New Delhi: Two more of the eight men who allegedly gang-raped a 13-year-old girl in Delhi in March 2013 have been arrested, taking the total to five, police on Sunday said. The girl, who attempted suicide on Saturday, is stated to stable in hospital. "We have arrested two people in the case," a police officer told IANS but refused to divulge any more information.
Three people were arrested on Saturday, police said.
Meanwhile, the victim's mother told IANS that her "condition was stable and she has started to talk a little".
The girl, who was abducted March 15 by the men and released after nine days, consumed an overdose of sleeping pills on Saturday morning at her house in Farsh Bazar area in east Delhi....
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05:05 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Wonder pill Viagra celebrates its 15th birthday, but still no pills for women. Researchers say the cure for women's low sex drive may not be in a bottle but in their mind. ...
05:00 PM, Mar 28, 2013
An 18-year-old Indian student has died in the UK after apparently taking 'lethal' bodybuilding pills to help him lose weight. Sarmad Alladin, son of a millionaire from Hyderabad, was taken to hospital hours after taking tablet which contained the drug DNP, which has been linked to several deaths. ...
11:09 PM, Feb 21, 2013
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11:06 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Dehra Dun: Police have begun a probe into the claim of ND Tiwari's close aide that the veteran Congress leader was given sleeping pills for several years as part of a conspiracy. "On the basis of media reports, we have ordered investigation into the claims of Bhawanidutt Bhatt, an OSD of ND Tiwari, that Tiwari was given sleeping pills after he became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2002-07)," SSP Neeru...
03:20 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Mumbai: Delhi-based businessman and aspiring producer Karan Kakkar pleaded for a peaceful death before his killer Vijay Palande, and that is why the latter forced him to consume sleeping pills. The Crime Branch investigating the case of Vijay Bhimajirao Palande who allegedly killed Kakkar and smalltime actor Anuj Tikkus father Arun, has learnt that Kakkar had begged Palande to spare him a painful end. According to Crime Branch sources, Palande...
12:09 PM, May 25, 2012
New Delhi: A study has revealed that usage of birth control pills puts one at a greater risk for developing clogged veins and arteries. Popular birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin, may leave one at a higher risk of clogged veins and arteries. In the US, the FDA has asked for new warning labels, which is something pharma major Bayer has said it will do. Yaz and Yasmin are the...
10:06 AM, Dec 19, 2011
Toronto: Pill popping seems to be the easiest thing to do in the world, especially when trying to drive away our blues. But a study says the habit may backfire. Evolutionary psychologist Paul Andrews of McMaster University points out that patients on anti-depressants are likely to invite more cycles of depression. His meta-analysis suggests that people not popping pills are at a 25 percent risk of relapse, compared to 42...
04:51 PM, Jul 20, 2011
London: A new melt-in-the-mouth passion pill promises to be an ideal remedy for impotence. Market research by Bayer, makers of the new pill, found that four in 10 men say existing tablets, which have to be swallowed with water, are inconvenient. Called Levitra orodispersible, the pill, which acts like Viagra, splutters on the tongue before dissolving in seconds, the Daily Mail reports. Together with its subtle thin black pocket-sized box,...
04:28 PM, Mar 22, 2011
New Delhi: In the age of fast love, multiple relationships and early maturity, the 'pill' or the oral contraceptive has become the woman's most intimate friend. And a first-of its kind art project, featuring works by leading contemporary Indian and international artists will celebrate 50 years of the pill in the capital. The exposition beginning Jan 22 will try to bring out the dilemma and the debate surrounding the pill....
05:37 PM, Jan 10, 2011
London: Giving alternative treatments such as homeopathic remedies instead of conventional medicines to children may have deadly side effects in rare instances, a new analysis says. Australian researchers monitored reports from pediatricians in Australia from 2001 to 2003 looking for suspected side effects from alternative medicines like herbal treatments, vitamin supplements or naturopathic pills. They found 39 reports of side effects including four deaths. The study was published online Thursday...
01:36 PM, Dec 23, 2010
Melbourne: Many smokers who take pills to quit the habit have developed suicidal tendencies and at least 15 have committed suicide while on medication since 2008, Australian drug-control authority has said. Hundreds of people have considered killing themselves while taking the popular quit-smoking pill Champix and 15 have in fact committed suicide, the statistics show. In an update sent to doctors, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said 206 "suicide-related events"...
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09:24 PM, May 29, 2010
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Contraceptive pills have been on sale over the counter in India for years. ...
10:20 PM, Oct 07, 2009
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04:01 PM, Mar 18, 2009
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04:03 PM, Oct 27, 2008
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