KOLKATA: A 13-year-old boy died of swine flu here late on Monday, taking the number of those who died of the disease in West Bengal to four since July 1. According to Health Department officials, two new cases were detected on Tuesday."The child was admitted to a private hospital on ... Continue Reading

For any malaria-related complaints and queries, you can now call on the civic toll-free helpline – 108. This helpline number was used during the swine flu wave last year. In a meeting called by Municipal Commissioner Swadheen Kshatriya, he directed all ward officers to undertake cleanliness drives in their ... Continue Reading

Niche phones are not a new phenomenon. There have been gaming phones, messaging phones, camera phones and other such themed phones since time immemorial now. But we never expected an Indian handset maker to launch a sports oriented phone some day. Not that it is such a bad an idea ... Continue Reading

Mumbai, Aug 2 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has blamed migrants for the outbreak of malaria in Mumbai.“It is all an attack of the population. These epidemics of malaria and dengue don’t spread on their own. Who is coming to Mumbai, who is staying in Mumbai, no one ... Continue Reading

Rahul Mahajan and Dimpy Ganguly put up a show of togetherness in public for the first time today after a quarrel on Friday when the Kolkata-based model walked out to return the same day following an apparent patch up.The couple who got married just in March this year visited the ... Continue Reading

The guests at the Commonwealth Games could avail themselves of free condoms at some selected places, if the proposal by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) materialises. Condoms also can be bought at vending machines to be put up at all the venues.NACO Director-General K. Chandramouli said condom vending machines ... Continue Reading

Luxury car maker Mercedes Benz India closed last month with a record sale of 521 units – the highest ever monthly sales in its 15-year existence in India. The company’s record sales is driven by its popular E class models which found 212 buyers and sports utility vehicles (SUV) numbering ... Continue Reading

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was on Monday ruled out of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka after failing to recover from a knee injury, which had forced him out of the drawn second match.The development means that Tamil Nadu batsman Murali Vijay will yet again open with Virender ... Continue Reading

London, Aug 1 (IANS) Drinking red wine can help people live a longer and healthier life, says a research team led by an Indian American scientist.The researchers found the extract, resveratrol, contained in red grape skin reduced inflammation in humans that led to heart disease, strokes and type 2 Diabetes, ... Continue Reading