When contacted, a senior hospital official told The Hindu that the patient’s blood sample has been sent for further testing

“Despite the lack of access to all eligible children in northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza has taken the decision to resume the campaign,” a joint statement by UNICEF and WHO said

The Council said that the scheme proposes to foster novel, out of the box, futuristic ideas, new knowledge generation, discovery / development of breakthrough health technologies

The man, who had returned from Sharjah on October 31, was found to have fever during screening on arriving at the Tiruchi airport.

While orphan drugs are crucial to treating rare, sometimes debilitating conditions, the high cost of their research and development is a major barrier to their development in India

Recent trials have shown that immunotherapy can safely be delivered through injections into the cerebrospinal fluid; scientists are now exploring how to adapt these methods to penetrate the tumour more effectively

They seek urgent intervention by government, courts, and lawmakers into the issue  

The Lassa virus causes Lassa fever, a zoonotic disease; humans usually contract the virus through contact with food or items contaminated by the the Mastomys rat’s urine or faeces.

NTF report has suggested short term, medium, and long term measures to protect doctors and medical staff in their workplaces.

'I always gave my best, even to what people considered to be trashy content.'

'Indian Police Force encapsulates the same spirit, the essence of scale, the essence of action and that riveted rhythm that Rohit Shetty brings about, but is complete with absolute realism.'

'You are constantly trying to get things made. You keep meeting people, knocking on their door. And time goes by.'

'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.'

'You make a song, it gets rejected, you have to make 10 more.'

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.'

'One day, just like that, without even saying goodbye, he was gone.'

'Life had its own plans and now I have learnt to go with the flow.'

'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.'

'I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.'

'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'

'We are the kids from the '90s who have grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol romancing on Suraj Hua Maddham.' 'At the same time, we are also the same people who text our partner and tell them, 'I am breaking up with you'.'

'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.'

'I would have become a big star 11 years ago if things had worked as per my plans.'

'Diljit and Prabhas are so similar -- very humble, down-to-earth, extremely shy introverts and at the same time, extremely talented guys.'

'...something that should be discussed because it is a very important part of life.'

'When my mom saw my performance in Dhoka, she loved it.''She said, "I don't know why I stopped you for so many years. Ab jaa beta, jee le apni zindagi".'

'I have had my share of unpleasant situations being a woman, like so many other actors have gone through.''I took it in my stride because I knew it happens.''What saved me was what my mother used to say: Education.'

'You have to keep working hard.''The universe sees that in you and the higher power puts those opportunities in your way.'

'I was one of those children who didn't feel I had to adhere to instructions on how to behave.''That must have made things very awkward for my parents.'

Ila Arun on music, movies and threatre.

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a low-end place.''The application of technology in the hands of our Indian artistes is identical to any of our artists in the West.''Nobody in the world can say this shot was done in India and that in London.'

'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.'

'If you're a person who's not comfortable going out to parties for networking, don't do it.''It's not like you're getting a film at a party.'

'How to hold people's attention is challenging.'

'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.''And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the biggest actresses.'

'She was lying there and I mustered up enough guts to lay next to her and hold her tight.''And she said, "Oh my, Girish, isn't he supposed to be nervous?"''Making light of the situation, Girish said, "No, he's been practicing with a pillow the whole day".'

When you are in love, you are preoccupied just with that.''Nothing else registers. It's like being drugged.'

'I don't think I ever lost the confidence as an actor.'

'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.''And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.'

'...be it a comedy, thriller or a love story.''The bhindi costs Rs 30 per kilo, but the price of potato remains unchanged.'

'She was my only choice to play Sonbai. The moment she read the script, she slipped into character.'

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Prashanth's inspiring journey began in Chennai, India, where he nurtured a passion for technology. He pursued his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at NIT Trichy, before earning his master's degree from Duke University's esteemed Fuqua School of Business and Pratt School of Engineering.

The music, dance and drama festival gave a taste of talents from various artistes.

Vineeth and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy carried the performance of the 16th century poem Jnanappana gracefully

The recent two-day dance festival organised by Debdhara brought an eclectic mix of Odissi and Kathak recitals on stage.

Celebrating the myriad forms of Lord Krishna

After years of absence, male dancers seem to be back on the stage with talent and conviction. With this new trend, dance seems to have made a step towards gender equality

Celebrated choreographer Kumudini Lakhia and her students talk about give and take in art. Chitra Swaminathan records the interaction.