An acute shortage of doctors plagues Odisha, with quacks ruling the roost in rural areas and the urban health sector at the mercy of paramedics and pharmacists. Despite several schemes launched in the state to improve medical facilities, acute shortage of doctors and specialists has paralysed the healthcare delivery system, even though this capital city […]
Renowned music director Ravindra Jain, who overcame his blindness to chart a stellar career in Bollywood, died at private hospital here on Friday following prolonged illness, an aide said. He was 71. He is survived by his wife Divya and a son Arush. Jain, who breathed his last at Lilavati Hospital in Bandra around 4.15 […]
Yuva Sena president Aditya Thackeray was not present at Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s performance at the EEMAX Global Conclave here and had attended a separate event at the conclave for a brief period, the Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA) clarified on Friday. Following scrapping of Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali’s concert here […]
Trade between India and the Latin American and Caribbean region has shown impressive growth – standing at $46 billion – up from $2 billion in 2000, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj but said while the growth in impressive, it is not commensurate with the potential that exists. In an address to Latin American dignitaries, […]
As the marriage season peaks in Kashmir this autumn, the traditional Kashmiri Wazwan cuisine is being savoured at marriage parties with gusto these days. Traditional local chefs, called Wazas, who specialize in cooking this extended, predominantly mutton-based feast, are in high demand. “It is in fact the availability of the Waza that determines the marriage […]
New film starring cricket legend Brett Lee premieres in Sydney, showcases New South Wales 7 October 2015: Cricket superstar and actor, Brett Lee will showcase Sydney and its attractions to Australian and Indian travellers with the release of his new film, unINDIAN, a romantic comedy filmed exclusively in Sydney, premiering in the Harbour City today. […]
Nestle India on Thursday asked the apex consumer court why fresh food safety tests were being ordered on Maggi noodles when a similar exercise has already been conducted as per the directions of the Bombay High Court. The matter came up before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which heard it for nearly three […]
Star campaigners are eating light vegetarian food and sipping an array of local sherbets and juices to stay cool, fresh and full of energy to sweat it out in the open to address a series of rallies for the Bihar assembly polls. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar prefers a light breakfast like his ally, RJD chief […]
Companies from across the world have bid for the project to build Smart Cities in India, said Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu who added that the French want to take up three of the cities. In an interview to Media India Group, Naidu, who was in France for a three-day visit, called for […]
On May 12, 2014, a fortnight before the Narendra Modi government assumed office, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, had categorically asserted that women were not suited to be fighters pilots. “As far as flying fighter planes is concerned, it’s a very challenging job. Women are by nature not physically […]