In Brazil, baby’s head accidentally torn off during delivery
May 20th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) A team of doctors in Brazil accidentally tore off a baby's head as the mother struggled to give birth in a hospital. The headless body remained ... Read more...
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Stolen as infant, back as teen: Kashmiri twin’s tale (Feature)
September 25th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 25 (IANS) His story would put Bollywood's lost and found tales to shame. Sarmad, a teenager, says he was sold for Rs.10,000 by a nurse in Srinagar's biggest ... Read more...
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10 women fall ill after antibiotic injections
July 9th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur, July 8 (IANS) Around 10 women undergoing post-operative pregnancy treatment in a government hospital became ill here Friday allegedly after they were administered antibiotic injections.While all the women at ... Read more...
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Case filed against mom caught selling toddlers
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A criminal case has been opened against a 22-year-old woman who was attempting to sell her two babies for 200,000 rubles (over $7,100) in Chechnya's ... Read more...
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Buses in Argentine town set to be driven exclusively by women
April 27th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 27 (ANI): A town in Argentina, which has apparently grown wary of 'typical' male driving, has hired only women to drive its buses."With women driving, the bus line is ... Read more...
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Boyfriend arrested for college student’s rape (Lead)
April 18th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) A day after a rape incident shocked Hyderabad, police arrested the boyfriend of the 18-year-old college student for raping her and clarified it was not a ... Read more...
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Two arrested for raping student in old-age home
April 18th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) Two people were Monday arrested for allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old college student staying in an old-age home with her blind mother here, police said.The suspects were ... Read more...
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Echoes of Julian Assange case in Nepal rape charge
March 9th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 9 (IANS) A rape charge, similar to the controversial case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has now surfaced in Nepal with an American tourist filing a complaint against ... Read more...
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Christians slam TV channel for ‘mocking Jesus birth’
November 26th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Plans of screening live footage of baby birth on Christmas Day by Channel 4 have outraged religious groups.Christians have condemned the channel bosses for 'mocking' the birth of ... Read more...
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Remembering Lennon and his Indian connection
October 9th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) He was one rock 'n' roll star who made spirituality a statement, infused the 'rock music bug' in India and was responsible for showcasing Indian culture ... Read more...
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Lord Archer donates a million pounds to build UK kids hospital
July 14th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Noted author and former Tory politician Lord Archer has donated a million pounds to build East Anglia's first children's hospital. Lady Archer, the chairman of the Cambridge University ... Read more...
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Kathmandu to install modern communication system to curb import of illegal explosives
June 14th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Jun 14 (ANI): The Nepalese Government is all set to install modern communication system at all entry points of Kathmandu to curb the increasing threat of imports of illegal explosives and ... Read more...
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Bomb factory discovered in Kathmandu department store complex
June 13th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, June 13 (ANI): Kathmandu Police have discovered a domestic bomb production house during a raid of a rented departmental store, Sunday's The Rising Nepal reported.The factory is owned by Bishwo Shah, ... Read more...
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Protest in Delhi hospitals end
June 12th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Some 1,100 employees of four hospitals Saturday called off a day-old protest for salaries they didn't get due to technical glitch in the machines that mark attendance.
Nurses ... Read more...
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12 human foetuses found in Gujarat
April 19th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 19 (IANS) Twelve human foetuses, some of them half eaten by stray dogs, were Monday found strewn near Malek Saban stadium in Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad, police said.
According to police, ... Read more...
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Good mothering can make up for prenatal stress
February 26th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): Fetuses exposed to elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol - shown to be a harbinger for babies' poor cognitive development - can escape this fate if their ... Read more...
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For infants, good mothering makes up for prenatal stress
February 26th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) Stressful pregnancy? Good mothering in the infant's early months may make up for the risks the baby faced in the womb, according to a new study in the ... Read more...
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Nearly one in two births in China caesarean: Survey
January 14th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) Nearly one in two births in China are caesarean, said the latest survey by the World Health Organisation as a professor pointed out that many hospitals are motivated ... Read more...
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Ecuadorian woman gives birth to quadruplets
January 11th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, Jan 11 (IANS/EFE) A 22-year-old woman suffering from hypertension has given birth to quadruplets in Ecuador, an official said.
Isidro Ayora Maternity Hospital director Humberto Navas said Sunday that Digna Moran had ... Read more...
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Junior doctors’ strike affects healthcare in Kashmir
October 13th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) The junior doctors' strike in Jammu and Kashmir entered the fourth day Tuesday, adversely affecting healthcare facilities in the valley.
In Srinagar's largest SMHS Hospital, no surgery has been ... Read more...
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Infant with two heads, multiple limbs worshipped, dies
March 21st, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) An infant with two heads and two extra pairs of limbs was born in Salem town of Tamil Nadu Saturday and many people began to worship it as ... Read more...
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Chinese graduates go under the knife to get job
March 3rd, 2009 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Hefei (China), March 3 (Xinhua) Appearance matters. That's what some job-seeking Chinese college graduates say.
Tang Tingting is among 6.1 million Chinese college students who will graduate this year.
She underwent cosmetic surgery to ... Read more...
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Peruvian ”Virgin Mary” gives birth to Jesus on Christmas Day
December 27th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 27 (ANI): This is what may be called a pure coincidencea Peruvian woman called Virgen Maria, closely resembling Virgin Mary, gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day ... Read more...
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Naomi Campbell is desperate for a baby
July 16th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16 (ANI): Super model Naomi Campbell is longing for a baby to add serenity, calmness to her life.During a visit to a maternity hospital in Nigeria the model ... Read more...
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Hospital ordered to pay Rs.100,000 for medical negligence
May 20th, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A city court Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs.100,000 on a hospital run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for negligence in a sterilisation surgery that ... Read more...
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Two couples claim infant, agree to verdict by DNA test
April 22nd, 2008 - 1:04 am ICT by admin
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) Two couples, a Hindu and a Muslim, claiming parentage of a male infant, told a court here Monday that they would accept a DNA test verdict in the ... Read more...
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DNA test restores child to ‘real’ mother
March 7th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, March 7 (IANS) A two-and-half-month-old baby boy being claimed by two women as their child was restored to his "real" mother Friday after a DNA test. The baby was given to ... Read more...
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