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Save the Children launches Pneumonia report for 5 high-burden states

9:22 pm November 26, 2019

New Delhi: To effectively mount efforts against childhood pneumonia in India, Save the Children, brought out a report – “Situation Analysis of Pneumonia in India”. The report, launched on Tuesday by Dr. Ajay Khera, Commissioner, Maternal & Child Health, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, encapsulates results from an in-depth assessment of five high-burden states […]

Chinmayanand released on bail from Shahjahanpur jail

HC reserves order on bail plea of Chinmayanand

6:42 pm November 16, 2019

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Saturday reserved its order on a bail application of Swami Chinmayanand in the sexual harassment case filed against him by a law student of Saharanpur. After hearing the counsel for Chinmayanand and the complainant, Justice Rahul Chaturvedi reserved his order on the bail plea of the former union minister. […]

On Diwali, PM bats for festival tourism

3:51 pm October 27, 2019

New Delhi: Extending Diwali greetings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday batted for promoting “festival tourism” in the country, saying we should welcome people from other states and countries while celebrating festivals such as Holi and Pongal. In his monthly Mann ki Baat radio address, he also referred to the unique “Swachh Siachen” campaign launched […]

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

US lawmakers write to Indian envoy for access of journalists to Kashmir

11:47 am October 26, 2019

Washington: Seeking free access of foreign journalists and congressmen to Kashmir, six American lawmakers have written to Indian Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla, claiming that the picture portrayed by India in the Valley is different from the one being told to them by their constituents. The lawmakers’ letter to Shringla comes as the […]

Jane Fonda returns to civil disobedience for climate change

7:10 pm October 19, 2019

Washington: Inspired by the climate activism of a Swedish teenager, Jane Fonda says she’s returning to civil disobedience nearly a half-century after she was last arrested at a protest. Fonda, known for her opposition to the Vietnam War, was one of 17 climate protesters arrested Friday at the US Capitol on charges of unlawful demonstration […]