Raipur, Dec 1 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has about 5,000 AIDS patients, the government said Tuesday announcing plans to set up 100 testing and counselling centres for detecting people living with the HIV/AIDS virus.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked for a list of absentee MPs and warned of firm action against those who skip parliamentary proceedings, a party leader said Tuesday, a day after question hour in the Lok Sabha virtually collapsed because of missing members.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In a first of its kind instance, a city court Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against a 5-year-old girl because of her failure to depose in a case of sexual harassment.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:30:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Indian equities continued to trade strong in the afternoon Tuesday, with a key index ruling 1.01 percent higher than its previous close.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:30:02 -0500

Ranchi, Dec 1 (IANS) Former Jharkhand minister Kamlesh Singh was Tuesday jailed for 14 days in a corruption case, joining disgraced former chief minister Madhu Koda and two other ex-cabinet colleagues in prison.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:20:03 -0500

Patna, Dec 1 (IANS) A court in Bihar sentenced six persons accused in a case of murder during the 1989 communal riots in Bhagalpur to two years' rigorous imprisonment after convicting them of involvement in the crime, court sources said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:20:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India's second largest car maker Hyundai Motor India Tuesday said sales during November stood at 55,265 units, a growth of 6.8 percent over October, while exports increased 15.65 percent.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:20:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 : K P Pawar has been appointed as the new lawyer to represent 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Ajmal Kasab and will take charge of his duties in court from today.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:43 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1(ANI/Business Wire India): Spectrographic data taken from an Ocean Optics (www.oceanoptics.com) spectrometer has helped NASA confirm the presence of water ice on the moon.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:35 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 : Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers mingled with underprivileged kids during a charity event here on Monday.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:31 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 : UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today flagged off the Red Ribbon Express, which will travel across the country carrying HIV/AIDS prevention messages.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:28 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 : The Congress-NCP and Shiv Sena-BJP alliances will lock horns today to elect the mayor and deputy mayor of Mumbai.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:17 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.1 : The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is seeking applications from Indian citizens who are full time teachers teaching at any level (primary, middle or secondary), or administrators/academic coordinators who spend 50% of their time in classroom teaching, to attend a semester long program at a US university between August-December 2010.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:16 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.1 : The U.S.-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is seeking applications from Indian business managers to attend a specially designed 10-week management program at the Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business (TSB), Pittsburgh, USA, from June 1 to August 9, 2010.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:12 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known to be a stickler for strict schedules during filming, but he is voluntarily giving Aishwarya Rai a few days break from the shooting of 'Guzaarish' so that she can attend the premiere of 'Paa' that has her husband and father-in-law in lead roles.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:00:02 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) The winter session of the West Bengal assembly was adjourned for 10 days Tuesday due to a faulty sound system.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:50:04 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Prominent Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi was Tuesday presented the 'Gold Pen of Freedom' award by World Association of Newspapers (WAN) for his outstanding contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:50:04 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) A three-member union home ministry team, now in West Bengal on a fact-finding mission on recurring political clashes, began a meeting with the state chief secretary Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:50:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh flaunted six-pack abs, but Shahid Kapoor is doing two better -- he will show off eight-pack abs in his forthcoming film 'Chance...
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:30:02 -0500

Raipur, Dec 1 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up an under-construction barrack in Chhattisgarh and left leaflets at the site claiming they would not allow the police and paramilitary to construct quarters in the interiors, police said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Close on the heels of the two leaders' meeting in Washington last week, US President Barack Obama called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday morning to discuss his new Afghanistan-Pakistan policy.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:20:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A quarter century after the world's worst industrial disaster killed thousands in Bhopal, India is yet to extradite the main accused, American Warren Anderson.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:50:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Car major Maruti Suzuki Tuesday said sales for November stood at 87,807 units, a rise of 84 percent over the like month last year when the company was hit hardest due to a demand slowdown and sold only 47,704 vehicles.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:40:03 -0500

Patna, Dec 1 (IANS) People in Bihar will soon get free condoms at fair price shops. The distribution of free condoms will be made through PDS (public distribution system) shops in the state, official sources said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:40:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Mr. Thu-Thu Kumar (who spits), Mr. Su-Su Kumar (who pees in public) and Mr. Kuda Kumar (the litterbug) will soon be seen on bus kiosks, hoardings and even on television and radio trying to instil civic sense in Delhiites.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:20:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 : Home Secretaries of India and Bangladesh are expected to discuss cross-border terrorism, illegal immigration, smuggling of narcotics and militants in the northeast today.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:00:03 -0500

