Is India winning the wrong battle on infant mortality?India's infant mortality rate has significantly dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. This progress is largely due to a surge...
02 Jun, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
'Gun shot your family tonight' - Tanner Scott’s wife reveals shocking death threats targeting newborn after Dodgers defeatLos Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tanner Scott's wife, Maddie, has bravely exposed vile death threats targeting their newborn child following a r...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
India makes significant progress in reducing maternal mortality decline, on course to meet SDG targetIndia's maternal health has seen a remarkable transformation, with maternal deaths having fallen significantly, a global achievement. This ...
29 May, 2026, 10.34 PM IST
Halifax Crime Update: Mother of baby whose remains were found in wooded area has died, cops reveal chilling detailsHalifax Crime News: A mother whose baby's remains were found in a wooded area has died. The case began when the woman was admitted to hospi...
29 May, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Nova Scotia Crime: Woman charged with attempted murder after alleged stabbing in Halifax; what do we know so farNova Scotia News: Halifax police are investigating two serious incidents. A woman faces attempted murder charges following a weekend stabbi...
26 May, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
Halifax Missing Baby Update: Remains of newborn found, two people face charges; cause and manner of infant’s death in spotlightHalifax Missing Baby Update: Halifax police found the remains of a missing newborn after a two-day search. Two people face charges includin...
25 May, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Despite being cinema's most iconic villain, Sholay actor struggled to pay Rs 400 after wife’s childbirth. Now, his son claims Bollywood never returned Rs 1.27 crore owed to his fatherAmjad Khan's son, Shadaab Khan, recently revealed that the film industry owed his late father Rs 1.27 crore at the time of his death in 199...
16 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Newly discovered mysterious cell helps in birth, but dies soon after; suggests that cannabis signals may influence how the placenta first connects to the wombScientists at UCSF have discovered a new human cell, DSC4, found only in the initial weeks of pregnancy. This cell might control how the pl...
12 May, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
UK: Police gets additional time to question 3 suspects over Ipswich's baby deathOn Saturday, at approximately 12:30 pm, law enforcement received a call reporting the discovery of a newborn baby's body outside a premises...
11 Dec, 2023, 06.14 PM IST
Two newborns freeze to death at a clinic in Uttar Pradesh's ShamliTwo newborns died at an unlicensed clinic in Uttar Pradesh due to extreme cold conditions. The practitioner, Neetu Kumar, has been arrested...
26 Sep, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: Top WHO official"India has taken important steps to improve the quality of care during labour and childbirth, leading to reductions in maternal deaths. Thi...
16 May, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
UN study says India among 10 countries that make up 60 % of global maternal deaths, still births, new born deathsIndia leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 per cent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 ...
10 May, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
Small investments in simple solutions can make a big impact in saving lives of mums & babiesSmall investments in simple solutions can make a big impact in saving lives. Governments have a variety of options to decrease maternal and...
04 Apr, 2023, 11.07 PM IST
Newborn mortality: India 12th worst among low-income countriesPakistan is the worst with 45.6 newborn deaths per 1,000 live births, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) which has, f...
20 Feb, 2018, 10.21 AM IST
Reducing child mortality must be a result of public-private parenthoodAccording to the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW), about 26 million babies are born in India annually, of which 730,000 die wi...
15 Dec, 2017, 11.41 PM IST
7,400 newborns die every day in WHO South-East Asia Region: WHONearly 7,400 newborns die every day in the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO) causing untold misery to mothers and families.
14 Dec, 2015, 06.40 PM IST
Indian launches plan to drastically reduce newborn deathFlanked by Bill Gates and representatives of WHO and UNICEF and USAID, Harsh Vardhan unveiled the India Newborn Action Plan (INAP).
18 Sep, 2014, 08.13 PM IST