Centre implements HIV/AIDS Act to protect rights of affected persons

Centre implements HIV/AIDS Act to protect rights of affected persons

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said that the HIV AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act 2017 has been implemented. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (3) of section 1 of the Human Immundeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Preventon and COntrol) Act, 2017 (16 of 2017), the Central government […]

Charity Vasthu talk in Sydney on Sept 26th

Charity Vasthu talk in Sydney on Sept 26th

Award winning Vasthu Sastra author Dr T Selva will present a charity talk on the ancient Indian science of architecture in Sydney on Sept 26th. The expert who has written five books on the subject will provide tips on how to create a home sweet home by rearranging a property without tearing down walls and […]

Missing J&K youth found murdered

Missing J&K youth found murdered

Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday said that a youth who went missing last month, was found murdered, while two suspects has been arrested. “Mehrajuddin Teli’s father had filed a complaint on August 26 saying that his son had gone missing two days earlier from Tangmarg area. Efforts were on to locate Teli,” the […]

Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi

Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi

It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 34 degrees Celsius. The MeT has predicted light rains for the day ahead. “The sky will get […]

Two Kashmiri Islamic State militants held, 2 pistols seized

Two Kashmiri Islamic State militants held, 2 pistols seized

Two suspected Islamic State (IS) militants hailing from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested in the Capital, police said on Friday. Two pistols and 10 cartridges were seized from them. “The two suspects belong to Ganapora village, Shopian. They were arrested from a bus stop near Red Fort on Thursday night. They were to board a […]

Kolkata bridge collapse: Rescue operations on, suo-motu case lodged

Kolkata bridge collapse: Rescue operations on, suo-motu case lodged

Rescue operations continue on Wednesday after a portion of a 40-year-old bridge collapsed in south Kolkata a day earlier, even as a suo-motu case has been lodged against the persons responsible for the accident. Two persons are still reported missing. A part of the Majherhat Bridge between Taratala and Mominpur collapsed around 4.30 p.m. on […]

Dilip Kumar hospitalised due to chest infection

Dilip Kumar hospitalised due to chest infection

Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, 95, was on Wednesday admitted to a hospital here due to chest infection, but he is recuperating, said a family friend. Faisal Farooqui, who tweets on behalf of the thespian, gave a health update on the ailing actor via Twitter. “Saab has been admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital as he was […]

CBI raids TN Minister, DGP in gutkha scam

CBI raids TN Minister, DGP in gutkha scam

CBI officials from New Delhi on Wednesday searched the residences of several persons including Health and Family Welfare Minister C. Vijayabasker and Director General of Police (DGP) T.K. Rajendran in connection with a multi-crore gutkha scam. “Separate CBI teams conducted simultaneous raids at 40 locations in Tamil Nadu early in the morning,” Central Bureau of […]

Rupee slips to a new low; touches 71.79/$

Rupee slips to a new low; touches 71.79/$

The rupee plunged to a fresh record low of 71.79 to a dollar during the morning trade session on Wednesday. Around 11.40 a.m. the rupee traded at 71.76 to a dollar before it touched 71.79 — the lowest ever mark — against the greenback. The rupee had earlier touched 71.75 to a dollar around 10.40 […]