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December 25, 2015 2:17 PM

Cancer, HIV drugs among 106 added to essential medicines list

The government has added 106 drugs including that for Cancer, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C to the list of essential medicines, making their assured availability across India at affordable prices. This also takes the total number of items in the list to 376.<br/><br/>In a revision of the Nati...

December 25, 2015 2:09 PM

PM Modi to make stopover at Lahore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and wished him on his birthday. In a tweet, Mr Modi said he is looking forward to meeting Mr Nawaz Sharif in Lahore this afternoon, where he will drop by on his way back to Delhi.

December 25, 2015 2:08 PM

Birender Singh concerned over maintenance of roads build under PMGSY

Rural Development Minister Birender Singh has expressed concern over the maintenance of roads constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) in different parts of the country. He asked the states to give focus in this direction. Delivering a keynote address on Good Governance initiatives ...

December 25, 2015 1:49 PM

SSB seeks 27 FM towers to counter anti-India propaganda

In order to counter anti-India propaganda along the Nepal border, Sashastra Seema Bal, SSB has asked Union Home Ministry to sanction erection of over two dozen radio FM towers in some select pockets of this open frontier.<br/><br/>Sashastra Seema Bal chief B D Sharma, while addressing tr...

December 25, 2015 1:38 PM

Veteran Bollywood actress Sadhna passes away

Veteran bollywood actress Sadhna passed away today in Mumbai after a brief illness. She was 74. The yesteryear beauty, who enthralled masses with her graceful performances in Hindi films in the 60s and 70s had retired from public life long back. <br/><br/> Born in Karachi in 1941, Sadhna...

December 25, 2015 1:01 PM

People across the world immerse in Christmas celebrations

Christians across the world are celebrating Christmas with traditional fervour and piety. In Vatican, Pope Francis led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas, urging those intoxicated by possessions and superficial appearances to return to the essential values of life. In the ho...

December 25, 2015 12:51 PM

Allocate more resources for responding to emergencies: India asks UN

India has emphasized the need for the UN to allocate more resources for responding to the emergencies. This comes as the world body on Wednesday adopted a budget of 5.4 billion dollars for the next two years.<br/><br/>Expressing satisfaction over the passage of the budget, India's A...

December 25, 2015 12:49 PM

Allocate more resources for responding to emergencies: India asks UN

India has emphasized the need for the UN to allocate more resources for responding to the emergencies. This comes as the world body on Wednesday adopted a budget of 5.4 billion dollars for the next two years.<br/><br/>Expressing satisfaction over the passage of the budget, India's A...

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