Pune, Aug 12 (IANS) The well-known Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has been closed for a week due to the spread of influenza A (H1N1) virus, an official said Wednesd...More

Pune, Aug 12 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman and a schoolboy were among the five people who succumbed to swine flu in Maharashtra Wednesday, taking India's death toll to 16 in the 10 d...More

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) While the rash of swine flu cases is making many argue that private laboratories should be allowed to conduct tests for the presence of the H1N1 virus, th...More

Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Bollywood's leading film studios will continue with their shooting schedules though schools, colleges, cinema halls and malls in the city will be shut down f...More

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Sixteen people have died of swine flu in India, with 12 of the casualties in Maharashtra alone. However, in many cases, secondary complications were behin...More

Pune, Aug 12 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman died of swine flu here Wednesday afternoon, the ninth victim of the contagious virus in this Maharashtra city and the 16th in India. ...More

Gandhinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday called for greater centre-state coordination and the involvement of private hospitals to control the spread of th...More

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) An extended weekend is coming up with Janmashtami and Independence Day leading up to a Sunday, but what could have been a perfect three-day getaway to a n...More

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Do you know how safe are your face masks and how to use them? According to doctors, using poor quality face masks and wearing them improperly make people ...More

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday announced it would rope in private hospitals to treat people with swine flu following a rise in the number of cases in the ...More

Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) With swine flu spreading rapidly in Maharashtra, the main opposition party Shiv Sena will celebrate the Janmashtami festival Friday without the popular 'dah...More

Bangalore, Aug 12 (IANS) Health authorities in Karnataka are awaiting the test reports of a 29-year-old pregnant woman, who died Tuesday, to confirm whether she was suffering from...More

Lucknow, Aug 12 (IANS) Three more people tested positive for swine flu in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, taking the toll of those affected by the viral disease in the country's most pop...More

Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) All educational institutions and public places in India's financial capital Mumbai will be closed for a week from Thursday onwards to arrest the spread of H1...More

Pune, Aug 12 (IANS) A Maharashtra schoolboy succumbed to swine flu just hours after three others in the state died of the same disease Wednesday morning, officials said. With thes...More