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Mercury dips to 16.2degC as pollutant levels increase

Mumbai, Nov. 20 -- The city woke up to its coldest morning of the season on Wednesday with the temperature at Santacruz dipping to 16.2deg Celsius. Air quality in several pockets of the city, however,... Read More


Committee to review govt's smoke detectors purchase after allegations of inflated prices

India, Nov. 19 -- Maharashtra's Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) has constituted a committee to scrutinise a major procurement of 839 smoke detectors for three hospitals, after com... Read More


Panel set up to probe govt's Rs.79-cr smoke detectors purchase

Mumbai, Nov. 19 -- Maharashtra's Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) has constituted a committee to scrutinise a major procurement of 839 smoke detectors for three hospitals, after co... Read More


Indian scientists discover "genetic switch' in womb that kickstarts pregnancy

India, Nov. 17 -- Indian scientists have identified a genetic "switch" inside the uterus that allows an embryo to implant and begin pregnancy. The study, published in the online research journal 'Cel... Read More


Genetic 'switch' that kickstarts pregnancy identified

MUMBAI, Nov. 17 -- Indian scientists have identified a genetic "switch" inside the uterus that allows an embryo to implant itself, signalling the start of pregnancy. The study, published in the online... Read More


At least 2,300 people die in the city every year due to heavy rains: Study

India, Nov. 14 -- Intense rainfall accounted for nearly 8% of all deaths in Mumbai during the monsoon season in the decade through 2015, according to a paper published on Wednesday in the multidiscipl... Read More


Over 2,300 die in the city every year due to heavy rains: Study

Mumbai, Nov. 14 -- Intense rainfall accounted for nearly 8% of all deaths in Mumbai during the monsoon in the decade through 2015, according to a paper published on Wednesday in the multidisciplinary ... Read More


Cooper Hosp resident docs resume duties after BMC's written assurances

India, Nov. 12 -- Resident doctors at Dr R N Cooper Hospital, who were on mass leave for three days following the assault on three on-duty doctors last week, have resumed duties after receiving writte... Read More


Days after Cooper assault, now docs threatened at Nair Hospital

India, Nov. 12 -- Distraught relatives of a deceased patient at the civic-run Nair Hospital hurled expletives at doctors and allegedly threatened violence on Monday, when doctors said they could not r... Read More


Hospital seeks swift action over doctors' assault

mumbai, Nov. 12 -- The acting dean of Dr R N Cooper Hospital, Juhu, Dr Neelam Andrade, has written to the Juhu police demanding immediate action against those involved in the assault on on-duty doctor... Read More