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IL&FS crisis: Can the new Uday Kotak-led bailout panel provide the magic touch to debt-laden firm?

Any move by the government or the regulators to protect the interest of a large financial institution like IL&FS and to address the contingent effects of the episode is a welcome move as it will help in regaining the market confidence.

Child healthcare: Despite high tax revenues, 14 of 20 states cut funding to key nutrition programme, data shows

Despite greater fiscal autonomy and higher tax revenues shared by the Centre with states, 14 of 20 states surveyed cut spending on a key nutrition programme–Supplementary Nutrition Programme

Mehbooba Mufti's nepotism may divert youths from mainstream; Centre must step in to end legacy of corruption in Kashmir

After being accused of nepotism in KVIB recruitment, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti sought to divert public discourse in her state by visiting New Delhi and raking up the 'conflict over Kashmir' to downplay the ‘conflict in Kashmir’

Anganwadi workers in distress amid high work volume, meager pay; state govt's yet to loosen purse strings

As many as 11 states and four union territories have not announced any change in the additional salary paid to anganwadi workers and helpers since 2015, according to government data

Maneka Gandhi says women and child development ministry is focusing on eradicating malnutrition

Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said that after the "resounding" success of the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" scheme, the ministry is now targeting the problem of malnutrition.

Telangana ayurveda doctor arrested for selling newborn babies to childless couples

Srinivas' arrest came a day after one of the babies sold by him was rescued on Thursday by ICDS officials and police from Khammam town, the ACP said.

St. Jude Medical Institute to recall 4,00,000 implanted heart devices after two deaths in Europe

The devices shock dangerously racing heartbeats back to their normal rhythm or to treat heart failure.

Dharmendra Pradhan urges his cabinet colleagues to look in to the death of 19 children in

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged three of his Union cabinet colleagues to send a fact-finding team to ascertain the factors that have led to the death of 19 children in a village in Odisha's Jajpur district.

Three minors at childcare centre 'burnt' with hot spoons as punishment, inquiry ordered

In a shocking incident, three minors of a state-run child care centre in Karimnagar allegedly had their wrists burnt with a hot spoon by staff members for refusing to eat food.

Every third child in Gujarat is underweight, says CAG report

The CAG has lambasted the working of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Gujarat, which is aimed at fighting malnutrition among children, saying every third child in the state is underweight.