Lucknow, Dec 1 (IANS) Armed with sugarcane stems, thousands of farmers from various parts of Uttar Pradesh arrived here in jam-packed trains to demonstrate against the sugarcane pricing policy of the state government.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:50:01 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 : The Maharashtra Assembly will today initiate a debate on the Pradhan Committee Report into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
ANI Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:40:08 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 1 (IANS) A day after abruptly ending his 'fast unto death', Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao Tuesday claimed he was continuing the hunger strike at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam town.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:40:01 -0500

Millions of us woke up on Sunday morning with front-page headlines that screamed 'Online birth pangs dog CAT', 'CAT's e-debacle leaves students foxed', etc. But what was a matter of clever wordplay for newspapers spells uncertainty and unwarranted anxiety for 240,000 IIM aspirants and their parents.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) A key Indian equities index rose smartly soon after the opening bell Tuesday and was ruling about 0.78 percent higher about ten minutes into trade.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A thin fog and cold winds woke Delhiites Tuesday as the minimum temperature dipped a notch below average to 9.3 degrees Celsius, the met office said.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:03 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Sivatherium, a giraffe-like creature with two pairs of horns and extinct for 8,000 years, once roamed central and western India. So did the aardvark, an ant-eating creature now found only in Africa. The stunning finds have emerged from ancient rock paintings found along the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IANS) Having been promised nearly five decades ago that the union territory (UT) of Chandigarh would ultimately be its state capital, Punjab is now refusing any move that could dilute its claim to the city.
IANS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In the Sundarbans, surface water temperature has been rising at the rate of 0.5 degree Celsius per decade over the past three decades, eight times the rate of global warming, says a new study. That makes the Sundarbans one of the worst climate change hotspots on the globe.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500

Tinsukia (Assam), Dec 1 (IANS) One of India's most wanted terrorists has played truant for close to three decades by not attending office, although he continues to be a central government employee in Assam.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:30:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) There's a new Pied Piper in town. Long curly locks, face covered behind a beard, a flute on his lips, he is here to eradicate 'telecom irritants' that niggle the phone user.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:30:03 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IANS) Even after a stunning win over hosts England in the Twenty20 World Cup earlier this year, Netherlands cricket is struggling to get government support to popularise the game in the football crazy European country.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:00:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) All that glitters ain't gold, but it is sure the next best thing. With the marriage season under way and the price of the real thing skyrocketing, people are increasingly finding wisdom in going for costume jewellery - that too on rent.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:30:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Bollywood may not be kind to married actresses, but they sure have a special place in the ad world. Their marital status helps these heroines sell a host of goods, especially household products like soaps, biscuits and washing machines.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:40:02 -0500

Shimla, Nov 30 (IANS) The investigations in the alleged theft of the George Cross medal from a Himachal Pradesh village took a twist Monday with police saying that the witnesses have admitted that the thumb impression on an affidavit was that of the soldier's widow.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:19 -0500

Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Rohan Gavaskar and Eklakh Ahmed, both of whom played in the now extinct rebel league ICL, Monday joined Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on the first day of the team's two-day camp at the Eden Gardens here.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:19 -0500

Raipur, Nov 30 (IANS) Maoist militants killed two of their cadre Monday in Chhattisgarh, accusing them of spying for police.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:19 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) As many as 48 candidates with a criminal record are contesting in the second phase of Jharkhand assembly elections scheduled Dec 2, an analysis by a voluntary organisation said.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:19 -0500

Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) Upinder Singh, 50, history professor at Delhi University who is also the second daughter of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is the joint winner of the inaugural Infosys Prize for social sciences.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:19 -0500

Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) Don't believe in rumours - it is wisely said. Hours before Sir Ben Kingsley was to arrive in Panaji for the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the venue was abuzz with rumours of Shah Rukh Khan dropping by at the IFFI venue at the same time.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:19 -0500

Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A three-member central home ministry team, led by union Additional Secretary (home) D.R.S. Chowdhary, arrived in Kolkata Monday on a two-day fact-finding mission to West Bengal in the wake of recurring political violence.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:18 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday sought to make light of the remarks of party colleague Amar Singh that the party's defeat in the Firozabad Lok Sabha by-election was due to Mulayam Singh's over-confidence.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:18 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The discussion in parliament on the Liberhan Commission report, slated for Tuesday, has been postponed.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:18 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A total of 1,900 commercial vehicles, including 500 Blueline buses, in the capital have failed to get certificates stating their compressed natural gas (CNG) engines are safe.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:17 -0500

Jammu, Nov 30 (IANS) A Muslim woman who married a Hindu man is seeking justice after her husband died in police custody, allegedly killed at the behest of her parents who were opposed to their wedding.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:17 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Senior civil servant J.P. Dange was Monday appointed the new chief secretary of Maharashtra.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:17 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Medicinal formulations in the classical Indian texts of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha are being transcribed and then would be patented in five international languages, including German and Japanese, to prevent their misappropriation, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:17 -0500

Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) Four Maoists involved in the attack on Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) Orissa unit chief Sudam Marandi Oct 13 were arrested from West Bengal by the Orissa police Monday, an official said.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:17 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The central government Monday told the Supreme Court that babies born to surrogate Indian mothers but alien biological fathers are not entitled to Indian passports which can only be issued to citizens of the country.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:17 -0500

Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) A fast track court in Orissa Monday convicted a person to five years in prison in a Kandhamal riot case.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:17 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned early Monday evening as Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was not available to reply to the debate on a bill that had been introduced in the pre-lunch session.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:16 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) In the second accident involving the frontline Sukhoi-30MKI of the Indian Air Force (IAF) this year, one of the Russian-origin combat jets crashed Monday near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, but both the pilots ejected in time and were safe, an official said.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:16 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The government would issue guidelines on corporate governance by December-end and they would be voluntary for the first year, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:16 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday pulled up the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) over its failure to explain as to how Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) Chairman and Managing Director R.S.P. Sinha was granted an extension in service despite corruption charges against him.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:14 -0500

Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) With the movement for separate Telangana state taking a violent turn, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao ended his 'fast unto death' at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam town Monday evening.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:14 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Defending champions Mohun Bagan have been clubbed with Mahindra United in the Federation Cup football tournament and will start their campaign Dec 21 against a qualifier in Guwahati.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:14 -0500

Islamabad, Nov 30 (DPA) Pakistani troops have killed 10 Taliban militants in the country's restive northwestern tribal region that borders Afghanistan, a security official said Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:13 -0500

Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) Infosys Science Foundation of the IT bellwether Monday named three top Indian scientists and two academic experts as winners of its prestigious Infosys Prize 2009 for outstanding contributions to scientific research in four disciplines.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:13 -0500

Shimla, Nov 30 (IANS) Steel ministry officials Monday visited the state capital to find ways to make Himachal Pradesh a steel hub and increase its production and consumption.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:13 -0500

Kolkata Nov 30 (IANS) Altogether 380 students from over 160 schools across 10 Indian states and Bangladesh will compete for the Rs. 1 lakh prize money the Telegraph Schools' Chess Championship Dec 1-8 here.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:13 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) State-run overseas oil explorer ONGC Ltd has decided to implement the whistle-blower policy which will allow employers to confidentially report suspected unethical or fraudulent acts within the organisation.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:13 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) India's swine flu toll touched 575 Monday when two more Influenza A (H1N1) virus deaths were reported from Rajasthan, health authorities said here.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:12 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Monday asked its marketing and broadcasting partners Zee Sports to clear dues amounting to Rs.100 million.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:12 -0500

New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Nov 30 (IANS) The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Monday said they empathise with the aspirants who could not take the computerised Common Admission Test (CAT) because of technical problems and that they would be given a second chance soon.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:11 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused the central government of avoiding a discussion on contentious issues relating to China.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:11 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A week after it arrested a senior member of the Company Law Board for graft, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday said it has recovered cash, jewellery and fixed deposits, estimated at nearly Rs.10 million, during raids at his house in Chennai.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:11 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Senior scientist Srikumar Banerjee Monday took over as the new chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, at a simple function here Monday evening. He was till now the director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) here.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:11 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Companies should have the option of paying fixed contractual remuneration to non-executive and independent directors, according to the recommendations of a committee set up by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:11 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Delhi are likely to field a four-pronged pace attack on a lively track for their Ranji Trophy Super League tie against Saurashtra at the Roshanara Club Tuesday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:10 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The central government Monday assured the states hit by natural calamities that money was not a constraint for carrying out rescue and rehabilitation works as the country's economy is strong.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:10 -0500

