Health

New Delhi, Aug 13 : The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Central government to file response on a plea seeking immediate notification of a law to protect human rights of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-affected persons and Acquired Immunodefic…

Kolkata, Aug 13 : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who died on Monday in a clinic, will be accorded a gun salute at the West Bengal Assembly.Later, his body will be donated to the state-run SSKM Hospital in line with his pledge.First his …

Lucknow, Aug 13 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday condoled the demise of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who died at the age of 89 at a Kolkata hospital.In the condolence message issued by his office, Adityanath re…

Kolkata, Aug 13 : Former Lok Sabha Speaker and eminent barrister Somnath Chatterjee died here on Monday at a private clinic following a cardiac arrest and prolonged old-age-related illness, nursing home sources said.He was 89, and leaves behind his w…

New Delhi, Aug 13 : More than 660 million Indians are exposed to high air pollution as they live in areas where the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceeds the permissible limit, researchers said on Monday.People in the national capital would live si…

Hyderabad, Aug 13 : Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao expressed his deep condolences on the demise of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.In a condolence message, the Chief Minister described him as a great parliamentarian and a p…

New Delhi, Aug 13 : President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.”Sorry to hear of the passing of Somnath Chatterjee, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a veter…

Kolkata, Aug 13 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condoled the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee by calling it a great loss.”Saddened at the passing away of Somnath-Da.My condolences to his family and admirers….

Kolkata, Aug 13 : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee died here on Monday at a private clinic following a cardiac arrest and prolonged illness, nursing home sources said.He was 89.”He died at 8.15 a.m.,” Bellevue Clinic CEO Pradip Tondon told…

Kolkata, Aug 12 : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was hospitalised in a critical condition last week, suffered a heart attack on Sunday morning, a hospital official said.”Chatterjee suffered a heart attack at the hospital this mornin…