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  Diarrhea outbreak hits AIIMS Mangalagiri hostel: 25 students and staff fall ill in Amaravati

  India | March 09, 2026 9:03 IST

  Andhra Pradesh: Residents at AIIMS Mangalagiri's hostel first reported intense vomiting and diarrhea three days prior, sparking an immediate medical response to manage the escalating crisis.

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  Indore water contamination: 20 new diarrhoea cases detected, 142 in hospitals as over 9,000 screened

  Madhya Pradesh | January 05, 2026 9:16 IST

  Indore's contaminated water crisis has left 142 patients hospitalised as health teams detect new diarrhoea cases. Political tensions have escalated over the death count and minister Kailash Vijayvargiya's "ghanta" remark, sparking statewide protests.

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  32 people fall sick due to suspected water contamination in Indore, admitted to hospital

  Madhya Pradesh | December 30, 2025 15:41 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has directed the administration of Indore, the cleanest city in the country, to ensure prompt and quality treatment for all patients, they said.

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  Diarrhoea outbreak in Bihar’s Darbhanga kills 2, over 70 hospitalised; symptoms, causes, and more

  Health | September 23, 2025 8:30 IST

  Darbhanga Civil Surgeon Arun Kumar said that a special medical camp has also been set up at the Sara Mohanpur village. A health department official said that the situation will soon be under control. Read on to know the symptoms, causes, complications and preventive measures of diarrhoea.

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  36 cases of diarrhoea reported in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum: One dead, several critical

  Jharkhand | October 28, 2024 16:25 IST

  Out of the 36 patients, 13 were admitted to Patamda community health centre, seven to Ganga Memorial Hospital, three to Gurunanak Hospital, and one to Bandwan, while another was referred to MGM Hospital, officials said.

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  Severe outbreak of diarrhoea claims seven lives in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district

  Madhya Pradesh | July 27, 2024 20:41 IST

  Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh is facing a severe diarrhoea outbreak, resulting in seven deaths and over 150 illnesses in the past ten days.

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  Hot weather leads to rise in diarrhoea cases, learn how to stay safe

  Health | May 20, 2024 14:39 IST

  India is currently experiencing extremely high temperatures, setting new records every day. During this time, dehydration and diarrhoea are common issues, particularly affecting children under five and the elderly.

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  5 foods to manage vomiting and diarrhoea in infants

  Health | May 09, 2024 15:58 IST

  A little carelessness in eating habits during the summer season can make the child sick. Stomach upset and diarrhoea are common problems in this season, but these health issues make their body extremely weak. If a child has vomiting and diarrhoea, then know what should be fed.

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  Karnataka: At least two dead, over 36 ill after drinking contaminated water in Chitradurga

  Karnataka | August 02, 2023 12:36 IST

  Manjula, aged 23 and Raghu, aged 27, both of whom lived in Kavadigarahatti on the outskirts of Chitradurga, were identified as the deceased.

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  Arunachal Pradesh: 9 children die in two-weeks due to 'diarrhoea outbreak' in Tirap district

  India | August 01, 2022 14:42 IST

  Arunachal Pradesh news: Seven children from Pongkong village and two from Longliang succumbed to the disease in the last fortnight, triggering concern among health authorities and the district administration, officials said.

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  Puducherry declares public health emergency over diarrhoea outbreak

  India | July 04, 2022 11:28 IST

  In the wake of the current situation, all restaurants, hotels and eateries have been directed to provide boiled RO-treated drinking water.

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  Bengal: 78 hospitalised, 6 'very critical' with diarrhoea symptoms in North 24 Parganas

  India | September 08, 2021 7:10 IST

  Out of the 78 hospitalised at the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, the condition of six patients was stated to be "very critical", hospital authorities said.

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  New vaccine for diarrhea passes safety trials: Study

  Health | November 21, 2019 17:40 IST

  The study, published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, studied the safety and effectiveness of an oral, inactivated vaccine candidate -- ETVAX -- against toxin-producing E. coli bacteria which caused diarrhea

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  Assam launches diarrhoea control fortnight campaign

  India | May 29, 2019 10:07 IST

  During the campaign, frontline health workers and stakeholders of other departments will be sensitized on the treatment and preventive measures to control diarrhoea, one of the most common illness among children, a government press release said.

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  Does diarrhoea serve a motive?

  Lifestyle | June 15, 2017 17:11 IST

  Diarrhoea remains a common yet lesser talked problem among us. But do you know that it actually helps build immunity?

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  India continues to be the hot bed of diarrhoeal deaths, Lancet

  Lifestyle | June 03, 2017 13:13 IST

  More than 100,000 under-five children died due to diarrhoea in 2015 in India and it still continues to be a hotbed of diarrhoeal deaths in the world

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  Every hour in India, 13 children die of diarrhoea : Government

  Lifestyle | July 12, 2016 11:52 IST

  New Delhi: In India every hour 13 children die of diarrhoea, as per latest assessment reports given by the health ministry. This alarming report has made ministry to take steps for its diarrhoea control programme

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  Outbreak of diarrhoea in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, 7 dead

  India | May 24, 2016 8:40 IST

  Seoni: Seven persons, including two women, have died following an outbreak of diarrhoea and nearly hundred have taken ill in 12 villages in the tribal-dominated Ghansour block of Seoni district in the last three days.

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  Diarrhoea kills 1600 kids across globe everyday: Sachin Tendulkar

  Cricket | January 18, 2016 23:18 IST

  New Delhi: Iconic cricket Sachin Tendulkar, who is also a Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF today expressed his sadness at the number of children, who die everyday due to diarrhoea."Around 1600 children die everyday due to

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  Watch Video: News anchors reveal how 'open defecation' is killing your children

  Life | November 24, 2015 19:33 IST

  New Delhi: Media is the fourth pillar of democracy. People living in India, which is the largest democratic country, have full faith in the news and events reported to them by the media, i.e. news