WHO for doubling efforts to beat challenges posed by malaria
On the eve of the World Malaria Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday emphasised on the need for heightened focus on addressing the obstacles to health equity, gender equality and human rights in malaria responses. Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, stressed on redoubling efforts to overcome...
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India, Japan discuss developments in nuclear non proliferation
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Thrissur Pooram, mother of festivals, leave a trail of pathos
The decision of the Kerala Government to call off Thrissur Pooram, rated as mother of all festivals, has upset the followers of Sanatana Dharma and believers of temple rituals. The 19 April festival was called off by the police without furnishing any reason despite the fact the event was held...
Baharampur may not be a cakewalk for Adhir Chowdhury
Unemployment and workforce migration continue to remain major issues in Congress heavyweight Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s bastion, the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, and seems to have triggered ‘anti-incumbency’ for the five-time MP from the seat. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) sprung a surprise by bringing in former India...
16 candidates in fray in two Lok Sabha seats in Goa
Eight candidates each are in fray for the two Lok Sabha seats in Goa after the withdrawal of nominations, as per the Election Commission data. In North Goa, the prominent candidates include sitting BJP MP Shripad Naik and former Union minister Ramakant Khalap fielded by the Congress. In South Goa, the...
CPM leader DNA remark against Rahul triggers political row
The face off between the CPI(M)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF in Kerala took an ugly turn on Tuesday with a Marxist leader demanding a DNA test of Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi clan and its endorsement by the State’s most powerful person, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The DNA...
Two women BJD leaders quit party ahead of LS, Assembly polls
Two prominent women BJD leaders have quit the ruling party, weeks ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state. While Hindol MLA Simarani Nayak resigned from the BJD on Monday, former Sambalpur legislator Raswswari Panigrahi announced her decision to quit on Tuesday. Nayak resigned from the primary membership...
Congress wants to implement Sharia law in country: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday made serious allegations against the Congress and said the grand old party has in its election manifesto expressed its intention to implement the ‘Sharia law’ in the country and redistribute people’s property. Addressing an election rally in Amroha, Adityanath said, “The Congress and...
Rajeev Chandrasekhar gets a breather
Attempts by the Congress and the pro-CPI(M) Asianet News channel to derail the electoral fortunes of BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar who is contesting as a candidate from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency fell flat on Tuesday as Kerala High Court dismissed a public interest litigation petition filed by the Congress challenging...
