Politics

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Palatana Thermal power plant

Dec 1, 2014

TMC MPs stage protest against Amit Shah with red diaries at Parliament gate

New Delhi, Dec 01 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs staged a protest outside the Parliament on Monday demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should give a clarification over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's alleged links with the Sahara Group. Raising slogans, the TMC lawmakers were seen holding a red book with Sahara inscribed on it. TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay said that in a CBI raid a red diary was recovered from Sahara's office in which Amit Shah's name was mentioned. BJP leader Jagdambika Pal said that the protest is an outcome of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's frustration. The TMC's outcry against the BJP chief follows his visit to Kolkata yesterday where he lashed out at Trinamool Congress for its alleged involvement in Saradha scam.

Dec 1, 2014

India marks World AIDS Day with rallies and sand art

Ahmedabad/ Allahabad/ Shimla, Dec 01 (ANI): People across India took out rallies and made sand sculptures to spread awareness to mark 26th World AIDS Day on Monday. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is spread via blood, semen and breast milk. There is no cure for the infection, but AIDS can be kept at bay for many years with cocktails of antiretroviral drugs. Scores of people in Ahmedabad city took to streets to spread awareness about the crippling disease. Project Director of the AIDS Control Society, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Umesh said that though there has been decline in new cases of HIV, patients still faced a lot of stigma due to less information. Meanwhile, sand artists in Allahabad city made sculptures on river bank of the Ganges, depicting causes and preventive measures of AIDS.

Dec 1, 2014

Haryana Govt to honour two sisters for taking on molesters inside moving bus in Rohtak

Chandigarh, Dec 01 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that his government will honour the two sisters who took on three alleged molesters inside a moving bus in Rohtak. He said the girls will be honoured and would get cash awards on Republic Day for their bravery. He also said that effective steps will be taken to ensure the security of women passengers. The state government has asked the Director General of Police (DGP) and the state transport department to take steps for ensuring safety and security of passengers, especially women travelling in the Haryana Roadways buses. Meanwhile, all the three youths- Kuldeep, Mohit and Deepak - were arrested.

Dec 1, 2014

Activists distribute condoms to sex workers in Kolkata on World AIDS Day

Kolkata, Dec 01 (ANI): Sex workers in Sonagachi, one of Asia's largest red light districts located in Kolkata, pledged not to have sex without condoms to mark the World AIDS Day on Monday. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is spread via blood, semen and breast milk. There is no cure for the infection, but AIDS can be kept at bay for many years with antiretroviral drugs. In the global battle against HIV/AIDS, sex workers like those in Sonagachi are a crucial link in a chain of infection. A 19-year-old sex worker who is in this profession because of her truant husband, said that cleanliness is very important to fight HIV/AIDS. The Project Director of HIV Intervention Programme in Sonagachi, Puja Roy, said that free condom service was initiated aiming to make Sonagachi a 'zero AIDS' region.

Dec 1, 2014

Arun Jaitley says mergers and acquisitions need encouragement

New Delhi, Dec 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that Mergers and Acquisitions (MandA) needed to be encouraged to promote the size of corporates. Jaitley said this while delivering an inaugural speech at the opening session of the International Competition Network (ICN) Merger workshop in New Delhi. Jaitley added that there is also a need to understand when to draw a red line while implementing the competition law. The two-day international workshop is being organised by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on the theme-'International cooperation and remedies in merger review'. The finance minister said that CCI was evolving by involving significant business activities.

Dec 1, 2014

Talks with Shiv Sena going in positive direction: Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai, Dec 01 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said talks with Shiv Sena is going in positive direction. He further also said that only the official interlocutors in the BJP-Sena talks should comment on the parleys in order to let it move in a positive way. Last week, Fadnavis had said that talks with the Sena would be done by Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and state minister Chandrakant Patil. Fadnavis, who held meeting with Sena leaders last night, expressed confidence that a positive outcome would emerge out of the talks.

Dec 1, 2014

Omega-3 can help curb smoking addiction

New Delhi, Dec 01 (ANI): A new study has revealed that Omega-3, an economical and easily available dietary supplement with almost no side effects, can help reduce smoking.Cigarette smoking reduces the levels of essential fatty acids in the brain, especially that of omega-3 and deficiency in omega-3 damages the cellular structure of nerve cells of the brain involved with feeling of pleasure and satisfaction.These areas are essential in reward and decision-making, and are very important in the process of the development, maintenance and relapse of the addiction and to the inability to stop smoking. Therefore, taking omega-3 supplements reduces craving for nicotine and even reduces the number of cigarettes that people smoke a day.

Dec 1, 2014

Amit Shah addresses rally in Jharkhand___s Barhi, attacks Congress

Barhi, Dec 01 (ANI): BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday while addressing a rally in Jharkhand___s Barhi urged people to give absolute majority to the party in poll-bound Jharkhand. Shah said the BJP government would change the fate of Jharkhand, if voted to power. He also attacked the Congress party on corruption issue.

Dec 1, 2014

PMO refuses to share Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose files, politicos react

New Delhi, Dec 01 (ANI): Political leaders on Monday reacted over the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's refusal to make the files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose public, saying the revelations would "prejudicially affect" relations with foreign countries. The Prime Minister's Office has shared only a list of 41 such files. In the run-up to the general elections, the then BJP president and present Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in January asked the UPA government to reveal the mystery behind Netaji's death. However, in its response to an RTI application by activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal filed about 14 months ago, the PMO has declined to share copies of the files.

Dec 1, 2014

Prev 994 995 996 997 998 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 Next