The step was taken to address the problem of people’s inability to access diagnostic services, thus failing to receive the correct treatment. “An accurate diagnosis is the first step to getting effective treatment. No one should suffer or die because of lack of diagnostic services, or because the right tests were not available,” said Tedros Adhanom … Read more
Polling stations opened around the conflict-scarred nation under tight security as the jihadists still pose a major security threat despite a sharp fall in violence. The ballot comes with tensions surging between key players Iran and the United States over the nuclear deal, sparking fears of a destabilising power struggle over Iraq. Roughly 24.5 million … Read more
Close to five crore people are exercising their franchise to decide the fate of total 2,654 candidates. Election Commission has set up a total of 56 thousand 696 polling stations and has put over 3.5 lakh govt employees on poll duty. VVPAT machines are being used with all EVMs. For the first time, Divyang employees … Read more
Voting is scheduled to last from 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) until 7 p.m. (1600 GMT), with unofficial results expected to start coming in overnight and a formal tally announced in the coming days. Election law makes it illegal to publish forecasts of how the parties will perform. Whatever the result, another coalition government including most … Read more
It was on May 5, 1992 that the WR had introduced a suburban train service to ferry only women passengers between the two stations. Initially, there were only two daily services, but the number has now gone up to eight services a day- four each in the morning and evening peak hours. “Dedicating an entire … Read more
Irfan Bukhari recently opened an indoor cricket academy, a first in the state, to blood young players. He was himself a cricketer and therefore wanted to do something for budding cricketers at a grass-root level. He started the academy with the help of his friends. Bukhari says the academy is aimed at promoting cricketing activities … Read more
NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Indu Malhotra was on Friday administered the oath of office as a Supreme Court judge making her the first woman lawyer to enter the top judiciary directly from the bar. She was administered the oath of office and secrecy in a ceremony held at court number 1 in the apex court … Read more
