The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Lifestyle changes and preventive public health should be prioritized. He was addressing the gathering after releasing the ‘India State-level Disease Burden Report and Technical Paper’, an initiative by the Indian Council of Medical Research in collaboration with Public Health Foundation of India and […]
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Blasphemy violence aftermath, Hindus in Bangladesh threaten protests with vengeance
The recent violence on Hindus which saw the burning down of 30 of their houses has already got India’s attention with none other than Sushma Swaraj saying that Bangladesh has promised compensation to the victims and action against the perpetrators. We have received a detailed report of Indian High Commission in Dhaka. Bangladesh authorities have […]
Bangladesh Hindus in peril as Muslims rage on over blasphemy to Islam
Blasphemy against Islam led a violent mob to go on a rampage against the Hindus in the Thakurbari village in Sadar upazila of Rangpur, Bangladesh, reminding the people of the Black Diwali of Hindus which made international headlines last year. One man has died while at least 4 police personnel are seriously injured as the […]
Exhibition of Islamic Calligraphy from Rampur Raza Library opens in Brunei
An exhibition of photographs of valuable collection of Islamic Calligraphy from the Rampur Raza Library of Ministry of Culture, Government of India was inaugurated as the inaugural event of Festival of India in Brunei Darussalam yesterday. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Government of Brunei Darussalam, Yang […]
Organic farming is India’s major requirement
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh said India is one of the oldest organic agricultural nations of the world and a large part of the country still practices traditional organic farming. Singh said it today at the inauguration of Organic World Congress 2017 at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida. The […]
NITI Aayog holds Blockchain summit and hackathon at IIT Delhi
As part of the series of Road to GES events, in the run up to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, NITI Aayog along with Proffer, a blockchain startup founded by graduates of MIT and Harvard, are organising a Blockchain summit and hackathon at IIT Delhi from Nov 10-13, 2017. The objective of the event is to […]
Arun Jaitley musings after a year of demonetisation
Is demonetisation a ‘devil act?’ Arun Jaitley looks back and pens his thoughts over the demonetisation bid which had India debating with opposition in furious mode: November 8, 2016 would be remembered as a watershed moment in the history of Indian economy. This day signifies the resolve of this Government to cure the country from […]
Blasphemy against Islam leads to arrest of man, several Hindu houses attacked
Bishnu Malo (22) a Hindu man belonging to village-Sadarpur in the Faridpur District of Bangladesh has been arrested for allegedly posting an objectionable picture against Islam on his Facebook account on last Thursday. The blasphemy against Islam made the local Muslims very angry and they, in turn, destroyed the houses and shops of Hindus. The […]
Lack of physical activity and modern dietary habits causing lifestyle diseases
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has cautioned people against falling prey to illnesses caused by modern and sedentary lifestyles. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating a Mega Health Camp at Swarna Bharat Trust, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh today. The Minister for Health and Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Kamineni Srinivas, the Minister […]
You can use drones subject to these conditions!
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced draft regulations on civil use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, commonly known as Drones yesterday. The Union Minister of Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju and the Minister for State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha presented and briefed the media about the draft regulation . As per the […]