LONDON - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was admitted to hospital in London late Tuesday, suffering from an infection, a government spokesman said.

NEW DELHI - It's not just the elderly who are at risk of developing osteoporosis - a disease of the bones that increases chances of fracture. Less exercise and high junk food intake are making even the young vulnerable to it, experts say.

NEW DELHI - Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad called for a "jihad" against tobacco use after a report released Tuesday identified India as the world's second largest consumer of tobacco.

RAIPUR - At least 65 people have died of suspected water-borne diseases in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur and Dantewada districts but officials are still struggling to identify the exact cause of these deaths.

NEW DELHI - As many as 65 new cases of dengue were reported Tuesday, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 4,679.