Kohima, Nov 30 (IANS) The Nagaland assembly's decision to give legitimacy to the six-decade-long insurgency has been generally hailed by political observers in the state.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:10 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) The fourth and fifth editions of the Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards, which honour excellence in cinema and television, are scheduled to be held here in December.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:09 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Indian automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and global defence security and aerospace company BAE Systems have signed an agreement to create a military vehicles-focused joint venture based in India at an investment of $21.25 million, it was announced Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:09 -0500

Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) Delegates from Asian and European countries will attend the eighth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on Management of Migratory Flows organised by the union ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) which begins in Goa Tuesday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:09 -0500

Ranchi/New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is at the centre of a Rs.2,500-crore money laundering scam, and a former state minister accused in the case were arrested Monday by the vigilance bureau. Koda has been sent to 14 days judicial remand, an official said.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:08 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Lithuania Tuesday said it will open an embassy here in three months to strengthen its economic and cultural ties with India.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:08 -0500

Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) Actress Aishwarya Rai might be pitted against Ben Kingsley's wife Daniela Lavender in his dream project 'Taj', a film about Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his quest to build the Taj Mahal.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:07 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Three years after a bill to protect the rights of people living with HIV-AIDS was drafted and cleared by the health ministry, it is yet to be introduced in parliament. A group of experts and victims Monday demanded that the bill be presented in the current winter session.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:07 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) In an effort to upgrade education and research in the field of science and technology, the Delhi government Monday announced a decision to ink a deal with the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS).
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:06 -0500

Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) The market for virtualization of information technology infrastructure in India has good prospects, says consultancy Frost and Sullivan.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:06 -0500

Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) The Punjab government would recruit 11,000 teachers in state-run schools within the next one year, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said here Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:06 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday stopped the Gujarat High Court from hearing a state government plea to annul a magisterial probe that indicted the Ahmedabad police for the staged killings of Mumbai college girl Ishrat Jehan and her three friends in June 2004.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:06 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) Monday said the year ending 2009 Masters will be held from Dec 16 and will carry a prize purse of Rs.8 million.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:06 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan Monday. The pilot and co-pilot bailed out in time, an official said.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:05 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Early diagnosis of HIV without regular follow ups that ensure access to health services is of little use. Keeping that in mind, paediatric HIV care and treatment need to become an integral part of infant and child survival and health programme, a Unicef report said Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:05 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) VIPs flying in military aircraft and helicopters have run up a staggering Rs.64.59 million in unpaid bills, parliament was informed Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:05 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Art will spread a new message with the project 'I: Art Against AIDS' - a series of discussions and exhibitions spread over a year that will promote awareness about AIDS and the implications of the disease in India.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:04 -0500

Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) A 34-year-old rare white crocodile in Orissa will be the mascot for the National Youth Festival 2010 to be held here in January, it was announced Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:04 -0500

Bangalore/New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) About 50 employees of the Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka were being interrogated by probe agencies after a drinking water dispenser was found contaminated with radioactive Tritium. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has denied any radiation leak in the plant and said there was 'nothing to worry about'.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:04 -0500

Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) Helen is a busy woman as she goes about counselling those in the flesh trade about the danger of HIV-AIDS. She is one of many sex workers who are proving crucial in the fight against the disease in Karnataka.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:03 -0500

Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) The 62nd World Newspaper Congress began here Monday with delegates from around the world taking part in three round table discussions on future and challenges facing the media, including from the internet.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:03 -0500

Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) has taken objection to film stars smoking at the ongoing 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) venue here.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:03 -0500

Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) Candidates of DMK and AIADMK contesting the Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly bypolls in Tamil Nadu filed their nominations Monday.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Aspirants who couldn't take the computerised Common Admission Test (CAT) can breathe easy as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Monday said the students affected by the computer crash would be given a second chance soon.
IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:02 -0500