Start folic acid before you conceive: AIIMS experts call for fortified foods to prevent birth defects | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Every woman planning to conceive should start taking folic acid before pregnancy — that’s the urgent advice from doctors.The appeal comes as India continues to report one of the world’s highest burdens of neural tube defects (NTDs), serious birth anomalies that can cause lifelong disability. Folic acid, a form of Vitamin B9, is…

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‘Party failed to fulfil promises’: 6-time MLA Shoaib Iqbal resigns from AAP; exit ahead of MCD bypolls | Delhi News

6-time MLA Shoaib Iqbal resigns from AAP NEW DELHI: Veteran leader and six-time MLA Shoaib Iqbal has resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party’s primary membership, citing the party’s failure to fulfill promises made to the public. The resignation of the prominent leader from Old Delhi’s Matia Mahal constituency comes as the Delhi Municipal Corporation prepares…

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‘Grateful to be living in Goa’: South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes says Delhi air ‘hard to digest’ | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes has drawn attention to the worsening air quality in Delhi, describing the city’s pollution as “hard to digest” while contrasting it with the clean air of his home in coastal Goa.“Passing through Delhi en route to Ranchi this evening, and as always, it’s hard to digest the…

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