India
Unsafe Needle Practices Leading Cause of Hepatitis-C, Warn Doctors
According to health experts, around 5,00,000 people die each year from Hepatitis C-related liver diseases in India.
Spectrum, Coal Allocation Was Tampered With, Says CVC
Tampered processes led to ineligible people getting the allocation and the more eligible people missing the opportunity, Chowdary said.
TM Krishna, Bezwada Wilson Win Ramon Magsaysay Award
Fifty-year-old Wilson, born into a dalit family involved in manual scavenging in Kolar Gold Fields township in Karnataka, was the first in his family to pursue a higher education.
Compassion Offers Solution to Many Present-day Concerns: Mohan Bhagwat
Bhagwat said, "Whatever is happening" in the world at present is due to absence of compassion, without which, "religion cannot exist".
PMO Asks Niti Aayog to Work on Restructuring of UGC, AICTE
Niti Aayog has also been asked by the PMO to prepare a road map for the UGC and the AICTE with changing times.
Animal Behaviour Guides Assam Villagers Out of Flood Danger
When a fox howls irritably at a higher place it indicates a forthcoming prolonged drier season but when it howls from a low-lying location it indicates a probability of high flood.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani Detained For Defying Restrictions in Anantnag
He was detained by police outside his residence while leading a march towards Anantnag.
Dept of Posts Fails to Pay Tax, CBEC Faults Officials
The Department of Posts could not pay its service tax because of "unwarranted refusal" by the officials concerned.
Sports for National Integration, Says Modi; Launches Reliance Foundation Youth Sports
Reliance Foundation led by Nita Ambani will fund and develop the sports programs as well as create a talent scouting pool in all disciplines to provide scholarships to deserving children.
Fresh Clashes Rock Kashmir Before Rajnath Visit
The fresh violence took place after two days of relative calm in the valley and a day before Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir.
Take Over Possession and Secure Adarsh Society Building: SC to Centre
The apex court ordered that the handing over of possession has to be done on or before August 5. The process will be supervised by Registrar General of Bombay High Court or by his nominee Registrar.
Man Arrested For Trafficking, Sex Racket in Delhi
Technology consultant Pritindra Nath Sanyal was arrested in connection with trafficking of women from Central Asian countries and running a sex racket.
Ukraine Keen to Set Up Aircraft MRO Facility in Andhra
A Ukraine based company wants to set up an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Andhra Pradesh.
Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Prohibiting Employment of Children Below 14
The second time offence will attract imprisonment of one year to three years from the earlier 6 months and two years.
Curfew Remains in Force in Kashmir, Death Toll Climbs to 42
The clashes began soon after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8.
Two Navy Patrol Boats Sink After Fire in Mumbai Dock
Two security boats of the Indian Navy sank at the naval dockyard on Monday following a fire incident.