilians have died since January 1 in terror attacks in Jammu region, which has seen a surge in violence, particularly in border districts. Five terrorists have been killed and 55 people were injured in the...

Mumbai: A thief was overcome with remorse after realizing that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous Marathi writer and returned the valuables he had decamped with, police said Tuesday. The house from where the thief stole the valuables, including an LED...

Cape Canaveral: Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts. An Italian-led team reported Monday that there's evidence for a sizable...