Africa CDC, WHO chiefs to visit DRC’s Ebola epicentre to accelerate response
Addis Ababa, July 11 (IANS) Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director-General Jean Kaseya and World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus are set to visit the epicentre of the ongoing Ebola…
Child deaths linked to Chandipura virus: Gujarat Health Minister
Surat, July 11 (IANS) Three children have died, and six others have tested positive for the Chandipura virus in Gujarat over the past 10 days, state Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Saturday, as authorities intensified surveillance and treatment…
Maharashtra FDA bars sale of Cadila Pharmaceuticals drugs, seizes Rs 2.45 crore stock
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has barred the sale and distribution of certain medicines manufactured by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd and seized stock worth around Rs 2.45 crore over concerns that similar…
‘Does not want Muslim children to succeed’: Leaders slam U’khand govt’s move to end grants for madrasas
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Muslim leaders on Saturday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttarakhand, alleging that it does not want the community’s children to gain religious education and progress in life. The reactions…
One-off Test: India 154/1 at stumps on Day 2 as Mandhana, Kranti hand visitors 269-run lead vs ENG
London, July 11 (IANS) India tightened their grip on the one-off women’s Test at Lord’s with a dominant all-round display on Day 2, riding Kranti Gaud’s maiden five-wicket haul and an unbroken half-century from Smriti Mandhana to finish at 154/1 in their…
MP: Congress fields former MLA Ghanshyam Singh for Datia bypoll
Bhopal, July 11 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced former MLA Ghanshyam Singh as its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, setting up a direct contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Ashutosh Tiwari in a…
Either present evidence or apologise: BJP on Omar Abdullah’s ‘conspiracy to break NC’ allegation
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Vice President of National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah after the latter alleged a conspiracy to break his party…
Akanksha Ranjan Kapoor shares dreamy pictures from her wedding ceremony with Sharan Sharma
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Actress Akanksha Ranjan Kapoor, who is known for her work in ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ and ‘Monica, O My Darling’, has shared the first set of photographs from her dreamy wedding ceremony with filmmaker Sharan Sharma. The couple can be…
Rebel Trinamool camp led by Ritabrata Banerjee forms district committees
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) A day after making changes to the state committee, the rebel but majority faction of the Trinamool Congress led by the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Ritabrata Banerjee, on Saturday reconstituted the party’s…
Ganguly, Pietersen, Anjum inducted into ICC Hall of Fame (ld)
Dubai, July 11 (IANS) Former India captains Sourav Ganguly and Anjum Chopra, along with former England skipper Kevin Pietersen, were inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame on Saturday, joining cricket’s most exclusive list of legends in recognition of…