The government's efforts at improving access to quality maternal health services and increased emphasis on women's education are some of the reasons behind India's groundbreaking progress in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 77 per cent, the WHO said on Sunday.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday said lack of statehood cannot be an excuse for not working, prompting AAP leader and her successor Arvind Kejriwal to dare her to run the capital under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Men and women who "feel lonely" are more likely to have worse mental health, heart disease conditions and die early than those "living alone", according to a study.
Quoting RBI figures, the Congress on Sunday said the Modi government has been exposed as 72.8 per cent people said income increased by zero per cent and 79.2 per cent said inflation has crushed them.
Rajinder Singh, the brother of BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Minister Choudhary Lal Singh who was wanted for making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, was on Sunday arrested in Rajasthan.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu underwent a cataract surgery at a Hyderabad hospital on Sunday, an official statement said.
Six-time record defending champions India suffered a three-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the final of the Women's Asia Cup cricket tournament at the Kinrara Academy Oval here on Sunday.
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will take charge as the new President of the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors (AMMA) later this month.
The Assam Police have arrested 16 people in connection with the lynching of two Guwahati-based youths in Karbi Anglong district by villagers who mistook them to be child abductors, authorities said on Sunday.
