US President Barack Obama’s 3-day visit to India
President of United States, Barack Obama will arrive in New Delhi on a three day visit to India this Sunday. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that India sees
Urgent need to reduce increasing imbalance among girl and boy child
In an effort to counter the adverse sex ratio in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide ‘Beti Bachao – Beti Padhao’ or save girl child and educate
Heart diseases, cancer, diabetes & respiratory diseases increasing
The probability of dying pre-maturely from a non-communicable disease like cancer has gone up in India between 2010-2012 and it has emerged as the leading cause of fatalities globally, a
India’s growth to reach 6.3 per cent in 2016
The United Nations today said India will see a gradual growth acceleration with its GDP expected to reach 5.9 per cent this year and 6.3 per cent in 2016. According
Health budget reduced of Rs 6,000 crore due to underutilization of funds
Recently, Govt. of India reduced health budget this year. On reduction in health budget to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore, the minister said the finance ministry took the decision
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas begins in Gujarat today
The 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has been kicked off in Gandhinagar, Gujarat this morning. Inaugurating the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called upon the young Indian
Cricketer Dhoni’s retirement from Tests
Mahendra Singh Dhoni surprised cricketing world with his sudden announcement of retirement from Test cricket. Cricketers from across the world reacted with surprise and lavished praise on Dhoni’s decision to
Kudankulam nuclear power plant – Commercial power generation begins
In Tamil Nadu, commercial power generation in Kudankulam nuclear power plant started last midnight after getting approval from Nuclear Power Corporation according to its site director R S Sundar. The
Dubai becomes world’s number one destination for hotels
Dubai continues to be the most popular destination for tourists across the world and has now become the world’s number one destination for hotels. The city already holds the distinction
Winter grips North India
North India continues to reel under severe cold conditions and adding to the winter chill is the dense fog, which has restricted vehicular and flight movement and thrown normal life