THRISSUR - Fortis Hospitals Ltd, the countrys leading super specialty healthcare group, entered Kerala Monday with the launch of an "information centre" that will enable patients to consult specialists.

Moscow, Feb 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is ill, the state media reported Monday.

CAPE TOWN - The increasing numbers of domestic livestock are encouraging animal epidemics worldwide.

CHANDIGARH - Acting after many cases of cancer and kidney-related disorders were reported due to drinking uranium-contaminated water, the Punjab government Monday gave the nod to test water samples of tubewells, fed by underground water tables.