Ebola death toll exceeds 600 as Africa CDC urges sustained efforts against fast-growing outbreak
Addis Ababa, July 9 (IANS) Experts from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday urged sustained international solidarity, as the death toll of the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has surpassed 600 in Congo and…
Three ex-Trinamool members who joined BJP named candidates for RS bypolls
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Three former Rajya Sabha members of the Trinamool Congress, who resigned from the Upper House of Parliament last month and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier on Thursday evening, have been nominated by the BJP as its…
MP to introduce single annual crop loan for farmers, says CM Mohan Yadav
Shajapur/Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Thursday that farmers in Madhya Pradesh will no longer have to take separate loans for Kharif and Rabi crops, saying the state government will introduce a single crop loan…
JP Nadda dubs T’gana govt ‘ATM Sarkar’ for Congress leadership
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Telangana government, dubbing it an “ATM Sarkar” for the Congress leadership in Delhi. Addressing a meeting of…
V-P Radhakrishnan calls for science-led growth to meet global challenges
Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday called upon young scientists to harness science and technology to address global challenges, saying scientific capability is fundamental to achieving India’s vision of…
Gujarat: BJP fields Satish Patel for Manjalpur Assembly bypoll
New Delhi/Vadodara July 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced Satish Patel as its candidate for the by-election to the Manjalpur Assembly constituency in Vadodara, becoming the first major political party to declare its…
Congress intensifies preparation for forthcoming Uttarakhand polls
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Thursday intensified the party’s preparations for the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly elections, holding a series of “in-depth meetings with leaders across all levels of the…
Assam govt working to safeguard rights of indigenous people: CM Sarma
Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state government is further strengthening its land laws, based on recommendations of the Central government, to safeguard the rights of indigenous communities living…
Jordan says intercepted eight missiles as Iran claims attacks on US Mideast command center, air base
Amman, July 9 (IANS) Jordan’s air defence systems shot down eight missiles launched from Iran toward Jordanian territory on Thursday, a military source said, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked the US…
Two more provinces affected as DR Congo Ebola outbreak remains ‘very active’: Health Minister
Kinshasa, July 9 (IANS) The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now affected the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, as the epidemic remains in a “very active” phase, Health Minister Roger Kamba said on…