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Vajpayee, three others will vote from lobby: speaker

Former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and three other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs will vote on the trust motion from the inner lobby of the Lok Sabha in view of their medical condition, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee ruled Tuesday.9:00 PM on July 22

Allahabad varsity patent to help cure skin disease

The Allahabad University has claimed to have got its first independent patent for a process to culture a fungal organism that would effectively help cure a skin disease, officials said.7:01 PM on July 22

Uttar Pradesh to set up cell to check sex determination tests

The Uttar Pradesh government will constitute a vigilance and monitoring cell to check the mushrooming of illegal ultrasound and diagnostic centres undertaking the banned sex determination tests in the state, a senior official said Tuesday.7:00 PM on July 22

Sanitation basics being taught to students in Chandigarh

About 1,000 students are participating in a sanitation week here in which they will be taught about keeping their environment clean and leading a healthy lifestyle, an official said Tuesday.6:30 PM on July 22

Uttar Pradesh to woo doctors to work in villages

Uttar Pradesh will launch a reward scheme to encourage government doctors to undertake jobs in villages, a senior official said Tuesday.5:30 PM on July 22

Tied up for four years, mentally ill child finally gets help

Six-year-old Niranjan Sahu has spent the last four years tied up in an Orissa village. He was mentally challenged and his widowed mother had no money for his treatment. Help has finally come after district authorities stepped in and agreed to meet his medical expenses.10:33 PM on July 21

MGR medical university to conduct courses in Tamil

The Tamil Nadu government-run MGR Medical University announced Monday that from August its medium of instruction would be Tamil.10:31 PM on July 21

Tamil Nadu village marks 60 years of abstinence

This picturesque Tamil Nadu village on the banks of the Cauvery river entered its 60th year of total abstention from tobacco and alcohol Monday.10:30 PM on July 21

Jharkhand to launch health insurance for poor families

The Jharkhand government will launch a central sponsored national health insurance scheme from October to help people living below the poverty line (BPL) seek free medical treatment, an official spokesman said Monday.9:30 PM on July 21

Ramadoss to push for smoke free Delhi University

Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss will join the Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) Tuesday to campaign against tobacco and push for a smoke free campus.9:02 PM on July 21

Chennai centre to offer kidney transplants across blood groups

A hospital in this Tamil Nadu capital city Sunday inaugurated a centre that will conduct complex kidney transplants using Japanese technology where the donor and the recipient need not have the same blood groups.1:32 AM on July 21

Visiting brothels to invite jail term, penalty up to Rs.50,000

Visiting a brothel could land a person in jail and invite a penalty of up to Rs.50,000. A group of ministers (GoM) headed by Home Minister Shivraj Patil has given the go-ahead to penalising clients in order to curb prostitution in the country.7:02 PM on July 20