Gopinath Munde dies in road accident
Rural Development Minister and senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde today died in New Delhi in a road accident. 64-year-old Munde was on his way to airport when his car was
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Free drug policy for National Health Mission
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has asked for thorough streamlining of systems in the distribution of free generic drugs to government health institutions at all
Highest ever voter turnout of 66.38 % registered in 2014 LS polls
The world’s largest and the country’s intensely contested over month long Lok Sabha elections came to a close this evening. The nine phases of Lok Sabha polling, which began on
Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Lowland” shortlisted for this year’s Baileys Prize
Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Lowland” has been shortlisted for this year’s Baileys Prize, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman. The book,
NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh government
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh government and sought a report on the working conditions of people in several brick kilns in Varanasi and
Right to Health if UPA is voted to power again
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has severely criticised Left Front Government in Tripura for failure to develop the state. Addressing a meeting at Vishalgarh 30 kilometers off Agartala this afternoon,
Bharatiya Mahila Bank opens in Shimla
The first branch of Bharatiya Mahila Bank was opened in Shimla. It was inaugurated by Mrs. Usha Anantha Subramaniam, the Chairperson and Managing Director of the bank. This is the
Stree Shakti Puruskar on International Women’s Day
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee was the chief guest at the celebrations to mark the International Women’s Day where he conferred Stree Shakti Puruskar to six illustrious women in
Making India an open defecation free Country
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Sh. Bharatsinh Solanki in a Statement laid on the table of the Lok Sabha, informed members
National AIDS Control Programme Phase IV launched in India
The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the National AIDS Control Programme Phase IV (NACP IV). NACP-IV aims to accelerate the process of epidemic reversal