2021 was the year of self-care. Pandemic made people look at mental health struggles differentlyChildren, adolescents and health workers were the most affected during the pandemic.
01 Jan, 2022, 06.19 PM IST
Health ministry, ICMR have issued guidelines for 'official document' for Covid deaths: Centre to SCAccording to the guidelines, the deaths occurring due to poisoning, suicide, homicide and deaths due to accident, among others, will not be...
11 Sep, 2021, 10.54 PM IST
Keep the faith: In 2nd wave of Covid, virtual tarot readings, 5D and candle healings gave people hopeThe ease of receiving psychic consultation without having to step out of the home has nudged many in the direction.
25 Jun, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
36 children of two orphanages in Tripura test positive for COVID-19Thirty-two children at the Jawaharlal Nehru Girls Home at Narsingarh tested positive for coronavirus while four cases were detected at Ujan...
17 May, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
Panic to paranoia: One year on, mental health crisis still unfolding across IndiaOne year ago, Indians locked down in their homes as Covid-19 tightened its grip over the country. When they emerged months later, tentative...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
Can you buy health insurance cover for mental illnesses?On the face of it, very few insurers seem to have complied with Irdai guidelines. So much so that on 16 June, the Supreme Court issued a no...
06 Oct, 2020, 03.01 PM IST
India's contracting economy rebooting from coronavirus blowDussehra, Diwali and Durga Puja celebrations that extend through the Christmas and New Year holidays are an occasion to splurge on big tick...
02 Oct, 2020, 11.49 AM IST
Stress, self-injuries and suicide: India battles mental health crisis as COVID tally spikesAdd to this new normal, ill-health, joblessness, financial crises and the everyday stresses that people anyway had to deal with and the COV...
13 Sep, 2020, 01.37 PM IST
Skyrocketing coronavirus cases in India could eclipse the outbreak in AmericaWith a gross domestic product last year of almost $3 trillion, India is the world’s fifth-largest economy and a crucial node in global supp...
08 Sep, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
Kanye West's behaviour puts spotlight on bipolar disorder; everything you need to know about the diseaseBipolar disorder is characterised by extreme mood swings.
23 Jul, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Covid-19 triggering panic attacks, depression in Indians, warn expertsOnline platforms too have seen a growing number of people seeking help for mental health issues.
27 Jun, 2020, 02.24 PM IST
Authorities in Tripura have a tough time disposing bodies of COVID-19 victimsA 50-year-old woman had allegedly committed suicide in a quarantine centre in the state capital Agartala. Tripura’s Law Minister and govern...
03 Jun, 2020, 10.32 PM IST
AIIMS waives autopsy in deaths due to COVID-19As per the circular, in case the autopsy is to be carried out because of “special reasons”, a number of practices should be adopted, includ...
24 Apr, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
COVID-19: Meghalaya clamps curfew for two days in Shillong“The cabinet decided to follow the old protocols to which new notification will be issued,” said the Chief Minister, while informing that i...
15 Apr, 2020, 09.53 AM IST
Tabligh members undergoing treatment not cooperating: Doctors to Delhi govtIn the neighbouring Ghaziabad, the Tablighi Jamaat members quarantined at the district hospital allegedly misbehaved with the nurses, makin...
03 Apr, 2020, 07.07 PM IST
Man suspected of Coronavirus commits suicideThe man was brought by the airport authorities as a coronavirus suspect and was immediately put in the isolation ward, hospital sources sai...
19 Mar, 2020, 08.03 AM IST