Flaunting a lithe physique at 50, ADGP Sylendra Babu , the police force’s poster-boy for physical fitness had his audience of medicos and doctors in splits with his unabashed views on the average Ind

Being an Indian and below 5 years of age is a rather dangerous prospect right now. The odds seem to be piling up against Indian toddlers — a recent Unicef report has claimed that 16.55 lakh below-5 ki

Being an Indian and below 5 years of age is a rather dangerous prospect right now. The odds seem to be piling up against Indian toddlers — a recent Unicef report has claimed that 16.55 lakh below-5 ki

It is Saleem Basha’s busiest time of the year. The young electrician is racing to finish draping serial lights in a pandal that will house a huge Ganesha idol for the next 10 days.

Every year, Basha

The mosquitoes are back in full-form, bringing with them vector-borne diseases. While dengue has turned out to be the deadliest of the season—two children have already succumbed to the disease in the

It’s Rs 1.32 crore down the drain for the Dental Council of India (DCI).

Two years back, DCI had sprung the huge amount for biometric attendance equipment to be installed in 290 dental colleges acro

The Indo-German urban mela promised to be a glittering field of ‘Infinite opportunities’— and on the last day, the 50,000-odd Chennaiites who visited the 10- day travelling fair would vouch that it wa

Little Maitreyo’s parents were at their wit’s end, they were too scared to let their son out of their sight, even to send him to school.

Five year old Maitreyo Dutta suffered unpredictable and viole

Dr Amar Agarwal, director, Dr Agarwal’s eye hospital:

My ancestors may be from Jaipur, but I believe my roots are in Madras. I was born and brought up here and even if I was given a chance to live an

It’s past 1 am on a Saturday night, and a long line of youngsters, boys sporting spiked hair and tight jeans, and girls in skirts and sequined tops queue up at the lobby, shifting their weight from on