Kavita Bajeli-Datt

Kavita Bajeli-Datt covers health and gender for The New Indian Express. Her insightful journalism explores social policy, offering readers a nuanced view of India’s healthcare and social issues.

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The latest findings, published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health, debunks US President Donald Trump’s claims last September that the widely-used painkiller leads to autism.

Lancet study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism, ADHD

Kavita Bajeli-Datt

17 Jan 2026

2 min read

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Glamorisation of tobacco is posing a threat to adolescent health: Experts

Kavita Bajeli-Datt

12 Jan 2026

2 min read

Children are exposed to tobacco through everyday influences, starting at retail points and extending to surrogate promotion.

Glamorization of tobacco through surrogate advertising threat to adolescent health: Experts

Kavita Bajeli-Datt

12 Jan 2026

3 min read

No law in the offing for advocates’ protection at workplace: RTI reply

No law in the offing for advocates’ protection at workplace: RTI reply

Kavita Bajeli-Datt

12 Jan 2026

2 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

After Modi push, new mothers scheme gets tech transparency

Kavita Bajeli-Datt

10 Jan 2026

3 min read

As of December 31, 2025, 2.79 crore beneficiaries, or 52.68%, have already received THR using the Facial Recognition System (FRS).

Over 52% eligible beneficiaries receive Take-Home Ration using facial recognition system

Kavita Bajeli-Datt

08 Jan 2026

2 min read

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