Agartala/Aizawl (IANS) Increase in number of injectable drugs’ users has pushed the HIV prevalence rate up in the northeastern states, which is also a corridor for drug smuggling from Myanmar. According to the AIDS Control Society (ACS) officials in Tripura and … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Coming out in strong opposition to the PSU disinvestment programme of the Modi government for companies like Air India, BSNL and BPCL, RSS affiliate, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has slammed the move, saying that “strategic sales can be … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is set to kickstart his campaign in the ongoing Jharkhand Assembly elections with a rally in Simdega district on Monday. The rally, coming two days after the first of the five-phase polling, is … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand witnessed 64.44 per cent polling in the first phase of the vote in the 13 Assembly constituencies on Saturday, which is one per cent more than 63.29 per cent recorded in these seats in the 2014 elections. Defying … read more
Palamu (Jharkhand) (IANS) The Congress and BJP workers clashed at the Koshiyara polling station in Daltonganj Assembly constituency on Saturday during the first phase of voting in the Jharkhand Assembly elections on Saturday. It is alleged that Congress candidate K. N. … read more
People took candlelight march at Firaiylal chowk, Ranchi to protest against the brutal rape and murder of Priyanka Reddy who was a veterinary hailing from Hyderabad. read more
Lucknow (IANS) Even as Lucknow remains among the ten most polluted cities in the country, the state government is preparing to cut down 63,799 trees along the Gomti river for the Defence Expo, scheduled to be held in February next year. … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Baywatch icon and former Bigg Boss guest star Pamela Anderson on Friday wrote a letter on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to serve only vegan food … read more
New Delhi (IANS) With the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly poll starting from Saturday for the 81-member House, the BJP is hopeful of winning 45-48 seats while the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress and the RJD are expected to win 27-30 seats. The … read more
Mumbai (IANS) “Hotel Mumbai” director Anthony Maras has used actual footage of Ajmal Kasab’s police confession in the film. The film is based on the 26/11 terror attack, which culminated in the horrific destruction of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel on … read more