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  • HRIDAY’s complaint drives Government to take action against public event violating India’s tobacco control and alcohol laws

    NEW DELHI – HRIDAY’s has successfully alerted the Central Government(MoHFW) as well as the Delhi State Government to act against a public event in Delhi, which planned to distribute unlimited cigarettes, hookahs and alcohol freely to attendees, including those as young as 15 years. As a result of HRIDAY’s prompt advocacy and the Government’s response, […]

    Broad neutralises India’s advantage with on day one

    Struart Broad tormented India again with a stunning counterattack as England recovered from a precarious position to post 221 in their first innings on an overcast opening day of the second cricket Test in Nottingham on Friday. Put into bat, the hosts were gasping at 124 for eight before Broad (64 off 66) used his […]

    Pune’s Sucheta becomes first Indian woman to cross Gobi desert

    In a feat that can boost the spirit of adventure among Indian women, 33-year-old Sucheta from Pune, has successfully crossed the arduous 1,623 km stretch of the Gobi desert, the largest in Asia and the fifth in the world, in a multi-national expedition. Sucheta, who was part of a 13-member team led by Ripley Davenport, […]

    Angry protests in Quetta after 18 Shiites shot dead

    At least 18 Shia Muslims, including a woman, have been gunned down in two days of sectarian violence in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, triggering strong protests by members of the minority community who torched vehicles and shops. A day after seven Shia devotees were killed by unidentified gunmen, 11 members of the Hazara […]

    A week later, Norway mourns 77 victims of massacre

    Norway honoured the memory of 77 people killed in its worst peacetime massacre as it began burying the dead a week after an anti-Muslim extremist killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage. Mourners of all ages vowed they would not let the massacre threaten their nation’s openness and democracy. An 18-year-old Muslim girl […]

    Egypt army detains 5 suspects in Sinai clashes

    Egypt’s military has arrested five people in connection with clashes in the north Sinai city of El-Arish that left four people dead, the official news agency said today. Armed forces arrested four men suspected of involvement in an attack on an El-Arish police station, while another man was arrested driving close to the police station […]

    Increasing oil demand in India, China leading to price rise

    US President Barack Obama on Friday said that the increasing demand of oil in countries like India and China is leading to the rise in oil prices. “For decades, we’ve left our economy vulnerable to increases in the price of oil. And with the demand for oil going up in countries like China and India, […]

    AP to launch scheme to irrigate 10 lakh acres of SC, ST land

    Andhra Pradesh government will launch an ambitious scheme ‘Indira Jala Prabha’ on Gandhi Jayanthi day to bring 10 lakh acres of land belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) under irrigation. A sum of Rs 1,600 crore will be spent under the new scheme that would benefit five lakh SC and ST […]

    Mamata consults Sachar on special provisions for minorties

    Keeping an election pledge to implement the recommendations of the Sachar Committee, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday held consultations with Justice (retd) Rajinder Sachar for making special provisions for minorities. “Our government will endeavour to improve the condition of Muslims and work for their welfare. You know what their condition is in […]

    Inclusion of PM in Lokpal will bring instability: Pranab

    Bringing Prime Minister under the Lokpal would result in “institutionalised permanent instability” at the Centre, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today. Two days after the Union Cabinet approved the Lokpal bill that keeps out PM from its ambit much to the anger of the civil society, Mukherjee, who chaired the joint drafting committee with Anna […]