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New Delhi [India], Oct 12 : Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Yeshwanthpur has received accreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI), one of the oldest recognitions for best practices in quality and patient safety. The JCI accreditation reiterates Columbia Asia's constant endeavor to provide the patients with the highest quality of care and ensuring patient safety in each aspect.

JCI is the International arm of Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), USA, one of the oldest and largest standards setting and accrediting bodies in healthcare that evaluates more than 20,000 organizations and inspires them to excel in providing safe and effective care.

New Delhi [India], Oct 12 : India, a developing country stands on 92nd position in terms of literacy rate which is 74.04 percent. Conscious efforts are being made to build a literate country yet there exists a substantial ratio of the children who are unable to get a basic education.

Icontribute a social Enterprise has collaborated with CrazyPrints an online printing company for "Different Diwali" campaign which aims to enlighten lives of the underprivileged.

The campaign fundamentally aims to help the underprivileged kids to get closer to education. It goes in such a way that on every purchase of annual diary till Diwali, CrazyPrint.in will give one stationary kit and Icontribute will be in charge for distributing them to these underprivileged kids.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 12 : Be it his nephew Ahil or his co-star Harshaali Malhotra from 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan,' Salman Khan's fondness for the young ones is not new to the Bollywood audience.

Director of upcoming 'Tubelight,' Kabir recently posted on Twitter, several pictures of the 50-year-old star signing autographs for the kids in Manali's Government Senior Secondary School.

The caption below the collaged pictures read, "@BeingSalmanKhan signing autographs for school children."

Along with the caption, Kabir also hash-tagged words like Tubelight, Manali, BehindTheScenes, Eid2017.

Salman had earlier posted a picture of himself posing for the cameras with a bunch of Buddhist monks. He was wearing a full-sleeved shirt, cream pants teamed up with a maroon vest.

Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 12 : A recent trial demonstrates that consuming oral tablet Sunitinib for one year reduces the likelihood of cancer returning for kidney cancer patients following removal of the kidney.

Reportedly, it is the first ever preventative treatment to make a difference to kidney cancer patients after surgery.

Patients with locally advanced kidney cancer usually face a 40 to 50 percent chance of a relapse within five years after having an operation to remove their kidney.

The clinical trial of an adjuvant treatment for patients, who have had kidney cancer, has been carried out by an international team of oncology experts.

The results of the trial are likely to change clinical practice worldwide.

Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 12 : In a recent study, experts have created a shortlist of environmental factors that may possibly contribute to our risk of developing dementia.

The list includes exposure to air pollution and a lack of vitamin D but the evidence is not yet sufficient to draw solid conclusions.

Dementia is known to be associated with lifestyle factors such as high blood pressure in mid-life, smoking, diabetes, obesity, depression and low educational attainment, as well as genetic factors.

These risk factors however, leave around a third of dementia risk unexplained.

Researchers sought to determine whether other issues are at play, including the environment.

Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.12 Urging the masses to unite to end the rule of corrupt privileged regimes with the power of their vote, Jamaat-i-Islami Chief and Senator, Siraj-ul-Haq has said that any attempt to shelter corruption and corrupt elements in the name of democracy will be thwarted.

While, addressing a daylong party convention here on Tuesday, Haq said that the imperial regime was responsible for the dismal condition of the country and its institutions.