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2 More Babies Die, Deaths In UP Hospital Fire Rises To 17
Two more infants rescued from a fire that ripped through the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College here have died, taking the total toll in the fire to 17, a senior official said on Sunday.
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17,000-Year-Old DNA of Ice Age Infant Reveals Dark Skin, Blue Eyes
Analysis of a 17,000-year-old infant’s remains from southern Italy sheds light on Ice Age ancestry and health. The infant, found in a Puglian cave, was likely around a year old at death and had distinctive traits—brown skin, blue eyes, and curly dark hair. His genome links him to Europe’s Villabruna lineage, suggesting their presence in south...
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Delhi High Court Grants Rs 2.5 Lakh To Woman Whose Son, 5, Was Killed By Dog Bite
The Delhi High Court has recently granted a lump sum compensation of Rs. 2.5 lakh to a mother whose five-month-old infant was bitten to death by a stray dog in 2008.
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'Swachh Bharat' Toilets Helped Avert 70,000 Infant Deaths A Year: Study
Constructing toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission - India's national cleanliness programme - may have helped avert roughly 60,000-70,000 infant deaths every year, according to a study.
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Rising Whooping Cough Cases In The UK Lead To Tenth Child Death
The outbreak is part of a global resurgence of the disease, which has seen cases and deaths in countries like China, the Philippines, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.
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Death Count In Delhi's Hospital Fire Rises To 7 After Rescued Baby Dies
The death toll in a fire in an east Delhi neonatal hospital rose to seven on Friday after a 50-day-old infant who was rescued from the incident site succumbed during treatment, police said.
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UP Man Kills Infant Daughter As He Did Not Want Any More Children: Police
A man allegedly strangled his three-month-old daughter to death in Sathedi village in UP's Muzaffarnagar because he did not want any more children, police said today.
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Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai.
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Underfed, Never Been Bathed: Gaza Infants Struggle To Survive Israel-Hamas War
The grandmother has a simple wish for her twin baby granddaughters, Alma and Salma: they should be in a clean, safe room where they can be bathed.
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Unmarried Woman Throws Her Newborn Into Dustbin, Infant Dies: Mumbai Cops
A 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly throwing her newborn girl into a dustbin in a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, leading to her death, a police official said on Monday.
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4 Teams To Probe Death Of Bengaluru Woman, Infant Due To Electrocution: Minister
Four teams have been constituted to investigate the case of electrocution of a woman and her nine-month-old daughter at Whitefield on the city's outskirts, Karnataka Energy Minister K J George said on Tuesday.
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Infant Rape-Murder Case: Supreme Court Sets Aside Man's Conviction
Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a man facing death penalty for alleged rape and murder of a 3-month-old girl and remitted the matter for a new trial", observing that the trial was conducted in a "hurried manner".
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Maharashtra Hospital, Where 31 Died, Had Just 3 Nurses For 60 Babies: Congress Leader
More than 60 infants were admitted to the government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded city where 31 patients died in a span of 48 hours a few days ago, but there were only three nurses to take care of the babies, Congress leader Ashok Chavan said.
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Maharashtra Hospital Where 24 Died Has 24 Neonatal ICU Beds, But 65 Were Treated: Doctor
A total of 65 patients were being treated at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Maharashtra government's facility in Nanded against the sanctioned strength of 24 beds when 11 infants died at the NICU between Sep 30 and October 1, doctor said.
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4-Month-Old Infant, 3 Others Crushed To Death In Uttarakhand Landslide
Two women and a four-month-old baby were crushed to death after being hit by a massive landslide in Chamba in Uttarakhand's Tehri district on Monday, police said.
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2 More Babies Die, Deaths In UP Hospital Fire Rises To 17
Two more infants rescued from a fire that ripped through the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College here have died, taking the total toll in the fire to 17, a senior official said on Sunday.
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17,000-Year-Old DNA of Ice Age Infant Reveals Dark Skin, Blue Eyes
Analysis of a 17,000-year-old infant’s remains from southern Italy sheds light on Ice Age ancestry and health. The infant, found in a Puglian cave, was likely around a year old at death and had distinctive traits—brown skin, blue eyes, and curly dark hair. His genome links him to Europe’s Villabruna lineage, suggesting their presence in south...
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Delhi High Court Grants Rs 2.5 Lakh To Woman Whose Son, 5, Was Killed By Dog Bite
The Delhi High Court has recently granted a lump sum compensation of Rs. 2.5 lakh to a mother whose five-month-old infant was bitten to death by a stray dog in 2008.
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'Swachh Bharat' Toilets Helped Avert 70,000 Infant Deaths A Year: Study
Constructing toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission - India's national cleanliness programme - may have helped avert roughly 60,000-70,000 infant deaths every year, according to a study.
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Rising Whooping Cough Cases In The UK Lead To Tenth Child Death
The outbreak is part of a global resurgence of the disease, which has seen cases and deaths in countries like China, the Philippines, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.
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Death Count In Delhi's Hospital Fire Rises To 7 After Rescued Baby Dies
The death toll in a fire in an east Delhi neonatal hospital rose to seven on Friday after a 50-day-old infant who was rescued from the incident site succumbed during treatment, police said.
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UP Man Kills Infant Daughter As He Did Not Want Any More Children: Police
A man allegedly strangled his three-month-old daughter to death in Sathedi village in UP's Muzaffarnagar because he did not want any more children, police said today.
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Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai.
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Underfed, Never Been Bathed: Gaza Infants Struggle To Survive Israel-Hamas War
The grandmother has a simple wish for her twin baby granddaughters, Alma and Salma: they should be in a clean, safe room where they can be bathed.
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Unmarried Woman Throws Her Newborn Into Dustbin, Infant Dies: Mumbai Cops
A 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly throwing her newborn girl into a dustbin in a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, leading to her death, a police official said on Monday.
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4 Teams To Probe Death Of Bengaluru Woman, Infant Due To Electrocution: Minister
Four teams have been constituted to investigate the case of electrocution of a woman and her nine-month-old daughter at Whitefield on the city's outskirts, Karnataka Energy Minister K J George said on Tuesday.
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Infant Rape-Murder Case: Supreme Court Sets Aside Man's Conviction
Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a man facing death penalty for alleged rape and murder of a 3-month-old girl and remitted the matter for a new trial", observing that the trial was conducted in a "hurried manner".
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Maharashtra Hospital, Where 31 Died, Had Just 3 Nurses For 60 Babies: Congress Leader
More than 60 infants were admitted to the government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded city where 31 patients died in a span of 48 hours a few days ago, but there were only three nurses to take care of the babies, Congress leader Ashok Chavan said.
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Maharashtra Hospital Where 24 Died Has 24 Neonatal ICU Beds, But 65 Were Treated: Doctor
A total of 65 patients were being treated at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Maharashtra government's facility in Nanded against the sanctioned strength of 24 beds when 11 infants died at the NICU between Sep 30 and October 1, doctor said.
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4-Month-Old Infant, 3 Others Crushed To Death In Uttarakhand Landslide
Two women and a four-month-old baby were crushed to death after being hit by a massive landslide in Chamba in Uttarakhand's Tehri district on Monday, police said.
